vilguy

vilguy

Do'er of stuff and the like
Went to pick up a horse trailer at the weekend (to help with the house move) and by buggery was it fun...

Because the 110 has been lifted, the towbar is wwaaayyyy to high... which meant using lots of blocks etc to try and get the hitch onto the towbar. Anyway eventually managed... albiet with the 2 front wheels of the trailer lifted off the floor...

What i dont know about i dropper plates etc... i have a height adjustable hitch at present (that obviously doesnt adjust enough) i reckon i need to drop it at a minimum of 4" ... preferably 6"! is this ok to do with a dropper plate?

im asking because im a bit scared of 3/4 tonne of horse trailer not agreeing with my decision...
 
If your making it yourself id say 10mm plate should suffice and if ya worried just weld a couple of 10mm x 10mm bars on rear of plate to give it a bit of extra strength, 6" drops not alot and you would need to give it a hell of a lot of force to bend it
 
I had the same problem when trying to tow a car transporter with a low hitch, I got a mate to weld a 10mm plate to the slider then drilled several pairs of holes so I could lower the ball hitch a little more. Make sure your welder and welding are up to the job, if you were to have an accident the insurance may try and use you as a scapegoat.
 
i bougth one of the plates like bump listed... £10 delivered.. not worth unlocking the shed for that.
 
I made a drop plate for my pick up from 1/2 inch x 6 inch flat bar. Strong enough without reinforcing. Get your local steel suppliers to cut the length you need. Drill your own holes or get them to do it. My suppliers had an offcut the right length £2.
 
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good idea, i just saw a tenner without even having to put the key in the ignition as a fair price. Would cost me 10 quid to get to the steel stockist!
 
buy one from towsure and if something goes wrong and the drop plate is at fault u have some degree of cover...... make one yourself, something goes wrong and its at fault u r the scapegoat and the jail term is all yours.... worst case scenario i suppose

much the same way i could have made my own lift blocks, shock droppers and turrets but haven't because if something fails i paid for items from a company to do a job not made in the shed myself... lawyers would have a field day.......

your choice but for a tenner is it worth worrying about?

cheers steve
 
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so thats save a tenner.... (less actually cos of the fuel and actual cost of the material).... or get bummed in the showers when you drop the soap?....

:scratching_chin:
 
vilguy said:
so thats save a tenner.... (less actually cos of the fuel and actual cost of the material).... or get bummed in the showers when you drop the soap?....

:scratching_chin:
Click to expand...

£10 insurance policy for life in effect... and as a bonus you get a lump of metal with a few holes in it too ;)
 
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