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HardCharger



Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila
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Philippines 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
blackwolf wrote:
Yes and no!

Dixon-Bate was split up in 2009 with the trailer business being sold to Mersea Trailers and the towing products business and Dixon-Bate trade name being sold to Bradley Doublelock Ltd.

In 2014 Bradley Doublelock Ltd was itself sold to the German firm, AL-KO Kober, better known just as AL-KO, and what remains of the Dixon-Bate and Bradley businesses now operate out of AL-KO's premises in Southam.

There does however seem to be some internet detritus still around from the earlier days.


Thanks for the information, blackwolf!

I was contemplating a towing point for my truck but since I couldn't find a definitive site, I settled on a recovery point from Uproar 4x4. Thumbs Up No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
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Hazza



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United Kingdom 1990 Defender 110 Td5 HT Bronze Green
You can make a NATO hitch work with a NAS step, you just have to remove the lower locking mechanism from the NATO hitch meaning it becomes swivel-only. It's the locking mechanism at the bottom which fouls on the NAS step.

My NATO hitch has been modified in this way, not that I have a NAS step - but I needed a hitch quickly and this was available! 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power
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