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LiftedDisco
 


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Towbar height - for horse trailer

Hi... hope someone can give some guidance...

I have a D4 Commercial on order and will be having a tow bar fitted so that the Fun Prevention Officer can tow the horse trailer from time to time.

We have done this for the last three years with a detachable towbar on a Freelander 2 with no problems and so I had specced a detachable tow bar for the new D4... but I have just seen a post on another forum that this is too low for an Ifor Williams horse trailer!

Does anyone have any experience of this - or should I be looking to change this to the multi-height tow bar?

Wot u fink?  
Post #7142849th Nov 2010 10:00 pm
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I used the multi-height to tow our Richardson box and it does help to pick the best height.  
Post #7142899th Nov 2010 10:07 pm
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Hi
You need to contact Iffor Williams and ask them what tow hitch height they recommend for your trailer. A standard plug in tow bar is 400mm. I have an Equi Trek trailer and they recommend a higher hitch height so I got a LR adjustable one. You don't want to be towing a heavey trailer nose down as it makes it unstable.
Good luck.
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Better to have it a bit too low rather than a bit too high, that will really make it unstable.  
Post #71443610th Nov 2010 10:44 am
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There's got to be someone near you with a detachable bar that could pop roiund and hook it up so yoiu can see for yourself?

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Thanks Ian... why didn't I think of that!

Will ring Darren to see what he has fitted - he's less than half a mile away...

Still intrigued as to where you went ploughing in the Northants lanes...  
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Hi.

I tow an Ifor with the detachable tow bar - no problems. 14 Disco 4 HSE  
Post #71662316th Nov 2010 10:03 am
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I have towed both my old Ifor 505 and my new 511 with the standard detachable bar.
I have never had a problems with height or stability - I don't tend to hang around either!

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Thanks for the various replys... much appreciated!

The demonstrator that I had (mainly to see how it towed...) didn't have a tow bar fitted!  
Post #71697716th Nov 2010 9:11 pm
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