Treg Hitch

We have a Trigg hitch which is very similar (I think yours is a black block, whereas ours is red). We don't have any problem getting the pin out; there are two tricks. Firstly, wind the trailer up or down until the top and bottom surfaces of the block are not touching the metal part of the towbar attached to the car. Then, ensuring the brakes are firmly engaged on the camper trailer, gently rock the car backwards/forwards (easy if it's an automatic) whilst the other person is pulling the pin upwards. The pin should pull out during the rocking process. Hope this helps.

Hi.
We had a Treg Hitch on our van. Our way was to put a little Vaseline on the pin and that seemed to help removing it We cleaned it every couple of days.
Cheers
John

I initially had a Treg hitch on my Camp'o'matic camper trailer when I bought it.

However I noticed as it got older that the block would not stay horizontal for hitching, and that I was not happy about having my navi to move it into position as I backed on, as I preferred her to have all of her fingers.

I looked at and bought a McHitch which I have found to be great and has 360degree articulation in all directions. It is very easy to hitch and unhitch, and even with some tension on it it will unhitch when the trailer is raised on the jockey wheel, as it is something like a ball coupling in that respect.
Regards Philip A

Unbolt it from the trailer, and throw it away as hard as you can.

Then go get a DO35. From that day your life will be so much easier.

No height alignment, nearly pinched fingers, 2 person operation. Just simple fast hitching and unhitching.

Tregg hitches tend to test your patience at times. I changed to a Highland Hitch on my camper and it is also a one man operation.

It all about attention to detail. As you raise/lower the drawbar the 'window' for the pin to 'release' is small, 0.5mm either side of ideal. However if you watch the rubber block while you wind up/down you will see it loose any tension on it and you can pull the pin with no effort. Putting it back in is more complicated as you have to line up your tow vehicle as well. If your drawbar is heavy like ours and you're on uneven ground, this means lining up the hitch to within 1-2mm lateraly and preferably 0mm lengthwise as you can't move it much more than that. The comment above about the rubber block titling is a valid one and we use a stick (picked up off the ground) at the back ot the block to keep it level, no fingers involved. We manage to do this with minimal agro as we know what's required, near enough ain't good enough. Alternatively, spend some money and change it to one of the suggestions above.

Grab a nozzle off a liquid nail tube or what ever and shove it between the poly block and steel hitch, simple and we can still play the piano,

I had a camper trailer for 10 years with the horizontal version of a Treg and had all the problems you have described.
More recently have had a caravan with a Treg, and having put up with the problems of load and off centre etc, I recently changed to a McHitch auto coupler.

Well, it is dead easy even using the reversing camera to connect versus the intricate directions required to align the pin exactly on the Treg.

So I recommend the McHitch, and (I have no affiliation)

Cheers,
Jim