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I've just bought a car fitted with one of these too, it's one the you can remove & store in the car, I've been wondering if I should consider changing it as I'm not 100% certain how secure they are. Can any members throw any light on this one. Our caravan won't be here until the 18th & we have 4 weeks from then to get it sorted.

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Thanks for the info. After a bit of research and a little tinkering I think I've got it . The stabiliser is the Snakemaster from the Towsure catalogue and the bracket is similar to the one you posted but is a little more elaborate. (I only joined up for these Message Boards today so I haven't figured out how to post a picture myself yet !!)  I'll try it out during the week and let you know if it's successful.

Quote: Originally posted by JohnG on 02/7/2006

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Agree that it does look low on your gallery pic but can't see that you can fit it any other way

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well i can

its quite obviously fitted wrongly

in the gallery picture the bit that is on the bottom left in the picture above is facing the road

surely it should be fitted as in the piccy above

then it wouldnt be so close to the ground and you would actually be able to fit whatever it is you are trying to fit, to it properly

look at the picture at the top of the thread - that also shows it so the enclosed section is facing to the side

it needs to be fitted to the upright section of the towball

fit it properly and it shouldnt be so close to the ground

Quote: Originally posted by Basilbrush on 02/7/2006

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I've just bought a car fitted with one of these too, it's one the you can remove & store in the car, I've been wondering if I should consider changing it as I'm not 100% certain how secure they are. Can any members throw any light on this one.

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Quote: Originally posted by rabb_uk on 02/7/2006

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Quote: Originally posted by Basilbrush on 02/7/2006

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I've just bought a car fitted with one of these too, it's one the you can remove & store in the car, I've been wondering if I should consider changing it as I'm not 100% certain how secure they are. Can any members throw any light on this one.

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Hi, I have a removeable swanneck fitted to my towcar, It's towed for two years with it, Pulliing a 20ft twin axle fully loaded and It's as good as a fixed bar, I always remove it when not towing and did wonder at first if it was secure, But must be designed to be and definately is. Plus you never knock your shins or cover yourself in grease...

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Thanks very much for replying to my question Rabb_uk. I'm happy now to leave the towbar as it is. You know how it is with something different, until you hear from someone in the same boat you're never certain.

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True enough Ziggar and surely the stabiliser bar would not fit in with the bottom bit twisted down.

It would be pointing at the ground

The fixing to the swan neck seems right to me

The top picture is for the Scott but the one he has is a Snakemaster as he later posted