Tow hitch question

[PeeBee]

Couple of observations. The amount of rust deserves a thorough descaling operation at the least. Check out your towbar mount bolts. I would hazard a guess the sleeve is simply cut off the original gooseneck - have never seen a hayman reece style hitch with a 40mm spigot. That towbar might need replacing get it checked by a towbar specialist would be my recommendation. My Hayman Reece has a 60mm outer to take a 50mm inner tongue.

[Plasnart]

Couple of observations. The amount of rust deserves a thorough descaling operation at the least. Check out your towbar mount bolts. I would hazard a guess the sleeve is simply cut off the original gooseneck - have never seen a hayman reece style hitch with a 40mm spigot. That towbar might need replacing get it checked by a towbar specialist would be my recommendation. My Hayman Reece has a 60mm outer to take a 50mm inner tongue.

My thoughts exactly. That is a cutoff hitch still in the tow bar. How a 2004 tow bar rusts solid must be salty wet and ignored.

[Ranz]

My thoughts exactly. That is a cutoff hitch still in the tow bar. How a 2004 tow bar rusts solid must be salty wet and ignored.

Well, that’s 2 votes for a cut-off ordinary 50mm hitch, possibly because it was well rusted in place. Fairy Nuff, I say (to quote Mr Smith), tho in my defence I saw an identical picture somewhere else. Will attempt brute force…or farm it out. The rest of the undercarriage does not look like that…fortunately.
Thank you all.

[Plasnart]

Well, that’s 2 votes for a cut-off ordinary 50mm hitch, possibly because it was well rusted in place. Fairy Nuff, I say (to quote Mr Smith), tho in my defence I saw an identical picture somewhere else. Will attempt brute force…or farm it out. The rest of the undercarriage does not look like that…fortunately.
Thank you all.

Hi Ranz,

Mate your second photo shows the tow bar crossmember also rusted to the shite house. It has been launched and retrieved in salt water by the previous owner, and is stuffed. See if you can unbolt it and buy a new tow bar.

I would not trust its structural integrity as it is.