Pintle Hitch Question

connor9988 · Mar 22, 2023

Does anyone make a modern version of this style of pintle hitch?

Looks very handy.

Richard G. · Mar 22, 2023

I use a pintle hitch on my Dodge 3500 diesel.
Too much rain to get a photo right now.
Bought at Northern Hydraulics over 20 years ago.
Very stout.

Kansas4010 · Mar 22, 2023

I think he means something that hooks up to a tractor and can be opened and snapped shut from the seat. If not I have this one from TSC. I admit my pintle hitch trailer is a fairly small military trailer. If I had a heavier trailer I would be looking for a different hitch.

Doug - Iowa · Mar 22, 2023

I have a couple of these, very handy. work great for their intended purpose as well as a safer method for hooking a tow strap. This one from Reese.

connor9988 · Mar 22, 2023

Correct, what one might call Self-latching

TGP · Mar 22, 2023

That's a ww2 style hitch found on the Dodge 3/4 ton and 6x6 1 1/2 ton trucks.
Early Power Wagon trucks are very similar.

Check with Midwest military.com, or other military vendors.

Also found on Ebay from time to time.

Tom

Kansas4010 · Mar 22, 2023

Just a quick search and I found this one. Never seen it before.

warbaby · Mar 22, 2023

If youre looking for one with a rope release like the one pictured, your best bet would be a forklift salvage yard or supplier/repair shop. Every large-scale manufacturing plant I've ever been in used these to speed up deliveries and keep their stock men and forklift drivers moving. I've had a few lifts and cart tugs that had that style hitch as well and its very handy because you dont waste time getting off the machine, toggling the lock up (if it wasnt left up), getting back on the machine to back up and hitch up, get back off again to lock it down, then climb back up and go.

With this type, you just back up, yank on the rope, catch the lunette (ring), release the rope and go!

I dont know if that manual type is till made, but they do make an air-powered hitch that does basically the same thing with a valve or switched solenoid, but they are $400.oo and up...

Patsdeere · Mar 22, 2023

But without lifting the landing leg, how would you not rip it off? Doesn't look like any means to lift into the ring and then lift trailer.

DoubleO7 · Mar 22, 2023

I have not seen one posted by O.P.
On any WC Dodge.
But have seen this very similar style version.

DoubleO7 · Mar 22, 2023

Here is one very similar but does not have the little pulley to get the desired action from tractor seat.

Source

john in la · Mar 22, 2023

Would you really want a pintle hook where the full weight of the trailer is constantly pulling on the locking mechanism.

caterpillar guy · Mar 22, 2023

they would be good for multiple hitch jobs like pulling and dropping trailers, or for off road use like tug work at an airport for the luggage wagons. I don't think I would want to trust one for on road use. Just not a fan of things coming unhitched while traveling. With the conventional models it will not be a problem of coming unhooked. Unless somebody forgets to latch the top and it is either loaded tongue light or bounces off.

connor9988 · Mar 22, 2023

I was more interested in it for moving trailers with the tractor around the farm.

sms · Mar 22, 2023

I have seen them on over the road trailers. Maybe older ones. I had one on my Kenworth, seemed to work fine, heaviest I think I hauled was my Pettibone about 10 tons plus 2 1/2 tons of trailer.

Tramway Guy · Mar 22, 2023

If you look closely, the one Double07 posted has a safety pin added that can be installed to prevent inadvertent opening. The original post does not have that.

Fritz Maurer · Mar 22, 2023

Millions of semis all over the earth do it every day.

john in la · Mar 22, 2023

Fritz.

I pull doubles 2500 miles a week and I can say you are wrong. Our pintle hooks are not dependent on the lock to hold the weight of the trailer.

Fritz Maurer · Mar 22, 2023

The latch in the fifth wheel bears 100% of the pulling force.

willie in mn · Mar 22, 2023

Just my opinion for what it is worth. Looks to me to be very UNhandy. Would have to get out to adjust height of hitch, oops that was 1/2 inch too high, let it down a bit, try again, back in to couple, get out again to lift landing leg, then go. Repeat when unhitching. Of course could have a helper to do all that while the driver stays in the seat.

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