Towing w/ the LR3
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Towing w/ the LR3
I recently purchased a small boat and trailer, and for the first time hooked up the hitch receiver stowed in the back of my LR3.
Used a friend's ball mount/ball and it was quite low, almost unusable. I checked today w/ Atlantic British and found that the ball mounts they sell for the LR3 are also dropped (either 2" or 4"). From what I can tell, due to how low the hitch receiver is dropped, the ball mount should raise, not drop.
Anyone with experience towing that can weigh in?
Used a friend's ball mount/ball and it was quite low, almost unusable. I checked today w/ Atlantic British and found that the ball mounts they sell for the LR3 are also dropped (either 2" or 4"). From what I can tell, due to how low the hitch receiver is dropped, the ball mount should raise, not drop.
Anyone with experience towing that can weigh in?
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But, anyway ... aren't there ball mounts that raise instead of drop? Wouldn't it be easier, and better for the vehicle, etc to have the suspension at normal and get a ball mount that raises instead of further drops the level of the ball?
Or .. did Land Rover design the hitch receiver to be used w/ a 2" or 4" drop?
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Depends on the trailer of course. With my small utility trailer I use a 2" drop from the goofy LR receiver. On a taller taller trailer I usea rise. Many drawbars can be used both ways, they just need the ball put the other way around. The drawbar for my utility is a 2" drop but I have also reversed it and used it as a 1/2" rise.
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