Please ID towing pintle

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I picked up a pintle recently. While it almost looks the same as the pintle on my F15A, the levers to open it are different (besides being bent as you can see).

It is marked "GW 1943" and it looks to match the "towing pintle" drawing from a British trailer parts list.

Can anyone confirm it is British?

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[m606paz]

Commer? http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...802#post278802

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks Mariano,

It turns out it must be a standard British W.D. towing hook as fitted on a spring drawbar to many trucks.

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Source: CMP's and attaching trailers......

[Paul Edwards]

Agree Hanno British, similar to my Morris

Regards,
Paul

[m606paz]

The Canadians saved time in making a pair of simple horns and not as molded as the British, right?

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[rob love]

I have noticed the different hitches on some of the artillery limbers at work.

As compared to the British ones, the Canadian ones merely skipped having to heat and press the ends of the two handles.

I also have a hitch out in the shed that is fabricated rather than cast.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

… a standard British W.D. towing hook as fitted on a spring drawbar to many trucks….

… and Carriers:

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[maple_leaf_eh]

So many variations for something you'd think was one-and-done.

But, yes weights and forces are not the same between any two vehicle types.

[David Herbert]

I believe that the fabricated / welded ones are post war British. I don't know if they are of a lower rating than the cast ones but I have certainly seen them on various makes of 3 ton trucks built in the '50s.

David