McHitch Auto Coupler

2 of our Caravan Club members have the McHitch with WDH. They have an adapter that allows them to use the Hayman Reese System which they already had before getting the McHitch. I understand that McHitch has it's own proprietary WDH

High humpback, we have a auto coupler, series 200 with OME suspension 200kg rear springs with air bags. our van has a ball of 280 kg. we have now done away with WDH and have no problems at all. What I did do however was cut the wheel off an old jockey wheel and weld a large flat plate on, this has helped the coupling process.

Cheers bass

We have an Auto Coupler but don't use a WDH. Before the AC we had a Tregg.

We had no real problem hooking up with the Tregg, our routine is pretty good. But uncoupling was often difficult due to a side load being put on the pin from using levelling ramps.

The Auto Coupler solved that and also made looking up even easier.

I've looked at others but chose the Auto Coupler. I reckon you can't go past them.

I have 3 of the McHitch Auto couplers. Love them!!!

I started off by putting one on my Ultimate Offroad Camper trailer because the Treg was a real pain on anything other than an "ideal" surface...(ie: flat, level and solid......on sand, grass on on any sort of fore/aft slope the Treg was a pain to get the pin in or out!!).

I was so happy with that unit I bought one for the box trailer....which also had a Treg.

Then, in January this year, we bought a 20' Bushtracker (ATM 3500kg, ball weight potentially around 400kg). I bought the 6 tonne McHitch Auto and am using a Air Safe Hitch on the Silverado to ease the potential for adverse shock loading from the VERY stiff Chev suspension. The BT came with a DO35 which after two attempts at coupling up I was glad to see the back of!!! Useless!!!

Don't need WDH gear and I read somewhere on a Bushtracker site recently that McHitch strongly recommend against using WDH on caravans when their hitch is being used.

Best check with McHitch boss Joe McInnes. I've been to his Lithgow factory and he is a great bloke and he has developed a fantastic hitch.

Ask on here. Lots use them with the WDH ok
Remember airbags are not a substitute for a WDH. all they do is lift the rear and DONT shift any weight forward onto the front axlle that was lifted by the act of hitching the van up.
Any one who thinks they do is denying the laws of physics

Experts on here

Hi humpback. We had Kimberely Kampers 4 years ago that had a Greg coupling and I replaced it with an Ozhitch which was so much better.....but when we changed up to a later Kampers I fitted a Mchitch. This has got to be the best coupling ever made. So easy to couple up alone, often does so without even getting out to check line up because it is very tolerant of misalignments. There is no movement between car and trailer so no jerking from bumps. Aussie designed and made too.
Two of our travelling camping friends fitted one each as soon as they saw ours. Bloody brilliant bit of gear.

I bought one (McHitch Auto Coupler) for my new Jayco Eagle Outback. This was a mistake! They are so damn clever and so easy to couple and uncouple that I now want one for my caravan and trailer as well. Its going to cost me a bundle. There are adapters available for the different styles of WDH. A brilliant hitch in my opinion.

The hitching and unhitching is very easy compared to the Alko type coupler.

When I ordered mine, Joe McGinnes the inventor and manufacturer, firstly personally responded promptly to my email enquiry, then insisted on talking to me when I put in my phone order to ensure I was getting the right one. That tells me he has a fair amount of commitment to people buying his product. I assume he does that for all his customers.

WBS

Just be aware that the distance between the hole on your tounge and hitch is longer than a standard ball coupling.

I had all sorts of problems trying to get my HR WDH to work with the McHitch They tried to get me to make modifications to my Hayman Reese WDH that just didn't make sense. I'd rather trust Hayman Reese engineering than McHitch which is relatively unknown.

At least he refunded my money but it cost me $70 postage.

Hi Humpback

We have just returned from a 6000 Kilometre trip with our new Auto coupler, excellent coupling much quieter than the previous hitches.

Our Autocoupler replaces a Hyland on our Seachange van we do not use a WDH as the van manufacturer said we would not need one and it tracks along behind the Pajero nicely and we travel at the speed limit most of the time.

Myles

Not wishing to rain on anyone's parade, but if your caravan is more than a 17-footer, you will never need the articulation of a McHitch, or any other fancy (and expensive) hitch. If you exceed the articulation of a standard ball hitch with a 20-foot van, you are most likely already an expensive salvage job.

Added to that, the McHitch puts your pivot point about 60mm further from your tug's rear axle - adding to the inherent instability of an overhung hitch.