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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: tracker on May 21, 2016, 01:56:50 PM
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G'Day,
I went into search mode on these and i found some mention on theses quite some time ago ( hope my research was ok ) I'm wondering if anyone can report any issues ..either positive or negative on the 3.5 t model.... not weight dis. type....my CT is all i tow......Electric brakes ....
TIA.......Tracker .
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I have one. Absolutely awesome. Never had an issue hooking up or unhitching on uneven ground. No maintenance other than a squirt with the grease gun for the universal every so often. Back up with the camera, lower the jockey wheel, job done. Far easier than the poly block or standard 50mm tow ball.
KB
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I have one. Absolutely awesome. Never had an issue hooking up or unhitching on uneven ground. No maintenance other than a squirt with the grease gun for the universal every so often. Back up with the camera, lower the jockey wheel, job done. Far easier than the poly block or standard 50mm tow ball.
KB
Thanks for that KB.... :cheers:
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Thanks for that KB.... :cheers:
You can get them as an auto coupler now too. Couple of members on here rave about them.
KB
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I have one. Absolutely awesome. Never had an issue hooking up or unhitching on uneven ground. No maintenance other than a squirt with the grease gun for the universal every so often. Back up with the camera, lower the jockey wheel, job done. Far easier than the poly block or standard 50mm tow ball.
KB
Is there any issues with the tug side of these hitches....I'v run the tape over my existing poly hitch...no drama there .....any comment ? and what about going from Mchitch to 50mm ball for my boat ?
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When I changed to the McHitch, it just bolted onto the tongue in the same way the 50mm ball did. Nut and spring washer. My tow tongue is just a standard Hayman Reece tongue. I also have a box trailer but have two tongues, one with the McHitch pin and one with a ball. Neither stay on the tug and only get slipped in when needed.
KB
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Love my auto Mchitch would not use anything else
Starsky
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This is what I use for my off road caravan. Easy to couple up (not as many fights) and goes anywhere.
[img=http://s26.postimg.org/k8n17ayet/mchitch_installations_5739.jpg] (http://postimg.org/image/k8n17ayet/)
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Given the new (2nd hand) CT is an off-roader, the first mod was to replace the standard ball hitch with this.
(http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah27/eCamper/20160521_194302_zpslajz7mgx.jpg) (http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/eCamper/media/20160521_194302_zpslajz7mgx.jpg.html)
Only new to the game, so no practical experience with it, but looks nice :)
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Got the auto coupler on my Aussie Swag. Awesome piece of kit :)
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I think i will get one of these !!!
I need to replace the Chinese poly block that come with the CT
Cheers Tracker.
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I've been threatening to get the auto coupler model for a while. One of my concerns is we occasionally find ourselves overnighting somewhere and I need to Unhitch to lift the a frame high enough to level but I don't actually disconenct anything else just lift the hitch directly up off the ball. So I guess with a Mchitch I need to move forward by ?? 100mm??
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I've been threatening to get the auto coupler model for a while. One of my concerns is we occasionally find ourselves overnighting somewhere and I need to Unhitch to lift the a frame high enough to level but I don't actually disconenct anything else just lift the hitch directly up off the ball. So I guess with a Mchitch I need to move forward by ?? 100mm??
Correct. :cheers:
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I've been threatening to get the auto coupler model for a while. One of my concerns is we occasionally find ourselves overnighting somewhere and I need to Unhitch to lift the a frame high enough to level but I don't actually disconenct anything else just lift the hitch directly up off the ball. So I guess with a Mchitch I need to move forward by ?? 100mm??
Yea Jim..i never thought of that....but it appears so easy to detach and hook up i don't think it would be an issue ...Just my thoughts !
Cheers Tracker.
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Doe's anyone know if there is suppliers around the country ....or do you buy them direct from the manufacturer ??
Cheers Tracker.
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I've been threatening to get the auto coupler model for a while. One of my concerns is we occasionally find ourselves overnighting somewhere and I need to Unhitch to lift the a frame high enough to level but I don't actually disconenct anything else just lift the hitch directly up off the ball. So I guess with a Mchitch I need to move forward by ?? 100mm??
Not necessarily. The hitch has a heap of articulation, I haves raised the van more than 100mm to level and left it attached.
Starsky
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Doe's anyone know if there is suppliers around the country ....or do you buy them direct from the manufacturer ??
Cheers Tracker.
Buy it direct from mchitch, he is a top bloke & you will get it in a couple of days, gets some nylock bolts off him as well
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Buy it direct from mchitch, he is a top bloke & you will get it in a couple of days, gets some nylock bolts off him as well
Thanks !!....Tracker.
