In agriculture, construction and even military applications, pintle hitches are the trusted product of specialized towing. They are notorious for their highweight capacity and simple design. The basic pintle hitch is essentially a hook-and-loop, with the hook attached to the vehicle and the loop-mounted on the trailer. Because of their simple design, pintle hitches are able to have thicker metal construction and more secure coupling. This particular receiver-mount pintle hook is designed to insert into any 2 x 2 in receiver tube. With a solid shank and a gross trailer weight capacity of 10,000 lb, it offers a solid complement to most Class 4 and Class 5 trailer hitches (Note - Never exceed the lowest weight capacity of any towing component; i.e. The vehicle, hitch, trailer). The pintle hook fits any lunette ring with a 2-1/2 in in side eye diameter and it comes with a safety pin for secure coupling. The heavy-duty towing done with pintle hitches brings with it a certain amount of wear and tear on your towing equipment and to prepare for this, curt uses a quality finish on all of our pintle mounts, lunette eyes and combination pintle hitches. This hitch-mounted pintle hook is coated in a black powder coat finish to provide the perfect amount of rust and scratch resistance needed to face the heavy-duty towing you do every day.