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Alicat



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Land Rover Tow Balls
My Defender was fitted at the dealer with a LR drop plate and tow ball. Is the LR tow ball compatible with ALKO stabilisers, or do I need to change it for an ALKO compatible one?

Thanks

Tony
Post #308197 14th Feb 2014 10:28pm
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mick



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Mine is got a bit of extra neck on it measure it to be sure
Post #308204 14th Feb 2014 10:45pm
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WelshGas



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Ideally you need the Alko ball which has a longer neck to fit the Alko hitch with the stabiliser fitment. Thumbs Up LANDYWATCH

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Post #308205 14th Feb 2014 10:50pm
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Laurie



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Try it.
Mine had an OE towball fitted. Takes out Alko hitch on the caravan easily. 
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blackwolf



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The LR ball is not designed to be Al-Ko compatible and under some extremes of articulation the coupling can bind on the ball. A genuine Al-Ko ball only costs £26.95 (I bought one this afternoon) and is cheap compared the the cost of repairing a damaged coupling.
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mick



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£12.95 from towsure
Post #308247 15th Feb 2014 8:25am
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munch90



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not a answer or help

we had a transit in during the week where the tow ball itself only had one bolt in it and that was loose allowing the ball to twist round ,, but still had a trailer (not a small one either ) on it when they pulled up and asked if it was ok to use !!!!.
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Alicat



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Thanks all, a mixed response then, but as an ALKO unit is not that expensive then it looks like that is the way to go.

Thanks all

Tony
Post #308282 15th Feb 2014 11:26am
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