offroad utility trailer......

[kryptonitecb]

So the main reason someone would sacrifice the use of a good cheap tow hook is cause it makes noise? What's wrong with you people.....

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[85_Ranger4x4]

So the main reason someone would sacrifice the use of a good cheap tow hook is cause it makes noise? What's wrong with you people.....

Don't want to be scaring the wildlife now do we.





My tractor of choice uses a mutated remote controlled pintle type setup, I love it.

Those other setups look kind of gimmiky...

 

[kryptonitecb]

Don't want to be scaring the wildlife now do we.





My tractor of choice uses a mutated remote controlled pintle type setup, I love it.

Those other setups look kind of gimmiky...

Remote pintle hookup!!?? Never heard of one.

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[85_Ranger4x4]

Remote pintle hookup!!?? Never heard of one.

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They called it Snap Coupler, it isn't quite like a pintle but is pretty similar in its very basic theory (an eye enclosed by another eye that somehow opens)

I have a lever I push down on top the trans that lowers a finger that you actually pull the load against. There is a funnel around the whole thing so you can hitch and unhitch from the seat. The mating part has an eye like a pintle hitch but smaller. I love it, it beats the tar out of a standard 3 point hitch IMO. You got me thinking, it would be kind of neat to apply to a trailer (not having to line a ball up)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/85_Ranger/My Tractors/Picture018.jpg

 

[kryptonitecb]

Heck yeah it would, yours sounds like the way to go

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[statley chubs]

I wish some one could think up an off road trailer made to run on a pto off ur rear axle or something that would be sweet

 

[4.0B2]

I wish some one could think up an off road trailer made to run on a pto off ur rear axle or something that would be sweet

But then you're pushing with the trailer, and it's pushing on one mount point to the truck. Would take a lot of work. Would probably take a steering axle on the trailer with a proportional steering setup.

Pushing behind a pivot point can be tricky.

 

[Snoranger]

I wish some one could think up an off road trailer made to run on a pto off ur rear axle or something that would be sweet

Here's one.


http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/23852-Transmission-powered-Expedition-Trailer

 

[Grey_04]

I wish some one could think up an off road trailer made to run on a pto off ur rear axle or something that would be sweet

Here's one.


http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/23852-Transmission-powered-Expedition-Trailer

here's a better link to what your talking about

http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/LandRover/FC101/powered.trailer.html

 

[CHKNFKR]

When i was turning wrenches for uncle sam i had the pleasure of working on some rather interesting vehicle systems. One of which had shaft driven trailer whose driveline was the coupling device. It was nothing more than a large double cardan joint with an internally splined yoke riding on some decent sized bearings in a bearing retainer. The retainer had two large pin slots cast into it. To couple you simply slide the yoke onto the pto shaft of the truck and slide the two pins in place.

It worked well enough that the trailers could be coupled together as many as 8 trailers long if needed, just don't try to back up more than two of them.

I'll see if i can find pics

 

[CHKNFKR]

No pics folks. Sorry.

 

[statley chubs]

sweet. thanks for the link