Pintle hitch

SVcummins · Dec 9, 2018

Anybody use one of these ? I like the rating but I don?t like the little flipper that?s supposed to hold the trailer eye
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jeffcat · Dec 9, 2018

All heavy construction uses them. If the trailers load is set corectly with much of the weight on the hook, it should be fine. Many years ago a large paveing business was towing a a small vibratory on such a trailer. Kinda went around the traffic circle just a little too fast. The arrss end of the truck was around 5 feet in the air, the trailer was sideways but still hitched, and the well chained down roller was still on the trailer. Answered that question.

JD Seller · Dec 9, 2018

Buy a better hitch than that one. Get a Curtis with the heavy cast latch. It is rated 16K as a pintle hitch and 10K on the ball. Cost $75ish

Combination pintle hitch.

showcrop · Dec 9, 2018

(quoted from post at 23:47:57 12/08/18) All heavy construction uses them. If the trailers load is set corectly with much of the weight on the hook, it should be fine. Many years ago a large paveing business was towing a a small vibratory on such a trailer. Kinda went around the traffic circle just a little too fast. The arrss end of the truck was around 5 feet in the air, the trailer was sideways but still hitched, and the well chained down roller was still on the trailer. Answered that question.

Jeffcat, all heavy construction use the real ones with ratings up around 60,000lbs

ditchwitch · Dec 9, 2018

Looks like a good design. As long as you have something hooked up looks like it want open on its on if for some reason the pin come out.

ditchwitch · Dec 9, 2018

Thats the one i have always used also that one and the first generation ones that didn't have the ball. Always has been a good hitch never any troubles.

Billy Shafer · Dec 9, 2018

I wouldn't trust it. Better to use the old proven Army style.

caterpillar guy · Dec 9, 2018

The quick hitch on your tractors have not much more for a latch and they hold up under load and probably more weight and load. I don't have any pintle hitches or use them so no dog in the fight.

TGP · Dec 9, 2018

Agree with Mr. Seller,
Buy the better one.
Too much movement on a trailer hitch.

I would think that little latch will wear pretty fast,
and allow the lunette to slip by.
Tom

Traditional Farmer · Dec 9, 2018

Any auctions in your area? The old heavy duty pintle hitches usually sell for around $5-$10 at most.

Determined · Dec 9, 2018

Depends on what you are hauling and what you are hauling it with.

I have the style where the top piece closes fully against the top of the ball, has worked good for 30+ years but in all that time I have never used it to pull a ball type trailer.

Most of the trailers I have with ball hitch I needed to use a receiver with a 4-6 inch drop so they would ride level behind my old dually.

My new dually has a flat deck, the receiver hitch is built into the deck and is lower than the old truck but even with that I still need to use a drop hitch to achieve a level trailer.

If your truck or trailer is too high or low and you can't utilize it for pintle and ball applications then might just as well buy a dedicated pintle hitch.

Quite a few cobbled together farm wagons where the ring may not have been made of large enough diameter material for the style you posted to properly keep locked in.

Richard G. · Dec 9, 2018

I have a very stout old army style one on my Dodge 3500. I don't like the trailer ball type.
I have seen 2 trailer ball shanks break off. One had a very large shank.
I have pulled way more than I should have for thousands of miles with this one.

Destroked 450 · Dec 9, 2018

I don't care for the combination hitches, with a receiver hitch it's to easy to swap in the correct hitch than to deal with a combination hitch that to me is less than ideal for ether app.

Google the Curt 48004 receiver mounted pintle

hitchhttps://www.curtmfg.com/part/48004

Never have been able to attach a openable link on this site.

DoubleO7 · Dec 9, 2018

https://www.curtmfg.com/part/48004

in your post just paste in the address then ad in front and on end of it with no spaces anywhere.

john in la · Dec 9, 2018

Do your self a favor and at least get one like is in Richards picture.

Think about it.
A pintle hitch is made to pull more weight than a ball shank will hold.
So why would you use a ball on a pintle hitch.

And just FYI.
A true heavy duty pintle hitch needs a air supply to work.
The pintle hitch used to pull commercial doubles is like this.

marloweg · Dec 9, 2018

had one ball broke off never again went back to a Curt Pintle

DoubleO7 · Dec 9, 2018

(quoted from post at 08:02:55 12/09/18) Looks like a good design. As long as you have something hooked up looks like it want open on its on if for some reason the pin come out.

It looks like the latch is a pendulum pivoting on the hex bolt.
The pin behind and above it keeps the latch in the closed position.
If for some reason that pin with square bail came out the latch might fall down and open.
Thus there would be nothing to keep the lunette from jumping or bouncing out other than gravity and the weight on it.

The Curtis and real military ones have the pin which has to be pulled in order to operate the latch. Which is a required double action before it will open.

PJH · Dec 9, 2018

I worry more about the little pin that holds the receiver in place. I always thought that was the weak point, but I've never seen one break.

Destroked 450 · Dec 9, 2018

(quoted from post at 10:17:26 12/09/18) had one ball broke off never again went back to a Curt Pintle

Another reason not to buy a combination hitch, no mater how makes it.

Rick Anderson · Dec 9, 2018

Been using one for last three years. works awesome. Only thing I dont like is you have to lift trailer a lot higher to unhook.

Rick Anderson · Dec 9, 2018

your not pulling on the ball on this one. Your pulling below it.

SVcummins · Dec 9, 2018

Yes that?s true but it seems like the the quick hitch doesn?t have much upward force on the latch like a pintle hitch does especially in my application when I?m loading say a tractor

SVcummins · Dec 9, 2018

I like the one in double o7 link I?m going to look for it locally I was not able to find one like that in my web search . I am currently using a combination type pintle type but the top latch on it is broken

SVcummins · Dec 9, 2018

Just went to a government auction the other day no hitches of any kind

Traditional Farmer · Dec 9, 2018

How about one with 4 bolt holes that bolts onto a hitch piece?

SVcummins · Dec 12, 2018

I?ve seen those . But I like the one in the link above it has a good heavy rating

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