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Old 06-28-2016, 02:14 PM   #1
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Hello weight police

O.K. This forum has ruined or helped educate me. I saw this... Government p/u truck

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what is this?
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what is this?
It is a combo Pintal/ball hitch. A pintal hitch accepts the ring style tongue that are standard issue on Heavy equipment hauling trailers. and it is bent due to too much tongue weight
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Is the ring style a safer tow?
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Is the ring style a safer tow?
It is designed for heavy equipment hauling trailers, the tag of a gravel train, etc, not for travel and light duty trailers.
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Is the ring style a safer tow?
IMHO, NO!

Far to much slop unless you are using the big rig type that has a air activated lock/clasp/impact arm.
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