Re: SER1 NATO HITCHES - Off topic (a bit!)

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Graeme,

I certainly used to tow a compressor with my lightweight many years ago and had
no problems.  I suppose you could take the hitch to the hire place and try it
for size, but I think you'll be OK.

Regards,

Tom.

Graeme Aldous wrote:

> I need to hire a generator to provide power to the marquee at my son's
> wedding reception in one of our fields.  It has a 'ring' coupling, rather
> than the 50mm ball I'm used to.
>
> I've found the old NATO coupling that used to be on my Lightweight, and
> (with shorter bolts) it will fit on the Range Rover.  But will a modern ring
> coupling mate with it safely?  I know that (obviously) a Brockhouse will go
> on OK, but is a Brockhouse ring the same size as the one in commercial use
> in the UK nowadays?
>
> If anyone has experience of towing (f'rinstance) a plant hire trailer,
> compressor or generator on a NATO hook I'd like to know.  Alternatively if
> anyone can let me know the inside and outside diameters of a Brockhouse
> ring, that could be helpful.
>
> Regards,
>
> GRAEME ALDOUS
> South Lane Farm, Moorsholm
> SALTBURN, Yorkshire  TS12 3JE,  UK
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