How to Remove Ball from Pintle Hitch

Updated 07/29/2021 | Published 07/28/2021

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Question:

How do you take a pintle hitch ball but off mine won’t budge

asked by: Zack

Expert Reply:

It will depend on which pintle hitch you have. Some like the Curt # C45908 have removable trailer balls, some do not. If the trailer ball has a nut on the underside of the pintle, the ball should be removable. It it does not, the ball isn't removable. If the ball on your pintle is held on with a nut and lock washer, once you remove the nut you should be able to rap the end of the shank a few times with a dead blow hammer at which time the ball should come loose.

expert reply by: Mike L