Pikeman
Adventurer
ok so I'm confused. Why change the tongue on the trailer in the first place? It's not like the stock one isn't strong enough.
I understand it's hinged, but if you shear the bolts that hold it in I would be impressed.
I don't get swapping the pintle hook out either, but you can swap to a 2 inch receiver fairly easy on the existing tongue.
Just trying to understand the why. I haven't had an issue with my pintle, and aside from really slow hard angle turns sounding absolutely horrendous, it's really not that noticeable.
It was a personal decision. I could have just unbolted the Hydraulic surge brake set up from the factory tongue to sell with the axle. Then I could have made a plate with the receiver tube for my Max coupler. I decided that removing the 4 bolts holding the tongue was faster and easier. I also gained some ground clearance for the tongue by having it inline with the frame as well as adding 6" in length. I also have 23 years pulling Pintle trailers in the military and it is not a system I like once they get worn and are just a little loose. The advantages of a Lock-N-Roll or Max coupler is there is no play in the joint. No banging or clanking which can take a toll on drive train and suspension parts as well as frame stress.