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Not so much: When you strip it down, it’s still a ball coupling with all the limitations of this traditional design of tow car/trailer connection in extreme terrain.

Compact, low profile design that provides a hitherto unavailable high level of articulation for a 50mm ball coupling and costs less than half the price of a Hitch-Ezy or DO-35. This means that you can fit it to barn-door 4WDs, like earlier Nissan Patrols, Toyota Landcruisers, Mitsubishi Pajeros and Holden Jackaroos.Īvailable in fixed and over-ride configurations that can be used with weight distribution hitches (which should be removed when towing off road to allow for the articulation of the couplings), the coupling is made in Australia from non-corrosive materials and has self-lubricating head pivot bushes for low maintenance. With its height approximately 125mm from the top of the tongue to the top of the high shoulder tow ball, it's the lowest-profile extreme articulation 50mm ball coupling on the market. Beware of cheaper overseas copies.Įngineered by AL-KO in Australia specifically for off-road towing with a 50mm ball for those who want to retain this traditional configuration for its flexibility to mate with a wide range of caravans and trailers, the AL-KO Off-Road Ball Coupling incorporates extreme vertical and horizontal articulation, as well as a quick and easy hitching design that requires no pin or hole alignment. Not so much: Not self-locking pin needs a special tool to grip before tightening cast rather than steel billet body. Also available as the heavier-duty DO-45 for caravans weighing up to 4.5T, but requiring a different tongue with a larger pin-shaft hole. What we like: A tad cheaper and more compact than the Hitch-Ezy, but does much the same job, with its 360 degree articulation, self-centring hitching, local manufacture and warranty making it the standard for off-road camper trailer and caravan use. The latest V3 can now be used in conjunction with weight distribution devices and is available with or without an integrated hand-brake. The compact head locks securely onto its unique pin, which replaces a conventional 50mm ball on your tow tongue, delivering the extensive articulation required for negotiating steep river banks. The Brisbane designed and made Cruisemaster DO-35 (historically-known to some as the Hitchmaster DO-35) has been successively improved over the years and its latest V3 version is more than 50 per cent stronger than the outgoing V2. For a long-time the DO-35 has been the ‘gold standard’ of the off-road coupling business and is fitted as standard or optional on more off-road campers and caravans than any other local coupling.