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I've got one and I have had a bit of trouble hitching back up again with it, ie locking the long thingy in to the hole thingy. But I have since called mchitch about it and was told I'm doing it wrong :) apparently I have to have the yellow handle down when about to hitch back up. Haven't used the camper since discovering this so cant comment on if that fixed the issue yet. Also Brickie Matt worked out that there was a lot of dirt getting into a moving part which also stopped the mechanics of it from working.
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Looking at these and the Hyland again. How are they going? Biggest avantage to the Hyland is keeping the ball?
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Love the Mchitch auto coupler Jim
I don't think I would use anything else now
Starsky
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Hyland are great but have closed down so might be hard to find one
Cheers
Cyclone71
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Maybe have a look at the ARK hitch. Big and robust. Uses a 3.5 tonne 50mm ball (supplied).. The thing I like about it is that it is very low profile, and the hitch sits on the ball, but pulls from the base of the ball. That means there is just about zero leverage transfered from the ball to the tongue..
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Maybe have a look at the ARK hitch. Big and robust. Uses a 3.5 tonne 50mm ball (supplied).. The thing I like about it is that it is very low profile, and the hitch sits on the ball, but pulls from the base of the ball. That means there is just about zero leverage transfered from the ball to the tongue..
I just don't trust anything Ark TBH. It's just all knock off Chinese crap and always seems to be 60-70% of the quality of what it's copied.
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I have two mchitchs, one auto, one not. Love both, never changing.
Also Adam from GreenRV here on my swag is a dealer with great prices! If you need one hit him up!
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I just don't trust anything Ark TBH. It's just all knock off Chinese crap and always seems to be 60-70% of the quality of what it's copied.
Well without starting a bun fight... The ARK Corporation is an Australian company, run by Australians. Their products are mainly Australian designed.. Sure, products or part there of may be made overseas, but then again, name a few that arn't.
The other wonderful thing that the Chinese have perfected, that no other country has done so is the cost versus quality option. In other words, go to them with a design, and they will ask you how much you want to pay per item. The item always looks the same, but the quality is relevant to how much you want to pay.. Therefore, not all items coming out of China are rubbish.
One must remember that the entrance to their universities is a lot higher then we have, and there are more university graduates then our total population. So, in short, the Chinese have it worked out, you get what you pay for.. Speaking from someone who has lived and worked with them, don't sell them short..
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Well without starting a bun fight... The ARK Corporation is an Australian company, run by Australians. Their products are mainly Australian designed.. Sure, products or part there of may be made overseas, but then again, name a few that arn't.
The other wonderful thing that the Chinese have perfected, that no other country has done so is the cost versus quality option. In other words, go to them with a design, and they will ask you how much you want to pay per item. The item always looks the same, but the quality is relevant to how much you want to pay.. Therefore, not all items coming out of China are rubbish.
One must remember that the entrance to their universities is a lot higher then we have, and there are more university graduates then our total population. So, in short, the Chinese have it worked out, you get what you pay for.. Speaking from someone who has lived and worked with them, don't sell them short..
Been to China many times and have a fair knowledge of thier manufacturing ;-)
Never doubted ARC is an Australian company but I still think a lot of their products are crap compared to others. And those others being AU or NZ companies who also manufacture in China , Trojan and Rhino to think of two.
That's not to say thier products don't do a job but I think it's less of a job then simalar priced stuff can do better.
There 7 pin flat plugs work had one on my boat trailer for years causes it's all I could buy from supercrap paid same as equivalent lumen plug from repco. You need to use needle nose pliers cause the screw slots are crap but it works. The lumen plugs have perfect quality screws. The cap doesn't seal as well either.
Use the arc wheel bearings for $20 a set and compare them to the timken for $25 a set (often on special for $20) one has a proper bearing ground finish the arc looks like it's been linished! Do they work , yes again they work but will generally run at a higher temp or did on my trailer and will certainly not last as long before brinelling sets in.
Find the thread on here about thier heavy duty off-road jockey wheel , another Ark story of the MS style product development lol
Maybe there my conclusions but Iam gojng to grab another brand before I grab an arc product everytime I can .
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I have an auto coupler on my 15ft caravan so I could open the bloody Pajero door and love it. Hitching up is much easier, towing with and without WDH not a problem, occasionally sticks when unhitching though which is due to either not being straight or the ass sag in the Pajero when the WDH are off. Would be a no brainer on a camper trailer