Capability

Some people lift because it's not a proper off roader if you don't. Others lift because they have a specific need.
In truth, once you learn the limitations and strengths of your vehicle, you'll be surprised what you can do with a standard setup and decent tyres. A lot comes through experience
If you want to be able to drive a straight line over big rocks, you'll need a lift, or a different vehicle even. Most of the time you can go round instead, saves plenty of money and you have a better ride when you're going to the shops

kermit_rr said:

Some people lift because it's not a proper off roader if you don't. Others lift because they have a specific need.
In truth, once you learn the limitations and strengths of your vehicle, you'll be surprised what you can do with a standard setup and decent tyres. A lot comes through experience
If you want to be able to drive a straight line over big rocks, you'll need a lift, or a different vehicle even. Most of the time you can go round instead, saves plenty of money and you have a better ride when you're going to the shops

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That what I was thinking I dont want something that is a pain to drive on roads

+1 on all the above. A pic of your towing gear might give us a better idea of the problem and then maybe we could make other sugggestions, like maybe you could take the plate off and rotate it 180 degrees, to get it higher? Or has it in fact been correctly fitted?

Stanleysteamer said:

+1 on all the above. A pic of your towing gear might give us a better idea of the problem and then maybe we could make other sugggestions, like maybe you could take the plate off and rotate it 180 degrees, to get it higher? Or has it in fact been correctly fitted?

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I will supply pictures when I finish work It looks correctly fitted.

It sits about 8 inches off the floor to the bracket.

Well that answers one question, you already have a Dixon-Bate!
By their very nature, they are designed to be adjustable down as well as up!
It also don't look very secure, that "hairpin" spring clip ain't springy no more, is useless!
Also do not know what that weird arrangement is sandwiched between the tow-ball mount and the rest of the Dixon-Bate.
If you take the spring clip out and slide the bolt out, does the tow-ball and the other bit still fall off?
If so, then see if you could remove the bit behind it that the moveable part of the Dixon-Bate attaches to. You may be able to take it off, loosen bolts where the diagonals are attached to the chassis and move the outer end up a bit.
But just removing the Dixon-Bate moveable part won't make any difference to your departure angle.
Glad you showed us the pics, at least you now know what you've got and what you need to do to make it safe!

That pin is seized and the bolt otherwise I would take it all off providing I can get the bolts out the chassis cause it looks like they have never been removed.

TD5Tom said:

That pin is seized and the bolt otherwise I would take it all off providing I can get the bolts out the chassis cause it looks like they have never been removed.

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To get the bolt out, use WD and smack the bolt back and forth with a Foff hammer, there is quite a of play lengthwise on them.
As for the pin, if WD and twisting it back and forth with a pair of pliers don't shift it, grind it flush with the bolt then, once the bolt is off, drill it out. It isn't doing anything other than stopping the bolt from falling out and you could always redrill the bolt and fit a new pin.
I too am facing taking my towbar off, to get my chassis repaired so i feel for you as I too have no idea when the original was fitted. MY TD5 is 2000 generation! And I know it spent most of its life towing from the history.
Perhaps we should race!
Also no idea how hard it is going to be to get the electricals off and then back on again! Hoping I can just hang them out the way somewhere with a cable tie.

Stanleysteamer said:

To get the bolt out, use WD and smack the bolt back and forth with a Foff hammer, there is quite a of play lengthwise on them.
As for the pin, if WD and twisting it back and forth with a pair of pliers don't shift it, grind it flush with the bolt then, once the bolt is off, drill it out. It isn't doing anything other than stopping the bolt from falling out and you could always redrill the bolt and fit a new pin.
I too am facing taking my towbar off, to get my chassis repaired so i feel for you as I too have no idea when the original was fitted. MY TD5 is 2000 generation! And I know it spent most of its life towing from the history.
Perhaps we should race!
Also no idea how hard it is going to be to get the electricals off and then back on again! Hoping I can just hang them out the way somewhere with a cable tie.

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Yea I plan on cable tieing mine up and yea mine is the same age as yours m K chassis has been repaired so what I need to do is wax oyl it as soon as possible so it doesn't disintegrate haha yea I have some big hammers so I will not be defeated by the bolts haha