am putting together a pintle hook system for my trailer.
I got a massive swivel lunette eye. The ring is thick, about 1.65" cross section.
I was looking at this pintle hook:
http://www.buyersproducts.com/dispatch?cmd=fwd&fwdfile=catalog3t.jsp?id=10080006
but I am now wondering if this will work. It seems that the typical pintle hook has a fat odd-shaped top piece which seems would prevent the eye from articulating upwards more than maybe 45deg or so (guessing). Not sure that will be enough, and I wanted to do the pintle hook to maximize that particular motion which gave me trouble with the ball system.
Anybody knows how much articulation would one typically have if the truck and trailer form an upright V, as in the bottom of a dip. Is it normally enough for serious wheeling?
I got a massive swivel lunette eye. The ring is thick, about 1.65" cross section.
I was looking at this pintle hook:
http://www.buyersproducts.com/dispatch?cmd=fwd&fwdfile=catalog3t.jsp?id=10080006
but I am now wondering if this will work. It seems that the typical pintle hook has a fat odd-shaped top piece which seems would prevent the eye from articulating upwards more than maybe 45deg or so (guessing). Not sure that will be enough, and I wanted to do the pintle hook to maximize that particular motion which gave me trouble with the ball system.
Anybody knows how much articulation would one typically have if the truck and trailer form an upright V, as in the bottom of a dip. Is it normally enough for serious wheeling?