heymccall
Senior Member
I'm guessing the original was 25 ton.
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Pintle hitch modifications
- Thread starter Acoals
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Acoals
Senior Member
Yes, that was the one, as near as I can tell. I am right at about 50k with the 315c on the trailer, but the vertical load is the real trouble:
I am over twice that on the tongue.
I am over twice that on the tongue.
heymccall
Senior Member
I has this one on everything.
We tow Interstate 40DLA trailers with a 314C, 314D, 314E, D4H, 943LGP, or 953C on it.
Paid $210 for it last November.
We tow Interstate 40DLA trailers with a 314C, 314D, 314E, D4H, 943LGP, or 953C on it.
Paid $210 for it last November.
1693TA
Senior Member
I've installed two of those myself on end dump trucks through a 1" plate braced angular to the internal frame stubs. No idea what is pulled but always thought it had to be heavy to warrant such a hook.
1693TA
Senior Member
Those are great too but for an end dump that works off center the rotating type offer advantages. Been a couple of trailers through the shop we had to cut old tongues from to replace from being twisted.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Ok if not used constantly, don't like trailer drawbar eye banging around. Prefer a air hitch.
FWD
Senior Member
I hauled pulpwood with a pup trailer for many years, like about 35, and since then have used a dump truck to occasionally pull a 3 axle 25 ton equipment trailer. I would never haul unless I had the air pintle. It has a type 24 air chamber for the pressure. I have used Holland pintle's mostly, there are others too.
FWD
FWD
heymccall
Senior Member
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Copies of Premier.
My last two trucks came with 50 ton hitches. Overkill, but never have to worry.
First was air, I liked it. Second is swivel. I like it better for off road use. Can't hear it banging around as there really isn't a lot of slop.
First was air, I liked it. Second is swivel. I like it better for off road use. Can't hear it banging around as there really isn't a lot of slop.
Jumbo
Senior Member
Sign me up as a dummy, I thought any thing with air had to have an air pintle per DOT. Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie in about '77 went through and changed out all pintles to air.