Tow bar extension for fixed Gooseneck towbar for New Landrover Defender

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On 4/9/2026 at 2:56 PM, Stretched@Birth said:

I had a similar problem on my Discovery, fortunately it had a flat plate towbar with 4 bolt holes, and Holdfast made an extension that bolted on.  I found though that the extra length adds extra leverage and strain on the towbar.  I used to to strap the top of bike rack to the spare wheel to take some of that load off the towbar.  I'd imagine with the weight of a couple of e-bikes on a rack this could become significant.

Very true; a friend has the XRack extension on a LR Defender with a vertical plate, maybe 12mm or 16mm thick to lift the extension. With two ebikes and not a great deal of use there is a slight but noticeable bend in the solid steel plate. Still useable though.