Ball Hitch Vs Pintle Hook

My thoughts on the two trailers turner logging llc.

Ball hitch vs pintle hook. When it comes to bumper towing the two main hitch types to keep in mind are ball hitches and pintle hitches. A pintle hook and a lunette ring. Ball hitches attach to a trailer coupler and are available in 3 different ball sizes 1 7 8 2 or 2 5 16. Pintle vs ball hitch go with the pintle.

A pintle mounting plate and pintle hook and pintle lunette ring need to be purchased to complete the set up. Pintle hooks can either be bolted directly to a reinforced utility truck bumper or attached to a trailer hitch using a mounting plate. Trailer wgt is 2600 dual axle. Ball hitches are typically used on vehicles that are towing small boats or trailers and are most common for recreational purposes.

Whatever the next size up from 2 in is seems to me a pintle hitch is best suited for hauling over uneven ground. Powder coated forged steel resists rust. In this video we cover the various types of pintle hitches as well as the benefits of each. The trailer coupler is typically a.

Pintle hitches work using two main components. Previous owner says it s rated to haul 10k. For more information and purchasing options please visit. How to hook up a gooseneck trailer duration.

Pintle hitches are commonly used on military construction industrial and agricultural equipment. I just bought a used trailer to haul my jd 990 utility tractor or the gator. It offers more articulation more secure also in offroad situations its hard to steal one if you are not setup for it as its not a common hitch and its much easier to hook up to. Pintle hitch is a type of tow hitch that uses a tow ring configuration to secure to a hook or a ball combination.

This pintle hook and hitch ball combo lets you haul up to 16 000 lbs with either the 2 5 16 chrome plated hitch ball or with the pintle. Pintle hitches have high weight capacities and are primarily used for heavy duty towing particularly on rough off road terrain.