Towing with a pintle hitch

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  1. 2025westernstar

    2025westernstar Bobtail Member

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    Anyone haul 40k on a pintle hitch behind a single axle dump truck? Bought a Sterling dump truck in the midwest seeing if i can haul it home to south carolina. Truck is will tow with is a 410 hp International 8600. Trailer is a 48k gvwr
     
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  3. North Pole Nightmare

    North Pole Nightmare Heavy Load Member

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    Might be best to go scale your truck and trailer,see how much weight you can carry.
    I've hauled paving machines with a trailer on a pintle hook,single axle dump,but it didn't weigh as much as a dump truck.
     
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  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I would imagine so.

    I’ve personally seen tail trailers in doubles with over 20k in freight. Now add to that the tare weight of the trailer plus the dolly.

    Now in a triples rig the hitch of the lead trailer could be pulling even more than that, so those pintle hooks are plenty strong.
     
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  5. W923

    W923 Road Train Member

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    That’s a high percentage of weight on non drive axles so it’s probably not a great idea in snow or ice conditions but on dry roads it should be fine just don’t get the trailer tires in a soft spot. Not quite sure I understand how you will get 40k though
    10-12 for the trailer and 20-25 for the truck????
    As far as if the pintle is stong enough the ring on that trailer should be rated for anything that trailer can handle without being over gross
    The hook on the truck could be a problem
    In my opinion it needs to be one with 6 3/4 or 5/8 bolts not one of those dinky 4 1/2 inch bolt ones for a light/medium duty truck
    As far as the breaking strength of one of the heavier ones they will hold everything a d8k will pull it good ground conditions…..which is a lot probably 75k or more drawbar pull
     
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  6. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Just shy of 38,000 lb excavator, but I don’t use a single screw….

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