"DIN Plate style Hitch" - Standard on a Defender?

[patently]

The local residents are talking about clubbing together and buying a snow plough for the road - this one. As the local Land Rover owner, it would fall to me to drive it!

Looking at the website, it says it connects to a "DIN Plate style Hitch" which is apparently "Standard on most Trucks, SUV's and CUV's". Apologies if this is a stupid question, but what is this? What does it look like?

I don't especially remember anything like this on the front of my Defender 90, just the standard tie/tow points at the front of the chassis rails. Is this a standard item on Defenders? If not, is it easy/cheap to fit?

 

[lazydog]

have a chat with these people they might be able to help, also look out for this type might be cheaper exmod
http://www.exmod.co.uk/resprays.html

 

[patently]

Thanks - looks interesting. :tea:

 

[paul_c]

I'd send them an email to clarify. Its hard to tell but I think they mean a US standard receiver hitch, which is certainly NOT standard on the front, or on most European cars.

 

[patently]

OK - thanks!

 

[finallysnapped]

Oh right, it's like box shape.

 

[paul_c]

Oh right, it's like box shape.

Yep, as I posted before really, that's a US standard 2" receiver hitch. You can buy the front mount (and rear), but you'd have to import it from USA. And, I don't think the states ever got a Disco 1 so you'd need to adapt/make your own for one of them. Its 2" internal size on the square, but I don't know the specification for the location/size of the pin.

 

[finallysnapped]

I wonder if you could adapt this, although it's designed for the rear of a D2

Part number - VUB104850

 

[finallysnapped]

or Terrafirma Discovery 1 / 2 receiver hitches | Receiver Hitches - Receiver Hitches Accessories for Land Rover Vehicles

 

[paul_c]

or Terrafirma Discovery 1 / 2 receiver hitches | Receiver Hitches - Receiver Hitches Accessories for Land Rover Vehicles

You seen the price???? And its only for the rear, too. Never seen a front one for D1.

 

[finallysnapped]

Thought the neighbours were chipping in

 

[finallysnapped]

Ok these people might have exactly what you need for £162

Towbars, Front push tow bars, towing brackets specialists from Watling Engineers | Front Push Towbars

They have discovery, discovery 2, etc listed in their prices so I'd assume that meant they covered D1's although only without a nudge bar http://www.watling-towbars.co.uk/docs/front_towbars05.pdf

 

[khaos]

Am I the only one thinking I wouldn't want all that weight hanging from a hitch like that? the force of the snow is fine because it's in the direction that the hitch is designed to take it but the plough itself will be a twisting force on the hitch in a direction that it was never intended to take.
Just a thought. I wouldn't put it on my car on a hitch like that. There must be a better way.