Trek hitch

[dnielsen]

Has anyone had issues pulling the pin out of a Trek (or other block) hitch?
We a beginning to have issues if the car and van are not level?
Have tried lubricating the block to make it swithal more freely with limited success.
Any suggestions welcome.
Daryl

[Never enough time]

Daryl
Welcome to the downside of Tregg or poly block hitches!
I could never solve the issue other than ensuring there was minimal strain on the linkage, which meant moving the vehicle forward or back by as little as 1mm to make sure there was no weight or force on/through the hitch.
The heavier the trailer and or greater the strain, the greater the potential difficulty.
With a 700kg camper trailer I could manage it with muscle, without having to adjust the vehicle.
With a 1.6T camper trailer (on a slope) I needed to put the CT hand brake on (or chock under the wheel) and fractionally move the vehicle forward/backwards to reduce strain on the hitch.

Mark

[lloydus67]

I found that the strain on the pin was mostly caused by the trailer not being level. Most of the time I found that I could wind up the jockey wheel until the pin moved freely, then disconnect.


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[Old Bugger]

Daryl.
I wouldn't stress too much over it. I've used a Treg Hitch for the last 10 years and yep, had the same problem a few times ( usually when it's raining!). As mentioned above, adjusting the jockey wheel until there is a gap above and below the poly block usually helps.
Just as a side note, my brother inlaw has the same trouble with his much praised DO35. I have an evil giggle when that happens!

Cheers,Ray.

[xcvator]

Best thing to do ?  change the hitch

[Traveller]

We used a Treg hitch for 20 years, and like you, at times it needed a bit of effort to remove, but certainly doable.

Twice it was near impossible to get the pin out, the first due to the weird angle I had to back the trailer in on and then couldn't get all the weight off the pin. I ended up taking the pin out of the gooseneck and driving off. I then undid the Treg pin easily and replaced the tow hitch back in the receiver on the truck.

The second was after doing a couple of weeks on gravel roads without unhitching and found that fine gravel had fallen in around the pin making it very hard to remove. I ended up spraying WD40 down around the pin, let it sit for a while, then after removing the locking D clip, spun the pin around in a circular motion, listening to the grinding noises. I then rotated the hitch 180 degrees and gave the pin some love taps with a rubber mallet. It came out pretty easily, and then after a good wipe down, all was good. It did teach me to take the pin out every few days when camping off road and not unhitching, which I did by locking on the handbrake and just lifting out the pin, no effort at all.

I liked the Treg as a hitch although the new trailer runs a DO-35, which has it's own peculiarities.

[lloydus67]

I do also smear a a very thin film or grease on the pin regularly. While this does make it slide more easily, it also attracts dirt, so requires cleaning off when it starts to feel gritty or stiffer.


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[Bird]

Loved my Hyland Hitch... never an issue