Quote Originally Posted by Plasnart View Post
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).