Nato hitch - confused

Freddy 007 · Nov 13, 2013

At the risk of...
:5bbeatdeadhorse5:

Has anyone used or has an opinion on these

Nato hitch with ball coupling dual use | Towing | John Richards Surplus | John Richards Surplus - A Name You Can Trust!

neilly · Nov 13, 2013

It is very shiny,

Where does it go on the engine? :lol:

Cheers

Freddy 007 · Nov 13, 2013

neilly said:
It is very shiny,

Where does it go on the engine? :lol:

Cheers

I'm pretty sure it somewhere near the back

SteNova · Nov 13, 2013

Freddy 007 said:
At the risk of...
:5bbeatdeadhorse5:

Has anyone used or has an opinion on these

Nato hitch with ball coupling dual use | Towing | John Richards Surplus | John Richards Surplus - A Name You Can Trust!

i wouldn't

i'll stick to this thanks

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Dr_evil · Nov 13, 2013

Or the beefier version

which is what I has going on the back of the series using a weld on adaptor plate with tapped holes

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SteNova · Nov 13, 2013

thats too beefy for me when i need to get my normal ball on and winch above

trax · Nov 13, 2013

Dr_evil said:
Or the beefier version which is what I has going on the back of the series using a weld on adaptor plate with tapped holes

you know the measurement of the holes for that?

my x-member seems to have some holes with re-enforced tubes welded in and i'm thinking they are for that. the little version i've got is too small to fit.

Dr_evil · Nov 13, 2013

I don't

don't need a rear winch either as you can winch backwards using a rear winch

Dr_evil · Nov 13, 2013

trax said:
you know the measurement of the holes for that?

my x-member seems to have some holes with re-enforced tubes welded in and i'm thinking they are for that. the little version i've got is too small to fit.

Give me 10 mins, I'll measure up after I get dinner. Its only sat in the boiler room

Although I'd think your x-member holes may be for a large drop plate not that.

That NATO hitch is designed to fit the rear of Bedford trucks

SteNova · Nov 13, 2013

series need a spacer plate? i wonder if the big one has the same stud pattern as the adaptor.... hummmm

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flat · Nov 13, 2013

for a normal landy you need one of these

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90/110 ex MOD NATO TOWING HITCH and fixings. | eBay

i have a nato hitch and they are great, you cant tow a sankey safely with anything else.

is what you dont want it this (unless your nuts like Dr Evil) as its to massive for a landrover as its off a lorry and wont fit
BRAND NEW NATO TOW HITCH- DIXON BATE 7.6 TON TOWING HITCH/ PINTLE-EX MOD ARMY | eBay

dont try to tow a nato sankey with a loop tow point with anything other than a nato hitch. as said earlier if the trailer hitch doesnt rotate then the hitch on the body MUST and vica versa or else the trailer could tip the tow vehicle over or break something if towing off road, the trailer need to move independently of the tow vehicle in all plains of movement

Dr_evil · Nov 13, 2013

no but you need a spreader plate inside

Dr_evil · Nov 13, 2013

4" spacing centre to centre

flat · Nov 13, 2013

or crush tubes

trax · Nov 13, 2013

Dr_evil said:
4" spacing centre to centre

ah right, deffo not these holes then

these holes are whatever the normal nato hitch width is by about 800mm down.

looks like i need to make an adapter plate.

hmm, how do you think i should do this?
does this still require a spreader with the way the tubes are welded?

SteNova · Nov 13, 2013

trax · Nov 13, 2013

SteNova said:

mines non standard chassis holes afaik.

better pic

i'm wondering if i need a spreader plate with these tubes as it's tight on the rear.

I'm thinking, plate with some welded nuts on it.

the top two holes go through the rear chassis, nut+adapter and hitch.

bottom holes are hitch to adapter and another two for the adapter to chassis.

Dr_evil · Nov 13, 2013

Spreader goes on the rear not the front anyway

SteNova · Nov 13, 2013

i wanna see a pic from further away with no hitch

trax · Nov 13, 2013

SteNova said:
i wanna see a pic from further away with no hitch

i'll take it off tomorrow and grab a pic.

thinking about it, it did come with a large drop plate like evil said, and it's deffo a new xmember that's been welded on at some point.

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