When your towing job demands flexibility -- a pintle hook for military-style lunette rings, a 2-5/16-inch ball for standard gooseneck or conventional trailers, or a 2-inch ball for lighter loads -- the B&W TS10053B handles all three from a single, drop-in receiver shank. Machined from forged steel and finished with a durable powder coat, this is the hitch you reach for when one size does not cover the job.
The TS10053B is part of B&W's Tow & Stow dual-function pintle lineup, designed for truck owners, fleet operators, emergency responders, and heavy-duty haulers who need to connect to more than one trailer type. The forged-steel pintle hook latches onto standard 3-inch lunette rings used on equipment trailers, military trailers, and utility equipment. Flip the application and either the 2-5/16-inch or 2-inch ball is ready for conventional trailer couplers without swapping hardware.
The 2-inch drop shank slides into any standard 2-inch receiver tube and locks with a standard hitch pin (not included). At 36 lbs, this is a substantial piece of hardware -- that weight reflects real forged-steel construction, not cast filler metal.
Forged -- not cast -- steel body resists cracking under shock loads and lateral stress typical of pintle towing on uneven terrain.
Both a 2-5/16-inch and a 2-inch ball are integrated, covering gooseneck trailers, fifth-wheel adapters, and standard coupler trailers.
Drops into any 2-inch (Class III, Class IV, or Class V) receiver tube. No adapters needed for most full-size trucks and heavy-duty pickups.
Black powder coat resists rust and UV degradation for rigs that live outdoors, on job sites, or in coastal environments.
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Unlike a standard ball coupler, a pintle hook allows a small amount of articulation at the hitch point, which reduces stress on both the tow vehicle frame and the trailer tongue when crossing ditches, uneven job sites, or off-camber roads. This is why equipment trailers and military equipment have used lunette rings for decades.
The TS10053B uses a 2-inch-square shank sized for standard Class III, Class IV, and Class V 2-inch receiver tubes found on full-size half-ton, three-quarter-ton, and one-ton pickup trucks. The overall assembly measures approximately 17 inches long x 12 inches wide x 9 inches tall, consistent with B&W's dual-function pintle series that integrates both the hook body and ball platform on a single shank.
Hitch pin hole diameter is standard 5/8-inch, compatible with common locking hitch pins and standard receiver pins. A locking hitch pin is strongly recommended given the gross trailer weight ratings this hitch supports.
The "2-inch shank" designation refers to the receiver tube size (2 inches square), not a 2-inch drop. Verify your required drop or rise measurement before ordering. B&W offers the Tow & Stow pintle series in multiple shank drop configurations -- confirm that this specific unit's ball height aligns with your trailer coupler height at your normal loaded tow vehicle ride height.
B&W Hitches is based in Humboldt, Kansas, and manufactures all of its hitches in the USA. The Tow & Stow dual ball pintle family is designed to reduce the need to carry multiple interchangeable balls or separate receiver inserts. The TS10053B sits in the heavy-capacity segment of this lineup. Other models in the Tow & Stow pintle series vary by shank size, drop/rise, and ball configuration -- the TS10053B is specifically the 2-inch receiver shank variant with dual ball (2-5/16 inch and 2-inch) integrated with the pintle hook.
Customers ordering the TS10053B commonly also purchase a 5/8-inch locking hitch pin, a receiver tube cover, and a pintle ring lubricant. If you are towing a trailer with a standard ball coupler alongside lunette ring equipment, confirm which ball size your trailers use (2-inch vs. 2-5/16-inch) before committing to trailer coupler upgrades.