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Profyaffle

Member Since: 03 Oct 2016
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 527

Tow Bar

Hello
I want to fit a tow bar on my 90 200tdi. It has a Marsland galvanised chassis which has a TD5 crossmember. I have had a look online and under my LR and the brackets on the chassis don't look the same as mine has ARB brackets fitted..
Will the tow bar still fit to these holes?
I have read on the Marsland site :
The TD5 rear crossmember is the same size and shape but has the large hole for trailer socket, and the tow bar mounting holes are slightly different. If you have a Dixon Bate adjustable towbar we supply a bracket which re-aligns the holes or you will need to fit a Land Rover 110 TD5 tow bar, Part No. LR006310.
After a search I found that another forum member tried the 110 TD5 tow bar but that didn't fit...
Has anyone with a Marsland Tdi chassis fitted a tow bar and if so which one?
Thanks

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27th Mar 2017 9:29pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I had a quick look under my 90 td5. The tow bar is connected to the support brackets for the fuel tank, so completely different than on a 200 tdi.

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I am not sure you can see that on this picture. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

29th Mar 2017 9:21pm

Profyaffle

Member Since: 03 Oct 2016
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 527

Thanks Roel.. I thought that might be the case.. I may have to go to a garage and try some different ones out.

30th Mar 2017 12:15am

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I made a better picture:

Click image to enlarge Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

30th Mar 2017 8:26pm

Profyaffle

Member Since: 03 Oct 2016
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 527

Thats a great help Roel. I don't have any brackets other than the ARB bracket.. If I get time tomorrow I will have a trip up to the local indy garage and see if they have anything. Thanks again!

30th Mar 2017 11:08pm

Profyaffle

Member Since: 03 Oct 2016
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 527

Problem solved.. My local indy gave me a witter 110 Td5 kit to try and it fits... just need to get it painted now and sort a couple of bolts out for where the arms fasten onto the chassis as I don't have the tow eye bolts that should be re-used..

31st Mar 2017 11:02am

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

the tow eye bolts wont be expensive from Land rover, and they're galvanised.

31st Mar 2017 12:49pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2647

Do you have any photographs of your 110 towbar fitted to your Marsland 90 chasss please?

9th Jan 2018 9:22pm

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