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  1. Al Smith

    Pintle Hook/BMG Grapple

    Usually a reciever hitch doesn't "wallow ". That pin by the way is not 1/4" ,more like 1/2" or 5/8" . My Reese hitch head I have had for over 30 years ,on at least 4 or 5 vehicles and it shows very little wear . That thing has pulled a 15,000 lb D4 Cat for several years too on a trailer that...
  2. Al Smith

    Pintle Hook/BMG Grapple

    Some of those baby skidders can't handle a lot of weight .Handy as a pocket on a shirt but lack a little in the a$$ department .
  3. Al Smith

    Pintle Hook/BMG Grapple

    Well, depending on the size of the pintle take a 3 or 4 inch long piece of round cold roll,,bore a 1" or even 3/4" inch hole through it and bolt it to the center of the bucket .Two wrenchs,off and on in about a minute . That ball on the front of Tom's skidder is the cat's meow.You can back...
  4. Al Smith

    Pintle Hook/BMG Grapple

    Oh I'm kind of the king of half-fast .That said you can make a mover by just using a piece of round stock steel and threading a hole ,then a plate on top of it to prevent it from getting away .They use a similar set up to hook up stuff at the rental places if you don't have a pintle reciever ...
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