Scruffyhippo Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Can I tow a sankey trailer on a claw and pin type hitch fitting or do I have to have the Nato hitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 IIRC it needs to be the nato type as its bigger than the plant type hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffyhippo Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 OK thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Just to put a caveat on that - a Dixon Bate 5 tonne pin hitch will work happily with a NATO eye - however as the pin hitch is fixed it can only be used with a rotating trailer eye as fitted on the narrow track Sankey type trailers. The later wide track trailers have a fixed hitch and therefore can only be used with a vehicle fitted with a rotating hitch (ie an unlocked NATO hitch). Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirocco Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 The later wide track trailers have a fixed towing eye and therefore can only be used with a vehicle fitted with a rotating hitch (ie an unlocked NATO hitch). Matt just further clarification G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 The eye of the NATO hitch is too big to work safely with a pin unless that pin is big enough to almost fillthe eye, like the pintle/NATO hitch does. IIRC there is an incompatibilty with europena and british pin hitches too, something to do with tapers and clearences, britch pin hitches brake on the nose of the eye whereas europena hitches brake on the pin, something like that. Given the low cost of S/H NATO hitchs I wouldn't chance it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 The eye of the NATO hitch is too big to work safely with a pin unless that pin is big enough to almost fillthe eye, like the pintle/NATO hitch does. Which is why I specifically stated that the Dixon Bate 5 Tonne pin hitch is the only type that is designed to work with a NATO ring... As long as the trailer has a rotating towing eye, a DB 5 tonne pin can be used (as confirmed by Dixon Bate themselves) Dixon Bate If the trailer does not have a rotating eye, then an unlocked NATO hitch MUST be used. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hmmm, that goes against the advice I was given. If the pin is too small there is a significant risk of the coupling binding when turning a corner. But as they designed both systems and are highly respected in the industry I'd have to say fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Hmmm, that goes against the advice I was given. If the pin is too small there is a significant risk of the coupling binding when turning a corner. But as they designed both systems and are highly respected in the industry I'd have to say fair enough. The DB 5 Tonne pin hitch is larger than the 3.5 pin - the latter can't be used with a NATO towing eye as the pin is too small. The 5 Tonne not only fits but is designed to work with a NATO eye (as long as the eye can rotate). I've used both the DB pin hitch and a NATO hitch to tow my various ex mil trailers over the years and can vouch for their suitability. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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