What’s the pro/con of using a bulldog coupler versus a more traditional lever type coupler on a trailer?
couplers - bulldog versus trad lever type
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The Bulldog are supposed to be slack free and do not make any noise. I use a regular pintle hitch and it has served me well. I am not sure how anything can swivel more than a pintle hitch and they are indestructable. With all the other road noise I never hear anything from mine unless I really have to brake hard.
One arguement is that you KNOW that the bulldog coupler is on the ball correctly just by looking at it. It won't close on the ball if it isn't on right either. IMHO the bulldog coupler wraps around the ball tighter than the stamped couplers with more surface area in contact. I'd guess this will make the bulldog coupler last longer before it starts to wear "loose". Flip side of this is you can't just replace the wear parts and go some more like the stamped couplers with replaceable locks.
I put a bulldog coupler on my bumper pull car hauler during rebuild. So far I like it in general. It can be a PITA to hook up if you don't get the truck lined up to the trailer. The stamped couplers will drop on if you get them close and the latch is pretty easy to close after it drops on. With the bulldog coupler it's a little harder to get it closed if the alignment is off. Might be operator inexperience too though as the trailer it's on has only been on the road a couple months and used a couple times.
Junk, my trailer here in NJ has a bulldog coupler on it if you wanna take it for a ride.
Nick
I put a bulldog coupler on my bumper pull car hauler during rebuild. So far I like it in general. It can be a PITA to hook up if you don't get the truck lined up to the trailer. The stamped couplers will drop on if you get them close and the latch is pretty easy to close after it drops on. With the bulldog coupler it's a little harder to get it closed if the alignment is off. Might be operator inexperience too though as the trailer it's on has only been on the road a couple months and used a couple times.
Junk, my trailer here in NJ has a bulldog coupler on it if you wanna take it for a ride.
Nick
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The downside being that I'd have to see you if I go out to see the trailer
Thanks. I may check it out.
45? What 45?
Nick
Nick
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You could have said that before starting based on what was left45? What 45?
Nick
