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[w3526602]

Hi,

Note that the towing eye on the NATO hitch has a "thicker ring" than will fit inside most (all?) civilian pin-hitches. Check this before spending your "hard earned".

Just in case there is somebody who doesn't know, ring hitches are intended to pull on the pin, and push on the V of the coupling jaw. This will result in a clunk, as your foot moves on and off the accelerator., and can be quite interesting if you are at full-lock, and have a well laden trailer, at the time.

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[Wittsend]

I stand corrected - I maybe will have a closer look.

My point being that people shouldn't have any worries towing a Sankey, not when you see what some idiots are towing and have loaded up.


 

[biloxi]

In the late 60s in PNG I managed to rebuild a WW2 Jeep trailer which I had found in the bush. I tried to tow it behind my 80", fitted with a standard,
not Land Rover pintle hook . The clanging was horrendous.
All the government vehicles including the army's used to be auctioned off when they reached 40000 miles. A lot of army stuff also used to get dumped.
That's where  I found one of these Land Rover towing hooks. which was a vast improvement. I later transferred it to another vehicle, that I stupidly
sold with it still attached.
.W.

[2286]

Thanks biloxi

Helpful insight and diagram.

Is this taken from land rover optional parts catalogue.

I note the except 109 sw exception, so that suggests that 109's other than that had side fuel tanks not rear, not sure what date they moved.

An earlier comment said used fixed hook with swivelling trailer hitch and vice versa.

Is it possible to tell if a trailer is fixed or swivelling at a glance?

Were they the same but just used a lockout?

[biloxi]

Thanks biloxi

Helpful insight and diagram.

Is this taken from land rover optional parts catalogue.

I note the except 109 sw exception, so that suggests that 109's other than that had side fuel tanks not rear, not sure what date they moved.

An earlier comment said used fixed hook with swivelling trailer hitch and vice versa.

Is it possible to tell if a trailer is fixed or swivelling at a glance?

Were they the same but just used a lockout?

From the 1961 parts catalogue, part no 4187.
..W.

[w3526602]

I note the except 109 sw exception, so that suggests that 109's other than that had side fuel tanks not rear, not sure what date they moved.

Hi,

"The Aunt" was a 1959 (I think) LWB, adapted to carry "arial erection" stuff for the BBC, and had an side fill fuel tank. Memory (getting vague) tells me that the big filler pipe exited through "different from normal" holes in the bulkhead and rear wing. I fitted a different tub, which entailed drawing/making a drilling jig, to cut the holes.  Unfortunately, that drawing faded off my files when I bought a new lap-top to convert to W10.

Do not dump knackered underseat fill fuel tanks without hacking the filler hole out of the top of the tank, so it can be moved to another tank .... although I assume that a side filler could be cobbled onto the top of any other tank.  

Er ... who makes fuel Series fuel tanks ... and would they make "specials"?

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