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soooo, i pick up my new (to me) van in a couple of weeks, after its been serviced and a moover fitted. its a coachman amara 450/2 2006 and its fitted with a alko stabiliser hitch, as my old van did'nt have one, and i have a nissan terrano with the spare wheel fitted to the rear door, i dont know if there will be enough clearance, to lift the handle enough to hitch up with the spare wheel in place.

does anyone have (or can measure) the length of the handle, from the front of the hitch to the end of the handle please, as i dont want to start faffing around when i pick up the van, as there will be enough other stuff try to remember 

cheers

stu

People with 4x4 vehicles that have problems with the Alko top lever making contact with the rear opening door usually fit one of these types of handles which Alko have designed specially for this purpose.

http://shop.al-ko.co.uk/products/4x4-retro-fit-stabliliser-handle.html

thanks guys , and thanks to birdman for the measurement, i will measure that tomorow.

yes i concidered opening the door ,then hitching up, but i think the jockey wheel handle may me in the way of closing the door again,

i have seen the shorter handles but 34 quid ,, sheesh.?.

i recon i may remove the spare wheel from the back door before i go to pick the van up then take it fron there

cheers stu 

thanks guys, and thaks glyn fo the offer i'll contact next week if i need it

cheers stu