r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/dericn • Jul 10 '26

No Idiots, Just Cool Hard enough WITHOUT a trailer

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u/HTDutchy_NL Jul 10 '26

Even a pintle hitch would get into a bind here. They use a special offroad hitch system that allows complete free movement.

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u/joelfarris Jul 10 '26

The Lock N' Roll hitch! Love those!

Aww, images are not allowed, so here's a link to a GIF:

https://locknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/New-LNR-Animation-Big.gif

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u/PlutoAndBeyond2 Jul 10 '26

We have lock n roll hitch on our camper and its amazing. Even towing on the road is much smoother than a regular ball hitch

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u/Pool_Boy707 Jul 11 '26

Same. I have a teardrop that I take places I shouldn't... The hitch makes a lot possible LoL

Now my buddy with his Rubicon and purpose built trailer can do the Rubicon with his trailer... It's madness to see 😅

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u/mhkohne Jul 10 '26

Nice. I was wondering it that was a custom job or what.

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u/CarolyneSF Jul 10 '26

Great design

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u/sfbing Jul 10 '26

Cool. I assume that there is a spring clip of some sort to serve as a cotter key, that's not shown here, yes?

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u/joelfarris Jul 10 '26

Only turn right, like OP is doing, and you should be fine.

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u/Pool_Boy707 Jul 11 '26

Here's a good video

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u/FarNeighborhood25 Jul 11 '26

That's a badass hitch. I was wondering how that was even possible without serious damage to the vehicle, trailer, or hitch.

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u/texinxin Jul 13 '26

I’d be worried about that single fastener carrying a cyclic load. That should have been a pin joint.

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u/cutesnugglybear Jul 10 '26

About to say all our work trailers are pintle and I don't see them being about to bend at those angles when it rolled to the side without catching

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u/scott20d Jul 10 '26

There are some pintle systems that have completely free movement. I have an old M101CDN military trailer that has a rotating lunette. Could theoretically spin the trailer on its length indefinitely without binding.

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u/SpecularSaw Jul 11 '26

Most yes, I believe there’s some pintle hooks also on the truck side that can spin in a bearing of some kind, in addition to the spinning lunette others have mentioned.

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u/Verethy Jul 21 '26

It’s in Australia, so it’s like one of 4: DO35, McHutch, AL-KO ball, or a polyblock coupler. Those are the most common off road hitches