sled pullin hitch

[bullfrogjohnson]

i dont have alot of resources to weld my own hitch up, so i was looking at northern tool and they have several different setups you could make

what do you guys think will it be strong enough?

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_35156_35156

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200326630_200326630

thanks
travis

 

[$Smokin_Duradog$]

I use a pintle hitch just like the second pic you have. With the adjustable hitch. I put a 5" clevis in the pintle. Center pin of the clevis is dead on at 26" with 11" lift and 38s. Works great.

 

[ecc_33]

those would both work together great...thats what my cousin uses

but the ones in the pictures wont bolt together because the mounting holes on the pintle hitch is narrower than the ones in the clevis

 

[Cobra#3747]

I have never pulled, so take this for whatever you want, but I have watched a ton of videos of pulling now :baby: and have seen the hollow hitches (draw bars) break. Couldnt tell if that was a solid unit or not.

 

[TurboBeagleBuggy]

have seen the hollow hitches (draw bars) break.

They do, that's for sure. The square tubing can't take the torque of a diesel IMO, talked to some other guys that used square tubing instead of solid square stock last year and snapped hitches also.

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

thats what i was afraid of cause this will be my first season pulling and around my town there are now good pullin dmaxs and i am doing everyhting else to pull good i would hate to go to my first pull and snap a hitch,
ive seen your video TBB and that was funny but damn that would suck

if i cant build my own hitch any other ideas i can use to hook with?

 

[TurboBeagleBuggy]

ive seen your video TBB and that was funny

Glad everyone else finds humor in it.

if i cant build my own hitch any other ideas i can use to hook with?

Let me do some digging in the catalog I have from a trailer place I deal with, there was some stuff that will work I remember looking at last year while I was breaking stuff.

 

[05_LLY]

They do, that's for sure. The square tubing can't take the torque of a diesel IMO, talked to some other guys that used square tubing instead of solid square stock last year and snapped hitches also.

What do you know about breaking hitches???? Really what?:rofl:

 

[TurboBeagleBuggy]

What do you know about breaking hitches???? Really what?:rofl:

I heard a few rumors about this happening :angel: :joker:

 

[SmokeShow]

Do a search on Ebay (sorry there are some nice things to be had from there and its convienent, just a fact) for "pintle hitch plate" and I think you'll find what you need. I found one (didn't buy it yet though) on there with a 1/2" plate, 1/2" diam. adjusting holes, solid 2" draw bar, and a 1/4" plate steel support gusset between the plate and the draw bar. It wasn't as expensive as the one you posted either.


C-ya