Ixtapa A really cool place in Mexico, right next to Zihuatanejo. Any time the trailer tongue collides with the tow vehicle from turning too sharply. Usually occurs while backing up. Pin A hitch-pin which locks with a key to prevent theft of the ballmount or other insert. Pintle A type of hitch that uses a round ring called a lunette on the trailer end.
Pintles have closing jaws, locking the lunette in .
Pintle Mount An insert for a receiver, having a shank with a flat plate to bolt a pintle to. These are typically adjustable for vertical height. Shank See Insert Socket Wiring connector used on the CAR end of a trailer wiring connection. The plug is the end used on the trailer. The part of a weight distributing hitch which does the lifting.