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I know this topic is from a while ago but I just found it with a search engine, I too have problems hitching, (Terrano and Alko hitch) sometimes you can get it with door open but sometimes depending on the angle you have to reverese back at you cant always open the door enough!!!

I did hear that Alko were bringing out an improved angled hitch handle to overcome this, anybody know anything about this please?

  Hi Sideshow Bob

  A very big   WELCOME  to the best and friendliest camping and caravanning site on the net.

 I personnaly have not had your problem with the alko hitch, Have you tried emailing them the address is

[email protected]

 They will be able to give you the most up to date information on this and any other queries you may have.

Hope this is some use to you

Les

Thanks Les and June

I will email Alko, and thanks for the welcome to the site, only just joined and I am very impressed

Several people remove the screw from the red plastic handle and remove the handle before /after applying presure

On hitching you remove the handle and depress the two protruding levers to take up the slack.You can then refit the handle and apply full pressure

Repeat the process in reverse to unhitch

The new handle has been talked about for months now

Maybe it will be available from the stand at the NEC

Don't know which year though

Thanks John, I did read a few postings saying about removing the screw, and I think I will try that, however my concern is as others mentioned, I feel it would not be so easy in the dark like these winter months and there is quite a possibillity to lose the screw etc into grass (I have the knack of losing something right in front of me on a clean garage workbench never mind a blustery camp site during the hassles of hitching / unhitching etc!!!!!!!!)

But thanks for the reply and I will try it, also will email Alko and try at their stand at the show

The screw is quite long from memory but some people just put the handle on for hitching / unhitching and dispense with the screw altogether I believe

Probably after losing it on a blustery campsite !!

Oh I understand,

thanks I will try without the screw and just slip the handle off and on as required - good idea, I am going out in the van soon I will let you know how it works - thanks again

Dear Mr Smith

Answer to my email from Alko received this morning

Thank you for your email concerning the retro-fit 4x4 handle for AKS stabilizers.

We plan to show a preview model at the forthcoming Boat, Caravan & Leisure Show at the NEC In February.  We anticipate that this item will be on sale in early spring.  The usual caravan press will give further details of where it can be purchased from, when it is available.

Kind regards

Gaynor Davis

Very intresting Bob

We will look out for it at the N E C

Very interesting Bob

We will look out for it at the N E C

Thanks Nev, doesnt quite work for me, I tried that but you have to catch it just right and sometimes it just wont release if you dont get the handle all the way up

Thanks though