Good looking hitch . As far as the poly block goes , if it’s not the Australian made treg hitch then it will fail. I travelled about 120,000 klms in my first coromal off road van fitted with a Treg hitch , had no problems. Now on my second off road coromal with same type of hitch, there just so simple and fail safe .
Thanks for tuning in. Definitely a good option. Even since this video I've come accross a couple more instances of the blocks failing and falling to peices on people.
Good video mate. I’ve been considering changing the old towball to something a bit more off roady and it’s good to know that this one is a fairly easy swap over and seems a good setup too. Cheers for showing us.
Thanks mate. Yeah pretty easy really. Good upgrade. Won't get it out now for another 4 or 5 weeks though. But Will let ya know how it goes. Hope the qld hear isn't making you wish you were still in tassie. Haha
No worries mate. No particular reason for the handbrake change. In hindsight I should have left it and just bought the hitch only. Looks alot better but apart from that. Pretty unnecessary.
G'day mark. Yeah these are pretty good mate. We've been travelling around Australia now for about 7 months and when you meet other people and check out their gear. 9 times out of 10 they all run these hitches. For us it hasn't failed us at all. The few times we've been offroad it has rotated and turned while the vehicle and trailer articulated and just seems to work well.
How's the heavy bag go tied up against ceiling? Been thinking about it for mine but was concerned about the weight on the strap at the bottom of the bag.
Possibly mate. I'm not too sure. Some people have said it's just the suspension in the trailer. I will investigate soon with Lovells Suspension. They make the upgrade kits for them. The tongue weight it apparently 90kg. So that's not much really.
Haha all good mate. Havn't bothered with it. Still pretty easy to manoeuvre manually. Gets a bit tough when loaded and on grass or dirt. But nice flat solid ground... no problems.
@@TimRumble I"m retired but 30 years ago (when I was still buying tools) Kingcrome were overtaking Sidcrome. I also have a fair few Snap-on but they are more expensive than Gold
@@jefflawrence3846 yeah tell me about it. When i was a prenny the snap on van came round one day. I went out there... i couldn't afford anything. Not even a seat cover. Haha
I had one for years on the old trailer and only problem was when on sand or mud when you can't move the trailer it was a real bastard to line up for the pin.
@@godfearingheathen yeah mate... I've actually had that exact thought run through my head and wondered how we'd go. Will definitely be testing it out at some point this summer. Havn't done a propper beach camp with it yet but plan to this summer. Be a good tester.
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Good looking hitch . As far as the poly block goes , if it’s not the Australian made treg hitch then it will fail.
I travelled about 120,000 klms in my first coromal off road van fitted with a Treg hitch , had no problems.
Now on my second off road coromal with same type of hitch, there just so simple and fail safe .
I put the bolts in from the underside.
Great video, Thankyou. Just removed the poly block from my camper and did the same as you. DO35 hitch.
Cheers Mike. Shouldn't have any troubles and tow anywhere without any reservations of failure.
good video mate, just bought our first camper trailer and looking at these as the first mod. Cheers
G'day Andy. Thanks for tuning in and I hope you have many adventures and memories ahead of you with you camper trailer.
Interesting mate, so glad I upgraded the hitch when buying the Simpson X
Thanks for tuning in. Definitely a good option. Even since this video I've come accross a couple more instances of the blocks failing and falling to peices on people.
Good video mate. I’ve been considering changing the old towball to something a bit more off roady and it’s good to know that this one is a fairly easy swap over and seems a good setup too. Cheers for showing us.
Thanks mate. Yeah pretty easy really. Good upgrade. Won't get it out now for another 4 or 5 weeks though. But Will let ya know how it goes. Hope the qld hear isn't making you wish you were still in tassie. Haha
@@TimRumble mate I do feel like I’m struggling with the humidity lol. Must have spent too long down there haha.
@@AdventuringPals haha... it's putrid at the moment
Maybe consider the McHitch
Thanks. I’ll give it a try. The treg hitch is a bastard for trying to line it up. Is there any special reason you replaced the handbrake as well?
No worries mate.
No particular reason for the handbrake change. In hindsight I should have left it and just bought the hitch only. Looks alot better but apart from that. Pretty unnecessary.
Hey mate looking at buying one of these hows it holding up ? thanks
G'day mark. Yeah these are pretty good mate. We've been travelling around Australia now for about 7 months and when you meet other people and check out their gear. 9 times out of 10 they all run these hitches.
For us it hasn't failed us at all. The few times we've been offroad it has rotated and turned while the vehicle and trailer articulated and just seems to work well.
safety first the rest comes great vid
Cheers Peter.
How's the heavy bag go tied up against ceiling? Been thinking about it for mine but was concerned about the weight on the strap at the bottom of the bag.
G'day Todd, what bag is that your talking about?
Is it a boxing bag in your intro hanging from roof?
@@toddajohnson93 oh yeah.... there was. Covid workouts in the shed. Haha
Do you need more tongue weight on the trailer so the truck won't bounce?
Possibly mate. I'm not too sure. Some people have said it's just the suspension in the trailer. I will investigate soon with Lovells Suspension. They make the upgrade kits for them. The tongue weight it apparently 90kg. So that's not much really.
A year and a half later but if you wanna use your handle just chuck some washers between the handle and the hitch
Haha all good mate. Havn't bothered with it. Still pretty easy to manoeuvre manually. Gets a bit tough when loaded and on grass or dirt. But nice flat solid ground... no problems.
Best Hitch is a automatic coupling McHitch.
I did see them. When we were enquiring about a new trailer. They recommended that to us.
And Aussie Made in Lithgow NSW
A Bunnings Torque wrench (as a mechanic for over 40 years) does NOT fill me with confidence
Nah, I'd imagine it wouldn't. What tools do you use/reccomend?
@@TimRumble I"m retired but 30 years ago (when I was still buying tools) Kingcrome were overtaking Sidcrome. I also have a fair few Snap-on but they are more expensive than Gold
@@jefflawrence3846 yeah tell me about it. When i was a prenny the snap on van came round one day. I went out there... i couldn't afford anything. Not even a seat cover. Haha
Nothing ever just fits eh.
Haha... G'day Peter. No truest words ever spoken.
Polyblock looks stupid.
They tend to fail hey. They'd be ok on some things ...but yeah... alot of stories out there of failure.
I had one for years on the old trailer and only problem was when on sand or mud when you can't move the trailer it was a real bastard to line up for the pin.
@@godfearingheathen yeah mate... I've actually had that exact thought run through my head and wondered how we'd go. Will definitely be testing it out at some point this summer. Havn't done a propper beach camp with it yet but plan to this summer. Be a good tester.