Anyone tow with a LR Disco 3?

[thos]

Folks,

Got a Land Rover Discovery 3 for towing my Brian James Clubman, but the tow-bar seems very high, trailer was very heavy on it's back axle and not very stable.

It's got a removeable swan-neck, but doesnt appear to have any adjustment for lowering. It looks like Land Rover do a different multi-height tow-bar:

http://www.shop4landrover.co.uk/product....R007484

So, is anyone else out there using a Disco 3 for the same job? Any other solutions to save myself £300?

I've seen spacers for the trailer before, but the nose on my trailer looks to have the tow-hitch, brakes, handbrake and jockey wheel altogether so would be a tough one to try and raise.

Any other solutions?

Regards,

Tom

[carpetstu]

Let the air out the tyres on the tow car , job done  

[thos]

It's got the hydraulic suspension, so I lowered it to Access mode, but it doesnt like going too far when it's that low!!!

[wolfheze]

You can by an adapter plate to lower the tow bar, its just a square plate with four holes in it, two top ones bolt  to the original towbar mounts and the two lower ones are for the towbar. drops the towbar height by about 4 inches.

[thos]

You can by an adapter plate to lower the tow bar, its just a square plate with four holes in it, two top ones bolt  to the original towbar mounts and the two lower ones are for the towbar. drops the towbar height by about 4 inches.

Is that a Land Rover part? I've seen a Witter one, but doesnt say how far it will drop it.

I've got the swan-neck one at the moment.

[SteveD]

New tow bar I'm affraid, that's the only answer the witter ones are cheaper than oem , we can get good deals on witter

[SteveD]

Swan neck is 18 inches thw witter can drop it a further 6 inches

[thos]

New tow bar I'm affraid, that's the only answer the witter ones are cheaper than oem , we can get good deals on witter

How good Steve? The Witter is only looking £25 cheaper online.

I'm waiting to see if I can get a discount on the LR one from a mate who works there.

[SteveD]

i will give em a ring tomorow wuv

[XTR2Turbo]

I use the swan neck on my Disco 3 with a Brian James  RS5 no problem at all.

I have also got a minno max but haven't towed that yet with the Disco. I can try hitching it at the weekend.

[Guest]

Could you not make up a spacing bracket to increase the height of the coupling on the trailer?  I thought they were a bolted fitting.

[Gazhank]

I think you can buy a spacer from brian james to compensate the height difference. There was one for sale on here last year as below.

http://boardroom.wscc.co.uk/cgi-bin....22;hl=%

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