Cheap upgrade to my pintle hitch

[Matt Hixson]

I was tired of my pintle hitch between my Hummer and M1101 trailer clanking and banging around while on pothole filled logging roads. Took a dead mountain bike tire and some zip ties and just made a big reduction in the noise that thing made.

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[Ubiety]

Good idea, wonder how long it will last? Hello from down South a bit; looks like we pass pretty close to you on our way to Lummi Island.

 

[Matt Hixson]

Good idea, wonder how long it will last? Hello from down South a bit; looks like we pass pretty close to you on our way to Lummi Island.

I don't have very many miles on this yet, but I'm wondering the same thing. Since the cost is nearly $0.00 I won't be too bothered if I have to replace this every once in a while.

The San Juans make for a great winter time overland destination.

 

[Ubiety]

Wonder if some larger metal hose clamps would fare better than the zip ties? Love the idea and want to know how it works for you. I'll flag you down if I see you on the trail - hard rig to miss ;)

 

[Ubiety]

Looked at your site real quick like and saw reference to butter coffee. A good friend is a carnivore who occasionally does a "carbsplosion" and he taught me about butter coffee. His diet has worked for him; incredible transformation!

 

[OTH Overland]

Matt, hello from just a bit west of you, even closer than @Greg Eigsti lol, Will be good to hear how long the tire lasts, and if the tread can defend the zip tie's integrity.

With pintle hitches, the key to a quiet ride is a good match between the ring and the pintle hook, I have never had good luck with the combo ball/pintle units, haven't found them to fit the ring as well as a dedicated pintle contributing to the noise and bang transmitted to the tow vehicle. Lunette rings come in 2-1/2" and 3" ID. The combo ball/pintles typically have a 2-5/16" trailer ball and are approved for both ring sizes, though obviously a lot more slop if fitting into a 3" ring. the NATO military standard is 3". Dedicated pintle hooks come in a variety of weight capacities and some of the larger ones will fit tighter in the ring. If you really want to go first class and you have on board air, you can get an air compensated pintle that has a slide that tightens down on the pintle after its connected takes all the slop out and provides a bit of cushion, yet allows smooth turning, those however are permanently mounted and not something most would want if they use standard trailers also. six robblees in Everett carries all kinds of truck and trailer goodies for light and heavy duty vehicles and is a good source of knowledge.

 

[Matt Hixson]

Looked at your site real quick like and saw reference to butter coffee. A good friend is a carnivore who occasionally does a "carbsplosion" and he taught me about butter coffee. His diet has worked for him; incredible transformation!

Yeah, butter coffee is my daily breakfast. Lost about 40lbs and have kept it off and feel so much healthier.

One of my clients, Scott Hunt of Practical Preppers, stuck to the Carnivore diet to lose over 80 lbs!

 

[Matt Hixson]

six robblees in Everett carries all kinds of truck and trailer goodies for light and heavy duty vehicles and is a good source of knowledge.

Thanks, I'll check them out one of these days (probably soon after my tire hack fails) and see what they have.

 

[Ubiety]

Yeah, butter coffee is my daily breakfast. Lost about 40lbs and have kept it off and feel so much healthier.

One of my clients, Scott Hunt of Practical Preppers, stuck to the Carnivore diet to lose over 80 lbs!

I LOVE engineer775 (Scott on YouTube)! He seems like a really good guy and I am predisposed to enjoy his type of content. I'm only one Bacon degree away! Mmmmmm bacon :)
I drink black coffee for breakfast every day so why not add some BUTTER! My buddy recommended MCT in the mix if I need a clean boost.

Now back on topic :) Interested to hear how this all works out.