Nige

Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc) They
look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap! My
towbar has a ball & socket thingy, it does however, have a drop down
pin/bolt type fitting too. Is this compatible with what, i presume to be a
NATO type hitch? I reckon the side pin thingy might grab it?

Am I talking out me heed?

Ta

Nige

Mark Solesbury

Youd need to rip off the old tow bar, and fit one of these bastards.

A Nato Hitch.

http://www.anchorsupplies.com/10080.jpg


"Nige" <nigel.inceEATMYSHORTS@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:3tfah5FsinouU1@individual.net...
> Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc)
They
> look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap! My
> towbar has a ball & socket thingy, it does however, have a drop down
> pin/bolt type fitting too. Is this compatible with what, i presume to be a
> NATO type hitch? I reckon the side pin thingy might grab it?
>
> Am I talking out me heed?
>
> Ta
>
> Nige
>
>

Nige

"Mark Solesbury" <msolesbury@IHATESPAMSPAMfuji.co.uk> wrote in message
news:437274e6$1_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> Youd need to rip off the old tow bar, and fit one of these bastards.
>
> A Nato Hitch.
>
> http://www.anchorsupplies.com/10080.jpg

Jesus, that is one big bracket! Will it fit on my backplate & what about
electrics etc?

Nige

sean101ryan@hotmail.com

A nato hitch will fit on a standard drop plate, don't try and tow on a
normal pin and jaw. You must fit the locking pin in the catch of the
hitch or it could get embarassing.

Trailers come with 12pin Nato plug. Either cut it off and put 7 pin on
or better still make an adaptor with a spare socket off ebay, wiring as
below. At that price it will be the older narrow track Sankey with no
tailgate, make sure the tub isn't rusty. Very easy to put a tailgate in
with a plasma cutter, inch box section, LR tailgate hinges and antiluce
catches.

NATO PLUG:

A, H: SPARE
B: Left hand stop
C: Convoy
D and L: Earth
E: tail and number plate light
F: Fog lamps
J: right hand stop light
K: Aux positive
M: Left hand indicator
N: right hand indicator

And to convert it to a seven pin:

Yellow 1 to M Left hand indicator
Blue 2 to F fog lights
White 3 to D Earth
Green 4 to N right hand indicator
Brown 5 to E tail and number plate light
Red 6 to B and J Left hand stop right hand stop light
Black 7 to E tail and number plate light


Sean
73FL74 101GS
1984 110 2.5NA
Medway Military Vehicle Group
www.mmvg.net

Alex

>
>"Nige" <nigel.inceEATMYSHORTS@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>news:3tfah5FsinouU1@individual.net...
>> Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc)
>They
>> look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap! My
>> towbar has a ball & socket thingy, it does however, have a drop down
>> pin/bolt type fitting too. Is this compatible with what, i presume to be a
>> NATO type hitch? I reckon the side pin thingy might grab it?

>Youd need to rip off the old tow bar, and fit one of these bastards.
>
>A Nato Hitch.
>
>http://www.anchorsupplies.com/10080.jpg
>
>

Correct me if i'm wrong, but won't a Nato ring fit in one of these:

http://www.dixonbate.co.uk/assets/images/Uni200403.jpg

Alex

Nige

"Alex" <nospam.alex@cbmsys.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >
>>"Nige" <nigel.inceEATMYSHORTS@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>>news:3tfah5FsinouU1@individual.net...
>>> Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc)
>>They
>>> look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap! My
>>> towbar has a ball & socket thingy, it does however, have a drop down
>>> pin/bolt type fitting too. Is this compatible with what, i presume to be
>>> a
>>> NATO type hitch? I reckon the side pin thingy might grab it?
>
>>Youd need to rip off the old tow bar, and fit one of these bastards.
>>
>>A Nato Hitch.
>>
>>http://www.anchorsupplies.com/10080.jpg
>>
>>
>
> Correct me if i'm wrong, but won't a Nato ring fit in one of these:
>
> http://www.dixonbate.co.uk/assets/images/Uni200403.jpg
>
> Alex

Thats what i have matey!

Steve

Nige wrote:
> Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc) They
> look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap!

HAve you seen the tool trailer variant ? Withams-SV have a load for
tender ATM. My beloved famcies a SAnkey tool trailer, god knows what for.

Steve

LizzyTaylor

Steve wrote:

> HAve you seen the tool trailer variant ? Withams-SV have a load for
> tender ATM. My beloved famcies a SAnkey tool trailer, god knows what for.

Just fancy one really, I'm sure it would be useful. If nothing else we
could put the boys in it when they are being so loud that the V8 no
longer drowns their noise out.;-)

Lizzy

Austin Shackles

On or around Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:04:50 -0000, "Nige"
<nigel.inceEATMYSHORTS@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Alex" <nospam.alex@cbmsys.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:6nv4n1l7m74mig6fff7lta62a8qrptlkt6@4ax.com...
>> >
>>>"Nige" <nigel.inceEATMYSHORTS@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>>>news:3tfah5FsinouU1@individual.net...
>>>> Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc)
>>>They
>>>> look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap! My
>>>> towbar has a ball & socket thingy, it does however, have a drop down
>>>> pin/bolt type fitting too. Is this compatible with what, i presume to be
>>>> a
>>>> NATO type hitch? I reckon the side pin thingy might grab it?
>>
>>>Youd need to rip off the old tow bar, and fit one of these bastards.
>>>
>>>A Nato Hitch.
>>>
>>>http://www.anchorsupplies.com/10080.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Correct me if i'm wrong, but won't a Nato ring fit in one of these:
>>
>> http://www.dixonbate.co.uk/assets/images/Uni200403.jpg
>>

no, it won't. The NATO is a much bigger ring.

to get the hitch height correct on an RR or disco, you need to have the NATO
hitch mounted at about bumper height.

basically, you're better off with a civvy trailer, and cheap Sankeys are
likely to have issues anyway.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"There are three sorts of people in the world - those who can count,
and those who can't" (Anon)

Joskin

"Nige" <nigel.inceEATMYSHORTS@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:3tfah5FsinouU1@individual.net...
> Iv'e seen adverts for 'sankey' trailers at decent cost (£150-£200 etc)
> They look very solid to me & look to be able to take a whole load of crap!
> My towbar has a ball & socket thingy, it does however, have a drop down
> pin/bolt type fitting too. Is this compatible with what, i presume to be a
> NATO type hitch? I reckon the side pin thingy might grab it?
>
> Am I talking out me heed?
>
> Ta
>
> Nige

I have been using and abusing a Sankey "Wide Track" (same width as D90) for
many years. If you need good ground clearance and a tolerance to gross
overloading (increase tyre pressure from 30 psi to 35+ psi), then they are
the mutts nuts. Make sure you get one with a tailgate and put a jockey wheel
on the front leg for convenience.
You will need the NATO hitch - they are designed to let the trailer roll
over without trying to turn the Landy.
I have 2 "saddles" on my Dixon Bate adjustable tow bracket. The top one
(cross member height) has the NATO hitch and the lower one has a
conventional ball / jaw attachment.
Some other trailers (Ifor Williams, for example) are very good - but they
will not take the off road abuse that a Sankey will cope with.

Just my 2p

Joskin