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Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 05/10/2006

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When I changed my car, I converted to a Winterhoff coupling on my van. 

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Can I ask a dumb question here?   How do you know that the change in behaviour has anything to do with the stabiliser and isn't wholly down to the change in car?

Sorry Andrew, I misled you - must be old age. Let me tell it correctly this time.

I used to tow a 2001 Elddis Whirlwind with a Golf Estate 1.9TDI, and used a Bulldog blade type stabiliser.   I changed the van tow hitch to a Winterhoff coupling and the improvement in stability was readily obvious.   Then I changed my car, still pulling the same van, with equally good stability.   This year I changed my van to a Coachman Pastiche (330 kg heavier MPTLM).  The Winterhoff was moved over to my new van, and stability is again excellent.

It wasn't a dumb question; ha job to follow my own posting when I re-read it.      Hope this clears the unintended fog.

Bertie.