Pintle Hook ID?

[Disco Muppet]

Hey there folks.
Hoping some of the military minded folks can help me out.
A mate of dads has a habit of showing up with weird stuff to give me, and offering to help push the Disco into a lake if I ever want to do an insurance job on it :p
So, the other day I was given this:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/970.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/DiscoMuppet/media/2013-07-14114929_zpsfb467f83.jpg.html)

3T rating indicator

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/971.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/DiscoMuppet/media/2013-07-14114935_zpsa0f74840.jpg.html)

Buyers? :confused:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/972.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/DiscoMuppet/media/2013-07-14115000_zps3ceeb48a.jpg.html)


Not having a military vehicle I'm not really intending to keep it so if anyone could point me in the right direction about it, that'd be tops :)

Cheers
Muppet

[V8Ian]

It's older than you; 3 TON not TONNE.

[Disco Muppet]

It's older than you; 3 TON not TONNE.

I never said either, I just said "T" :p
Or do we differentiate by using "t" vs "T" :D

[V8Ian]

I never said either, I just said "T" :p
Or do we differentiate by using "t" vs "T" :D
Or we read it on your photo. :p:D:D:D

[Mick_Marsh]

It's a civvy pintle.
Put it on your Disco and buy a No.5 trailer.

[101RRS]

As far as I am aware military pintles do not have tow balls so I it is a civy one. I have seen them on the back of public utility small trucks like Telstra, AGL or your Electricity company.

Military pintles look like this

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/gazzz21/Picture018.jpg (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/gazzz21/media/Picture018.jpg.html)

Garry

[V8Ian]

I reckon the ball will be 2" too, not 50 mm; so very limited/specialized use these days.

[Mick_Marsh]

You're missing the locking tag Garry.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/951.jpg

I think I may be able to get my hands on one or two.

[Disco Muppet]

So just confirming it will fit a No. 5 or similar?

[Sitec]

You're missing the locking tag Garry.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/951.jpg

I think I may be able to get my hands on one or two.

That looks new Mick. Can you still get them new?? I have one of the Civy ones here but it has a metric ball.. Still undecided if it gets placement on the 101...

[Homestar]

So just confirming it will fit a No. 5 or similar?

Yep.:)

[Mick_Marsh]

That looks new Mick. Can you still get them new??
It's probably from the manufacturers catalogue.

[Don 130]

From Josts current Aust catalogue

BUYERS PINTLE HOOKS
Product Stock No
CRN & D-Value Specification
BDB 1394
37264 D-Value: 165 kN
BPC PH 15 WMK
37267 D-Value: 75 kN
BPC PH 20 WMK
37268 D-Value: 100 kN
BPC P 45 AC4 & BPC P 45 AC6
37266 D-Value: 165 kN
BPC BH 850 MM
37265 D-Value: 30 kN
BPC PH 8 WMK
37270 D-Value: 50 kN
BPC PH 5 WMK
37269 D-Value: 35 kN

http://www.jostaustralia.com.au/pdfs/Jost_Catalogue.pdf

Don.

[bobslandies]

See here:

Pintle Hooks and Combination Ball Hitch | Welcome to Buyers Products Company (http://www.buyersproducts.com/towing-cargo-control/pintle-hooks-and-combination-ball-hitch/)

Product Categories | Welcome to Buyers Products Company (http://www.buyersproducts.com/towing-cargo-control/pintle-hook-mount/)

Seriously neat stuff in their website!

Bob

[UncleHo]

You can still buy genuine ex-military pintle hooks from places in the UK like Paddocks Ltd.

cheers

[numpty]

The proper swivel military Pintle Hook as in previous posts are made by Dixon Bate from UK.