quick question /info /hitch

[pbgbottle]

HI! Everyone .just looking for some info . i just picked up a used custom built
offroad trailer and it has a wierd to me reciver hook up .I was wondering if anybody new anything about it . the good ,the bad , it takes a 2 inch ball .
and the ball slides into the end of it and the bar flips over to hold it locked in the end of the hitch

any info would be greatly appreciated .

 

[d0ubledown]

ive never seen something like that before. what does that pin do? looks like it just keeps the U-shaped arm locked in place? and how does the trailer secure itself on the ball? got more pics...underneath perhaps?

 

[pbgbottle]

i guess i will have to take more pics in the morning getting dark out there .i will post pics of the trailer aswell

 

[sirenmoses]

looks like an old-school horse trailer type hitch to me, top mount insteada closing from the side...

 

[kilo]

I rent construction equipment here in the Dallas area. I have pumps, light towers, compressors, boom lifts all kinds of equipment that is trailer mounted. I order new hitches and parts for hitches all of the time and I have NEVER seen anything like that.

 

[kyot4x4]

Ive seen that kind of hitch before its just an old design. if it works then run it. if you think its unsafe replace it with a new one.

kyle

 

[pbgbottle]

i thought i would add some more pics ,i took it out last weekend ,seems to work o.k. the ball slides in from the front , drop the thingy over the front of the ball pull back lever secure locking pin trailer is good to go


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[pbgbottle]

a couple more pics


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[John E Davies]

I once had an old boat trailer (made in the '50s) that had a coupler like that. It was hell for strong. I wouldn't replace it - just sand blast and refinish it.

I suspect they quit making them because they are heavy and it's a lot cheaper to use stamped sheet metal.

John Davies
Spokane WA