Pintle Hook for Bumper

[colind]

Hey guys,
new to the forums, how fun that I found them.
Anyone seen any place to get an accessory to attach to the four holes on the back bumper? I know this is for a pintle hook or similar and is not rated here in the states, but I would like something cool to mount there.
Anyone seen anything?

Thanks..

 

[LX_TREME]

W E L C M E.I've seen alot of those outside the U.S but now my question is, How much you willing to spend and would you shop the landcruiser stuff outside the U.S?

 

[Bear80]

You mean like this fine unit?

I pull a 18ft boat without issues, not to mention a few recoveries. This fine pintle/2" ball combo unit can be yours for $25 plus shipping.

 

[anderaa13]

Just wanted to let ya'll know that I have a combo pintle/ball hitch and actually bent the cross member dragging it on the trail. I had to take a sledge hammer and bend it back down. I have towed with it before but I'm not sure I would do it again after seeing it bend like that.

Has anyone done hard, angled recoveries from a hitch mounted back there?

Aaron

 

[Bear80]

I think like you've shown, the pintle is not intended to be used on a truck that run hard trails. I've 'wheeled my 80 and only had it drag a few times, nothing big. Also since it only bolts to the outter skin of the crossmember, pulling anything larger than a small trailer is questionable. I pulled the boat less than 5 miles to the lake, but long hauls on the highway might be really pushing it.

 

[Bear80]

I've only seen a pintle type hitch bend the crossmember in a rear end collision. Others have shown the bolt holes to flare when the pintle is heavly used. Which means the bolts could pull though eventally if you really pull with it.

 

[macneill]

I don't tow anything, but I would love to install a recovery point in these 4 holes.

 

[Bear80]

Check my ROTW to see how I beefed up the TJM when I put my new pintle hook on. It still only bolts to the crossmember skin but with the TJM bumper it should distribute pressure across the bumper and through the side mounts of the bumper.

 

[TiredIronGRB]

They make an awesome recover point...

 

[colind]

They make an awesome recover point...

TiredIronGRB, who makes the revcover point?

 

[TiredIronGRB]

It's just a standard pintle hitch.

 

[LX_TREME]

Or you can check the 80s pintle hook from the shur-lift JDM website and the part # E-405

Good luck

 

[TiredIronGRB]

I usually get them on eBay.

 

[MARLIN375]

yup standard, got mine at Princess Auto, they had pintle or pintle-ball if I remember mine was about $60 cad on sale.

 

[colind]

Or you can check the 80s pintle hook from the shur-lift JDM website and the part # E-405

Good luck

How do you order something from SHUR-LIFT? It is in Japanese..
Is there a distributor in the states?

Thanks..

 

[wussyPup]

Where do you attach the safety chains?

yup standard, got mine at Princess Auto, they had pintle or pintle-ball if I remember mine was about $60 cad on sale.
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[teejnut]

I'm assuming all the pintle hooks have the same bolt pattern/size?

 

[IdahoDoug]

If you can bend that mount area dragging it on a trail, and people are seeing the holes flare from use, I think you really need to consider the strength inadequate. Especially if it can simply be sledge hammered back into alignment once bent.

I've dropped the full rear weight of the 80 onto the factory hitch dozens of times and it's not distorted a whit. I feel if you're going to use those four holes to mount a device for recovery or towing you need to reinforce the area.

Also, never use a hitch ball for recovery - pintle or not.

DougM

 

[MARLIN375]

Where do you attach the safety chains?

I welded an eye under the frame rail to the right of the hitch, you can't see it from this picture.

On my friends utility trailer I can close and pin the pintle on top of tounge.....it can't come off.

 

[MARLIN375]

If you can bend that mount area dragging it on a trail, and people are seeing the holes flare from use, I think you really need to consider the strength inadequate. Especially if it can simply be sledge hammered back into alignment once bent.

I've dropped the full rear weight of the 80 onto the factory hitch dozens of times and it's not distorted a whit. I feel if you're going to use those four holes to mount a device for recovery or towing you need to reinforce the area.

Also, never use a hitch ball for recovery - pintle or not.

DougM

I will agree with Doug (again) on this one it is not the beefiest part of your truck and under max recovery conditons I think you could deform things (like a good stuck in mud with a double line off a big winch and an inexperienced operator on the winch control).

That being said if I ever get in a good stuck I will use the stock eyes, I moved both mine to the back just for that reason.