The Thing is you are altering something fit for purpose and if you have an accident your insurance would not pay out and the brakes you will have to alter them as well not good use the Nato hitch .Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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16th Apr 2014 8:20 pm
Markmein
Member Since: 07 Jul 2012
Location: Chester
Posts: 181
Would the same thing apply though by using the nato hitch on the D3 as the mounting needs so much modification?
16th Apr 2014 10:15 pm
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2083
Changing the hitch depends which one is fitted in the first place. My Sankey had a civilian pattern Bradley hitch, and I was able to just unbolt the ring from the drawbar rod and fit the 50mm ball coupling. These being standard alternatives in the Bradley Range. The hitch was rated at 3500kg.
Legally hitches on Discovery need to be type approved ( Except Commercial versions)
16th Apr 2014 10:39 pm
sailorboi
Member Since: 26 Oct 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 2021
I might be in the process of considering this. I will keep you posted on my post:
Am working closely with my welder and hopefully will have an answer but as RLD says not easy 07 Java Black TD V6 D3, EGRs Blanked, Tow bar, Full dog guard & divider, LED Spots , DRLs, GG ATs, RLD Sump guard, RLD Spare Wheel Protector, D4 LED Rear Lights, Limo tints on boot and Midnight tint on rear windows, Kenwood screen with Garmin nav, Rear cameras, D4 Steering wheel with flappy paddles, T-max split charge system, Tree sliders, Prospeed roof rack & Ladder, Alisport fast road inter cooler,
Massey Ferguson 35x
Sankey Narrow Track Camping Trailer (Gone but to a great home)
16th Apr 2014 10:40 pm
stew 46
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: cornwall
Posts: 10147
And RLD is the best -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
16th Apr 2014 10:44 pm
Markmein
Member Since: 07 Jul 2012
Location: Chester
Posts: 181
Yes not straight forward, either extensive fabrication to a mounting for the D3 or altering the trailer coupling, should be picking up the trailer at the weekend so I guess a decision will be on the cards, I'll keep an eye on your build as this is my plan.
this is the old type i did much shorter one now the fit the shorter receiver Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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17th Apr 2014 5:05 am
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9424
+1 for RLD option - got mine with my Sankey and it tows like a dream, one of the best bit of engineered kit going (Not seen his spare wheel protector yet though - but it's on the list ).
The other thing to remember is that the RLD option has two anchor points (Normal hitch area and it is connected through your rear towing eye) - so I feel much more confident towing my incredibly heavy wide track Sankey with this than if I was relying on just the normal Land Rover Swan Neck tow ball on its own - it also raises the height of the two hitch, so the Sankey is not at a stupid low angle
You can pick the piece that goes into the Disco on the bay for around £90 - can't see any on there at the moment though, nato coupling about £50 - then you best ask Ray how much his bit of kit is Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
17th Apr 2014 6:46 am
biskit
Member Since: 23 Dec 2009
Location: in my Mancave.
Posts: 1376
I have a huncle ray type for sale in the for sale section, with the ball/nato hitch coupling. Mantec sump guard.
Prospeed tree slider/steps.
Flack duel battery system.
18"Compomotive/AT3 tyres
Brembo 4pot front brakes
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Law of Mechanical Repair:
but as RLD says not easy 
I have a huncle ray type for sale in the for sale section, with the ball/nato hitch coupling. 
