Treg tow hitches?

Wizardofoz · Guru

Treg tow hitches?

rockylizard · Guru

Wizardofoz wrote:
What are members thoughts on these style of tow hitches, I am having a caravan built that has an ATM of around 3100kg and my driveway and the street are at a rather difficult angle, both with incline and side slope. The van will have a 2" riser and has quite good rear clearance but having bottomed out in a previous van on a few occasions and had a bit of a grind happening with the tow hitch when under strain, I thought a Treg style hitch might be worth the investment.
any opinions?

Gday...

My first concern is I am not sure if a Treg Hitch would take the weight of a 3,100kg van ... and I am not too sure whether you could use a WDH with a Treg. You do not say what your tow vehicle is - I therefore assume you would need/use a WDH.

Here is something I found through Google that may be of interest - http://www.lets-getaway.com/caravan-trailer-couplings.htm

It shows a variety of hitches and suggests the hitch that would be required for the weight of your van is actually a Trig Poly Block Coupling. However, none of these indicate if a WDH is able to be used with them.

I am sure others on here will be wiser and perhaps more informed (and informative) that I have been.

Cheers - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Tuesday 17th of September 2013 07:41:38 PM

PeterInSa · Guru

Something that I would consider, Never had a Treg Hitch, but if your tug breaks down out bush, the local Service man will Tray top your tug, but may not be able to tow your van, without the normal 50mm ball fitting connection on the van.

But the Treg would solve your driveway problem.

Peter

justcruisin01 · Guru

The old treg block hitch is a bugger of a thing to hook up.

If it's only the driveway you are concerned about then a ball should be able to handle more than any kind of a driveway.

In a tight situation you should remove the weight dist, bars first.

JC,

Pam_Chris · Veteran Member

A method that I came across some place was the fitting of a pair of heavy duty caster wheels on the back chassis so that the van rolled over the scrape spot. I was actually going to fit something similar but found by changing my departure angle didn't need to.
Chris

Baz421 · Guru

Hi Wizard we have a Hyland Hitch on our 3T van,,, fully articulated,, rotates 360 dgerees and tilts up/down.

Hyland 3500 With Handbrake. This HYLAND 3500 Series COUPLING will bolt on using the same hole patten as the standard electric type coupling uses , that is a hole patten of 185mm *55mm * 13mm. The TOW BALL recommended for the HYLAND 3500 SERIES COUPLING is the standard 3500kg * 50mm ball.

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Yuglamron · Guru

Try this alternative hitch.

Various types and weight combinations.

I use a 3.5 tonne one to flat tow a Suzuki behind my MH and like the fact that the hitch has two different securing methods. Has ones for use with electric brakes, override brakes Etc.

Check out the videos on the Mchitch home page.

http://mchitch.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2

http://mchitch.com.au/videos

-- Edited by Yuglamron on Wednesday 18th of September 2013 09:43:11 AM

ozjohn · Guru

Tregg and Trigg are ideal fro camper trailers, but can be awkward when hitching large heavy trailers. For a van of that weight I'd be going for the top quality Hitchmaster DO35. Cheers, Ozjohn.

Wizardofoz · Guru

Hmmm, the company doesn't like to fit different brands, they exclusively use and recommend the Al-Ko offroad hitch...is this a reasonable option And are they up too the mark?

Bryan · Guru

I had the same problem as Gerty but then I got the McHitch kit (Treg/Trigg adaptor coupling) and hitching problem solved.

-- Edited by Bryan on Thursday 19th of September 2013 06:34:43 PM

Gerty Dancer · Guru

From our experience with a Treg hitch on the camper trailer... they are tricky to hitch up, although the camper trailer was light enough to just shove it a bit to one side if that's all that was needed. But it was darn near impossible on a surface that wasn't level, ie if the tug was on the sloping driveway and the camper trailer parked in the level carport. Wouldn't recommend at all for a big caravan and difficult sloping driveway.
We are currently using a Hyland hitch on a caravan, its still not as easy to use as the usual tow-hitch.

Good luck Wizardofoz!

Wizardofoz · Guru

Does anyone have or use the Al-Ko off road hitch?

Taffy · Member

I have a Treg hitch. It's great!! Good articulation for my very steep driveway. Terrific for shock absorption between tug and caravan. Some issues with lining up at hitch time but more than worth the small amount of effort.

gold dandelion · Senior Member

I wouldn't use anything but a tregg hitch, subject to weight specifications.

PeterD · Guru

For something the size your are intending you will find those agricultural type hitches a real pain in the proverbial. There are plenty of better hitches described in http://www.campertrailers.org/couplings.htm

The Alko type would be suitable, they are backed by a large company.

Delta18 · Guru

PeterInSa wrote:
Something that I would consider, Never had a Treg Hitch, but if your tug breaks down out bush, the local Service man will Tray top your tug, but may not be able to tow your van, without the normal 50mm ball fitting connection on the van.

Peter

Tell him to take the tow hitch off the towbar of the car that is on the back of his truck! evileye