recovery points

[Bigrig]

I don't know why Nissan put it there. It's not a tie down point, they're on the chassis. I can only guess they put it there for flat towing dead Toyota's from shopping centres back to Toyota dealers for repairs!

Tony

That's it then!!! lol

[patch697]

I don't know why Nissan put it there. It's not a tie down point, they're on the chassis. I can only guess they put it there for flat towing dead Toyota's from shopping centres back to Toyota dealers for repairs!

Tony

Yep that would be my guess too..................lololololol

[YNOT]

Please excuse my naivety but what ar pintal hooks?

These are pintle hooks.

Tony

[Clunk]

Thanks Tony, I'm not too mechanically minded, so have a lot to learn

[Woof]

Thanks Tony, I'm not too mechanically minded, so have a lot to learn

Your not the only one Clunk, I've never heard of them.
Tony, why would anyone want one of those placed up so high???

[YNOT]

You probably wouldn't put one up that high by choice, but if the mounting holes are already there then why not (YNOT!) make use of them and get rid of the useless loop that the factory put there. Would make it very easy to attach straps.

Tony

[Woof]

You probably wouldn't put one up that high by choice, but if the mounting holes are already there then why not (YNOT!) make use of them and get rid of the useless loop that the factory put there. Would make it very easy to attach straps.

Tony

Yeah YNOT

[Finly Owner]

Ok here what a complete novice thinks:

The U piece is for attaching your safety chains from camper trailer etc up high out of the way? Pintle hooks are designed for ring feed draw bars and also positive lock down over european couplings.

Tony I still wouldn't snatch from these as they are only good for constant weight, not snatch weight.

As I said I am only noivice.

[JimboGQ]

I've never understood the advantages of pintle hitches over ball hitches. Why does the gov't (in particular) use them so much? Can anybody enlighten me to their benefits? Don't they rattle? Or how exactly do they work?

Pintle hitches work on the same principle as trigg hitches, they have a greater range of movement compared to ball hitches (the pintle spins 360 degrees).

[TheFlyingBadger]

Pintle hitches work on the same principle as trigg hitches, they have a greater range of movement compared to ball hitches (the pintle spins 360 degrees).

but could you seriously tow from a pintle hook attached with 4 pissy little bolts like it would be on the patrol?