I like my military pintle but the silent variety are intriguing. My question is: Do the Lock-n-roll type couplers meet SAE J684 ? It is a fairly simple standard and the design loads are spelled out for a given hitch rating.
Second question: Don't the 2" receivers used on locknroll to vehicle make just as much noise or more as a pintle?
Says it is "Fully ADR 62/02 compliant: CRN 42807" whatever that is. So all the advantages of the standard pintle, but with almost none of the disadvantages -- and probably 0% clank.
That is quite a neat design. Most of the cost of my M101 CDN trailer though. I'll have to live with the occasional banging noise and potential reverse lockup. Thanks for the knowledge though.
Instead of starting a new thread and since this one has hitch in the title, what is the reasoning behind having extra long hitch arrangement? I have seen some that are a meter and a half from trailer to coupler. It makes for a long hookup cord but does it help with handling or opening the hatch of your rig??
Instead of starting a new thread and since one has hitch in the title, what is the reasoning behind having extra long hitch arrangement? I have seen some that are a meter and a half from trailer to coupler. It makes for a long hookup cord but does it help with handling or opening the hatch of your rig??
The trailers that have the shorter tongues have a tendency to jack knife quicker...a little extra length helps to smooth out the feedback to the trailer.
If your on a tight area or trail...you may want to have it closer to vehicle. ...that's why an adjustable tongue is the best of both worlds.
Good question, Semi Hex, and a great answer from titanpat as always.
I can only add that if your extension is as skinny as most are, if you do need to get jacknifed you'll be able to do it with less concern about damage to the back of your truck and equipment mounted on the tongue, as well as likely getting closer than you would otherwise be able to.
I love my short-coupled M101 CDN, though -- except that first day out when I have to back up. It generally gets better after that...
I also love my old school pintle and lunnette, despite the knocks people give them. One issue with ever putting an adjustable extension on is that they just don't seem all that compatible with dealing with the potential forces of the lunnette rotating. Anyone ever have success in getting something like that to work?
Thank you both for the replies. I have been looking at extensions for trailers and they really reduce the load capacity just by the way they are designed. I have a Jumping Jack trailer and I would like the hitch to be a little longer but not at the price of losing the capacity.
We do a lot of off roading and it isn't worth the weak spot. I can back up and it does handle very well.
