cdjpb replied on 06/06/2022 17:23
Posted on 06/06/2022 17:23
I have a 2022 Mazda CX-5 diesel 174bhp which happily tows my 2022 Swift Accord 590 but I’m finding hitching/unhitching challenging.
The car has a Witter fixed swan neck towbar fitted but when hitched up there’s only a couple of millimetres between the head of the Alko hitch and the car’s bumper. In normal use this is OK, but unless the car and caravan are perfectly in-line, I cannot hitch/unhitch the caravan as the Alko stabiliser handle fouls on the bumper.
Is this normal? Do different towbar manufacturers offer different clearances? Would a detachable or a flange offer more clearance? Or do I just have to accept that the car/caravan have to be in-line to hitch/unhitch?
Many thanks!
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