Pintle Hook for Bumper

[Nay]

Look at the Slee receiver I installed in the thread below.

This setup does not cost you clearance, can be bolted through the entire crossmember (see how I did this in the thread) and has bolt on triangulation back to the frame, plus it has wings for safety chains for towing. In other words, you get a tow/recovery point that does not cost you a millimeter of clearance and builds in a second triangulated cross member.

I am not saying that this is as strong a frame mounted hitch, but I don't tow a very heavy trailer regularly. I have used this setup both to tow a moderately loaded 6x12 uHaul trailer and it was solid as a rock, and also for a number of extractions this winter, some of which were not easy (42 ft. furniture truck stuck in the snow in my driveway, for example). I also carry 4 bikes on a Yakima rack with no issues.

A pintle hitch is really designed for pulling a light trailer offroad, because it can allow the rotation of the hitch mount in undulating terrain. It has no frame reinforcement (triangulation) and is only held in by the four bolts, and it will reduce depature angle. Slee's setup is the absolute best compromise I have seen for gaining a strong towing/recovery point without losing any clearance.

It would be even stronger with an aftermarket bumper. I know Slee hasn't rated it and has the usual disclaimers, I am just relating my personal experience. I have no doubt that this is stronger than the Class III rated integrated hitch bumper (Tomken) I had on my old Cherokee (XJ), so I am more than comfortable with it. YMMV

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=80683&highlight=stock+mounted+hitch

 

[senorscott]

i've seen pindle hooks for sale at Tractor Supply. They had the ball hook and the normal pindle hook. I guarantee they're alot cheaper than anything else you find on the net. plus no shipping charges.

 

[semlin]

i have a pintle hook that fits in a standard 2x2" tow hitch receiver like the valley hitch mounts that were port installed. if you use a grade 8 bolt instead of the normal removable aluminum pin to hold it, you have a very sturdy recovery point.

 

[TiredIronGRB]

i've seen pindle hooks for sale at Tractor Supply. They had the ball hook and the normal pindle hook. I guarantee they're alot cheaper than anything else you find on the net. plus no shipping charges.

I've bought several on eBay for $20-$30, the ones at TS are like $60-$70.

 

[robmir]

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.

I beefed up my TJM further, the picture is dark but notice I welded a 2X2 receiver to a thick plate which was bolted to the stock 4 holes plus 2 more bolts. There is a plate plate of the same size between the TJM bullbar and the stock rear crossmember with 2 steel braces welded to it at the lower face, both of them going to the front stock hitch bolts, transfering the horizontal and vertical forces caused by the tongue weight or pulling a trailer. Also there is a third wider plate with 6 nuts welded on it inside the crossmember.

I hooked a hitch cargo carrier and had a couple of friends jumping on it and didn´t notice any vertical movement on the carrier and the crossmember/TJM combo which holded this test fine without showing any bend.

The red is a 4" recovery strap stored over a small plate bolted between the rear crossmember and the aux tank suport brace. I welded a nut on the top and left side of the receiver and screwed a bolt on each one to lock the cargo carrier when inserted on the receiver. It keep the cargo carrier steady.

 

[4x4CPOSEADOG]

Just want to let you guys see these OEM pintle hooks from Dubai, UAE.

 

[wussyPup]

Just want to let you guys see these OEM pintle hooks from Dubai, UAE.

Oh ya! I like those loop head bolts - gotta get a pair.

Thanks for the pics! -Steve

 

[MoGas]

Here's mine. The chain hook is from an M151

Dave

 

[CodyRx7]

Do the LX450 models have the pintle hitch holes on the rear bumper under the plastic?

I'm going to need to do away with my Valley tow hitch under the stock bumper as it is going to be too low soon...

 

[cruiserdan]

Yup.

 

[CodyRx7]

Whats holding the plastic cover over the holes on the LX450 bumper? Screws? Adhesive?

 

[CJBury]

I have used a pintle to drag a 4 runner across rocks. I don't know if I would like to pull another 80 with it though. I have noticed I get tailgated a lot less since I have installed it on the bumper.