RobertRyan
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Company ceased production this year but now has moved and has now restarted operations. They were being sold in the US
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Second Chance
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Out of curiosity, what is the coupling for? Just looking at it, is it a fully articulated coupling for off-road use with lighter pull-behind trailers?
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That is a typical European/Australian trailer hitches. They work with smaller trailers that are well balanced fore and aft as it is not a heavy load bearing hitch and is not a weight distribution hitch. Here it could (if it is truly DOT certified) be used on teardrops, smaller popups and some small lightweight travel trailers.
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RobertRyan
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Second Chance wrote:Out of curiosity, what is the coupling for? Just looking at it, is it a fully articulated coupling for off-road use with lighter pull-behind trailers?
Rob
Not lighter Caravans. Yes for Off Road use
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RobertRyan
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QCMan wrote:That is a typical European/Australian trailer hitches. They work with smaller trailers that are well balanced fore and aft as it is not a heavy load bearing hitch and is not a weight distribution hitch. Here it could (if it is truly DOT certified) be used on teardrops, smaller popups and some small lightweight travel trailers.
In a word no. It is used for much heavier Caravans. Black series sold in the US would be example
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QCMan
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Wouldn't a hitch for heavy trailers need a way to distribute weight?
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RobertRyan
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QCMan wrote:Wouldn't a hitch for heavy trailers need a way to distribute weight?
Yes. European lightweight Caravans do not have WDH. Australian and American do
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QCMan wrote:That is a typical European/Australian trailer hitches. They work with smaller trailers that are well balanced fore and aft as it is not a heavy load bearing hitch and is not a weight distribution hitch. Here it could (if it is truly DOT certified) be used on teardrops, smaller popups and some small lightweight travel trailers.
Never seen one in Europe. They typically use a ball style, just the shank is typically curved and permanently bolted on rather than the receiver style you see in N. America.
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The website shows a hitch with weight distribution.
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