We have to move our van from where it is. but, we cannot get there to do it,,,our towball is alko. now my question is can someone move our if they have the old hitch. I know ours has to stay grease free so is there anyway this can be done?
Tow ball question
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Damian
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If their vehicle has an Al-KO ball then yes, as long as they make sure the ball is clean.
If they have a standard bolt on towball, then it would not be safe to as the Al-KO hitch on your caravan must be able to articulate around the ball, and a standard bolt on towball does not have enough room to allow that.
If they have a swan neck ball, then yes, as long as it is clean
If they have a standard bolt on towball, then it would not be safe to as the Al-KO hitch on your caravan must be able to articulate around the ball, and a standard bolt on towball does not have enough room to allow that.
If they have a swan neck ball, then yes, as long as it is clean
Regards the standard ball and in almost all situations, all depend on how much clearance there is forward of the ball between it and the bumper, if the Alko hitch can clear this while turning to a reasonably sharp angle? then it should be fine.
'Should' because the other and major problem is where the car and van go into a very steep short hollow and the car is going back up while the van is still on the way down. Under these very rare conditions, the Alko head does not have enough clearance underneath at the front and if the route taken is going to include such a deep hollow then no it's not suitable at all. (Originally, the problem was first found on steep car ferry loading ramps, not on normal roads)
The other minor problem and as well as grease, is the soft zinc plating on standard balls, the Alko's friction pads will happily rip the zinc from the ball and the zinc embed itself in the pads, not a problem to operation but will later cause a lot of noise while turning corners.
'Should' because the other and major problem is where the car and van go into a very steep short hollow and the car is going back up while the van is still on the way down. Under these very rare conditions, the Alko head does not have enough clearance underneath at the front and if the route taken is going to include such a deep hollow then no it's not suitable at all. (Originally, the problem was first found on steep car ferry loading ramps, not on normal roads)
The other minor problem and as well as grease, is the soft zinc plating on standard balls, the Alko's friction pads will happily rip the zinc from the ball and the zinc embed itself in the pads, not a problem to operation but will later cause a lot of noise while turning corners.
If they have a standard bolt on towball then you can buy the alko towball on ebay for around £14.00 - surely worth it to be safe rather than sorry.
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