Hooking up the pup to the truck.flv

This is how we did it many years ago in Europe... ;)

american truckers, attention, attention, STOP THIS MADNESS WITH PINTLE HOOKS, USE RINGFEDERS!

Other than your attempts to line up the hitch this wasn't too bad.

Seems like a lot of work. The U.S. should invest in Ringfeders. Takes no time at all, it's guided and automatically couples to the pin, no need for safety chains.

how does this wrk

Is the pup a dump trailer or a equipent type trailer?

Pintle Hitches should have never been made to dangerous

the fast and easy way to hook up a pup trailer

I couldn't dump the air bags on this truck because it was spring not air ride. The newer truck in the fleet had them so yes we could. The same for the pup, no air bags.Thanks for the comment.

I just drop my truck air bags, and line myself up with the mirrors, and back up until I feel the truck lightly touch the ring. The pup trailer air is always dumped in the bags when I disconnect. Then I let the air bags fill up, while I connect everything. Lastly, I reinflate the trailer air bags and this rocks the trailer back until it drops in the mouth of the pintle. No backing up, then readjusting everytime. I pave with ours, so it's on and off 10 times a day.

Its slang for the trailer I am pulling

What is "the pup"?

You are welcome. I am not doing this job anymore but sure did enjoy it while I was there. Good luck with your test.

Yip Yip I use rocks too...dont know how many times wind or fast driving cars rolls by my truck and blow my gloves out of position and half way down the road. All else fails I lift my box till I can see past the end of the box and the frame rails of the truck. That will get ya close enough without risk of a misfire, sliding the tongue to the side and, god forbid, takie out an air can...lol..

I use two small rocks that I have in the cab. Place each one next to a tire and back into the same position when hooking up.

Tricks of the trade for you Pintle hitch users. I place a glove, rock, cone, stick etc right next to the rear driver before unhooking my trailer. When coming back to re-hook just line that truck right up to it the same way you pulled away from it and WHA LA...Dead on. When you spend 10 to twenty times a day hooking and unhooking to get into a paver you do what works to get it done quick. No backing and repositioning and backing again and again.

Pintle hitch is a joke and should have died a quick death years ago. Try a ringfeder and have a good laugh about how some things in North America are so ridiculous! Just think how many backs are thrown out screwing around with a Pintle line-up! Finemores back in the day,well, even their car-haul stingers were ringfeder and ran road-train carhaul through the middle outback!

@alwaysoffroad Trust me after seeing your video on it i agree with you totally. It sure would make life a whole lot easier. I haven't seen anything from you in a while. Hopefully all is well and you are still working your dream job of moving equipment. Take care

You really need to get ringfeders in the states. That is so slow and painfull. I'll make a video of a ringfeder for you and put it up soon, then you'll want one for sure That' is just a joke.....LOL!

@7784Patrick Yeah it's takes a bit of back and forth. I find it's easier to get close then lower the ring onto the hitch and move to let it drop into place. I'm sure there are easier ways but that's how i do it.

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