tatters
Member Since: 02 Dec 2007
Location: east yorkshire
Posts: 41
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Sure some-one here will know this...
Looking for a caravan (yes, groan, etc) - and saw some which have an Al-Ko hitch.
What does that mean? Does it affect what type of towbar I use?
Thanks
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 4th Aug 2009 9:24 pm |
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THUB
Member Since: 10 Dec 2005
Location: West Berkshire.
Posts: 717
 
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An Al-Ko hitch is merely the means of connecting the caravan to the tow ball. It has some pads fitted inside which help to reduce swaying and pitching, but cannot eliminate those problems which are relativly minor. If the carvan is correctly loaded there should be no problems at all. All current hitches,Al-Ko and others of which there are a few, fit on to a 50mm ball. this is an international standard. The UK used to have a 2 inch ball but that bit the dust years ago. 50mm and 2 inches are close but not close enough for towing. If you have an Al-Ko hitch you will need an Al-Ko compatible ball which is slighly taller overall than a non Al-Ko ball. Still 50 mm though.
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| 4th Aug 2009 9:39 pm |
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Donald
Member Since: 15 May 2007
Location: Inverness
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The Alko hitch is safe to use with the removeable swan neck type. The Alko bolt on ball has an extended neck to provide the extra clearance required for the body oy the hitch. Chipped, K&N, tow pack, AT2's, Mantec, fridge in boot, invertor, Garmin, laptop/Memory Map, Optima yellow top, Traxide Kit, Phillips Extreme bulbs
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| 4th Aug 2009 10:14 pm |
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