Pintle hitches on tanks and APCs

[BKubu]

I see pintle hitches on vehicles (and variants) such as an M1, M113, M2, M60, etc (I am not including vehicles such as the M548 and M1015 because I know they did haul trailers). However, I have not seen many pictures of such armored vehicles towing trailers. I believe I have seen videos of M113s towing M105s or M149s in Germany while in a convoy. Were trailers often towed with such vehicles? Does anyone have pictures? Thank you.

 

[juanprado]

Seen specially adapted tracks on m200 trailer chassis for the line charges to clear land mines-miclic
Towed by m113

 

[silverstate55]

Israelis use pintle hitches on their tanks to tow mobile bridges to cross obstacles, among other things.

In Desert Storm a few tanks towed MICLIC mine-clearing trailers, the MICLIC system was pretty new at the time.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

I saw this yesterday on FB and had to save it for a moment like this. I too want to tow something behind my M113 but seem to come up short on what actually looks good.

 

[teletech]

Of course, there's an excellent reason you don't usually want to tow with a tracked-vehicle. It makes it impossible to take any tight or neutral turns since the the vehicles pivot around the center of the track rather than around the center of the back axle.

 

[zebedee]

Then of course there is self help when one gets stuck and an ARV isn't in the neighbourhood. Tow bar at the ready.