Tag o rama!

**devo** · 22nd January 2011, 16:03

Originally Posted by BMWST?

damn was just about to go out and get that one,been out looking at little trailers

thinking of buying a Harley.?

**BMWST?** · 22nd January 2011, 16:23

Originally Posted by devo

thinking of buying a Harley.?

oooh no i already have a bike like that....nope new car has a 50mm tow bar/ball and it seems that ALL hire trailers are 1 and 7/8 so looking at a little folding one for cheap.looks like the couplings can be swapped for about 50 bucks.The tow ball cant be changed its intergral with the arm that connects and disconnects into a special fitting in behind the rear bumper

**devo** · 22nd January 2011, 17:04

Originally Posted by BMWST?

oooh no i already have a bike like that....nope new car has a 50mm tow bar/ball and it seems that ALL hire trailers are 1 and 7/8 so looking at a little folding one for cheap.looks like the couplings can be swapped for about 50 bucks.The tow ball cant be changed its intergral with the arm that connects and disconnects into a special fitting in behind the rear bumper

is it worth talking to an engineer to see if he cant skim 3mm of the dia of the ball.?

**BMWST?** · 22nd January 2011, 17:27

Originally Posted by devo

is it worth talking to an engineer to see if he cant skim 3mm of the dia of the ball.?

dunno i post a pic of it i dont know if its feasible,with my luck the day after i did that they would announce that all tow balls are to be 50mm

**BMWST?** · 22nd January 2011, 17:29

Jackson/Gear st Petone

**BMWST?** · 22nd January 2011, 17:32

i dint know there was a hole here

**Leber** · 22nd January 2011, 19:32

Ngauranga Station, Hutt Rd to Centennial Highway Interchange, bottom of the gorge.

**rwh** · 22nd January 2011, 19:39

Originally Posted by BMWST?

dunno i post a pic of it i dont know if its feasible,with my luck the day after i did that they would announce that all tow balls are to be 50mm

I don't see that happening in a hurry - as you say, all the hire trailers are 1 7/8", and so therefore are most cars. If they decided to enforce 50mm on hire trailers, of course, they'd start falling off.

I take it you bought the car with the towbar on it? Otherwise I'd say it's not fit for purpose :-)

Those aren't screw holes underneath the ball, I take it?

Richard

**BMWST?** · 22nd January 2011, 19:55

yes the towball came with the car....cant say its not fit for purpose a 50mm ball is just as legal as a 1 7/8 just not common on a car,most braked trailers will have a 50mm coupling