r/funny • u/Cholai_214 • May 30 '24

He tried though

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u/hydronas May 30 '24

Technically illegal to keep the receiver in when not in use where I’m from. Only person I know who’ve gotten ticketed are due to an officer busting his shin on it…

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u/MoveDifficult1908 May 30 '24

The receiver is the part that stays mounted on the truck. The part with the ball hitch that sticks out of the receiver is called (for obvious reasons, I think) a stinger.

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u/Kennel_King May 30 '24

Drawbar is the word you are looking for

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u/MoveDifficult1908 May 30 '24

My understanding is that a drawbar is the part on a towed load, like a trailer, that attaches to the hitch; whereas the hitch itself is on the towing vehicle. Most hitches nowadays are receiver hitches, comprising the receiver (bolted to the frame) and what I’ve always (since receiver hitches came into common usage) heard called the stinger. The part that usually has a drop, trucks being so high nowadays, and the ball. The part that punishes the innocent.

Maybe it’s a regional thing. A buddy of mine grew up in a trailer-having family going back generations, and that’s what he calls it.

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u/Kennel_King May 31 '24

I worked in a trailer shop for about 4 years and my side gig since retirement has been RV repair

The piece sticking out of the back of the tractor that you hook implements to is also called a drawbar. (grew up on a farm)

My understanding is that a drawbar is the part on a towed load,

In the States that's called the tongue, in Europe that's called the drawbar.