To remove a pintle hitch simply remove the safety pin and open the hook to release the lunette ring.
Pintle hitch ring dimensions.
Rear mount trailer hitches.
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Because of their simple design pintle hitches are able to have thicker metal construction and more secure coupling.
Choose a pintle hitch ring with a 2 1 2 inch or 3 inch inside diameter and in raw steel or black powder coat finish.
Class 5 xtra duty trailer hitches.
The max coupler and lock and roll hitches on the other hand have a lot more weak points that could break than the pintle hitch setup but that brings me on nicely to the negatives.
Class 4 trailer hitches.
Class 3 trailer hitches.
The basic pintle hitch is essentially a hook and loop with the hook attached to the vehicle and the loop mounted on the trailer.
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The pintle hitch plate will need holes for mounting the pintle hitch and if the hitch uses an air cushion or a shock absorbing spring there will need to be holes to allow these items to pass through the plate.
The military and heavy industry have used pintle hitches this size and bigger for decades.
Class 2 trailer hitches.
Class 1 trailer hitches.
They are notorious for their high weight capacity and simple design.
Both your pintle hook and lunette ring should have a sufficient gtw rating to support the loaded weight of your trailer.