I am thinking about putting a pintle hitch on my dump trailer but am not sure if it is the right thing to do. The pros that are bumbling about in my head are easier to secure against theft, easier to hook up to the truck and a more secure way of towing and folks won't want to borrow it.

Also from way back in the day I seem to recall in the fog that ( at least the German army version ) seem to be more loose and rattly and would as suck be a less smooth ride all around. But I don't know if the ones we had way back then were just worn out or a different kind to what is used here on construction equipment and such.

What does the wise pool of T man think about the matter ????

Less borrowing with a pintle Hitch, lol.

Then again, if you need a different vehicle to tow, its harder to find one.

I put one on mine, it's worth it just for ease of hooking up.

Everything heavy duty on the farm is pintle, the rest is ball. The heavy duty stuff would break ball hitches after a while

On those mountain roads you'll get alot of clunk, clunk when starting and stopping and rattle when bumpy. But if you can live with that its a good sturdy hitch. And if you go full articulating/swivel you can handle off camber terrain more than a ball can.

I would pintle.....

Same here for my construction and personal equipment. Anything over about 8,000 lbs. GVWR has a pintle, lighter stuff has ball hitches.

I run my 10,000 lb. trailer up to camp regularly. there are no paved roads in my township, all dirt and some are pretty rough. You do get some clunk with the pintle but I just slow down a bit and deal with it.

Just to add , the trailer is a 14000 GWR 16 X 7 Dump trailer

Pintle would be my choice on that trailer.

Big issue I've noticed is tongue weight.
Heavy truck, and heavy tongue really calms down a pintle setup.
Loading the trailer heavy to the front makes a big difference .... IF the towing vehicle has an adequate rating.

I'm a supporter for pintle hitches.

We use these on tractors could something like it be used on a pickup and or truck.

https://www.lundellplastics.com/harvest-products/hitchsaver.asp

https://parts.pjcanada.com/collections/hit-n-hitch

Hit n hitch is a 2 5/16 hitch. Really a good hitch and locks different. Easy to hitch and unhitch. Should be available in USA

https://powerpin.ca/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9XgtszWwC4