Please ID towing pintle

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

… a standard British W.D. towing hook as fitted on a spring drawbar to many trucks….

… and Carriers:

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[maple_leaf_eh]

So many variations for something you'd think was one-and-done.

But, yes weights and forces are not the same between any two vehicle types.

[David Herbert]

I believe that the fabricated / welded ones are post war British. I don't know if they are of a lower rating than the cast ones but I have certainly seen them on various makes of 3 ton trucks built in the '50s.

David

[Keith Brooker]

One that came with the limber i bought.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Brooker

One that came with the limber i bought.

That’s a Canadian hook because the lever is made from round stock.

[Tony Smith]

Maybe restart an old thread with a new request?

I found this Pintle, Spring and Bracket at the rubbish tip today when dropping off the garbage, and well, it kinda fell into the trailer on the way out. The pintle lever is free moving and works, but is a little tight. I could only find the one bracket, despite looking for the other.

The general arrangement is from a Commonwealth vehicle, but it is not CMP. The bracket has the remnant of Deep Bronze Green and Olive Drab paint, so is definitely ex-Mil, and the taillight bulb is 6V, so that went straight into spares.

But what is the Pintle from? I seem to recall a thread on a similar Pintle Hook, but could not find it by search. Was it maybe from a Ford Marmon-Herrington Truck?

[lynx42]

Years ago I purchased a C15 Cab 13 4x2, Blitz from G P Motors in Bairnsdale that had been their tow truck for many many years and it was fitted with the same pintle hitch, spring and brackets. It was fitted with that hitch from new, so that is your answer. I am looking for a photo of it, but with 1,000's of photos to go through, it might take me a while. Cheers Rick.