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| Whirly90 Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: Ampshire Posts: 405   
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 Click image to enlarge I struggled to get a readable pic so in case you can’t read it the figures in the boxes starting from the top read - Type - MH35 - 0580 - 02/006 - 25.05 - 300kg I have no idea what any of those figures mean but I hope it helps Last edited by Whirly90 on 30th Nov 2020 2:15pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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30th Nov 2020 1:53pm |
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| Matt110 Member Since: 29 Jun 2014 Location: UK Posts: 685 
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Thanks very much for doing that in the rain, very much appreciated!
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30th Nov 2020 2:11pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
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Just for info, I contact Bradley a year or two back trying to find out if they could supply a damper for an MH35 coupling, and they were astonishingly and totally unhelpful, and even denied ever making the MH35 coupling even after I sent them a photo of their own maker's marking on it. This happened not long after Bradley had been taken over by Al-Ko, and as far as I could tell all the people with intelligence had either left or been given the push.
It was a profoundly disappointing experience, and I wouldn't hold out much hope for anything useful from them. Should you find anything useful (especially a source of replacement dampers) I would be interested to hear of it. In the meantime, if you want an MH35 coupling with a completely shot damper but otherwise OK, let me know, you can have it free of charge if you collect it or pay for postage. |
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30th Nov 2020 2:51pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Blackwolf............All the staff that worked for Bradley's left or got P45's when Al-ko took it over, the current staff don't have a clue about the Bradley stuff and know little about the Al-Ko hitches. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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30th Nov 2020 8:17pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443
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^^^ That was very definitely my impression. Very sad.
The take-over also marked the end of the excellent Dixon Bate Shocklink product. |
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30th Nov 2020 11:18pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6093 
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Old thread revival....
But I know someone with a modified (factory unit) Bradley Penman hitch which is fixed (as in, doesn't compress for the brakes) - It came on his Penman so appears to be factory. I can get you his number if you're interested. He works just N of Worcester. |
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