Quote Originally Posted by N2S3 View Post
Another question about legal requirements.
Is there any chance to leave the pintle hook or do I have to remove that item?
My truck is on its way to get shipped, but seems to have a pintle hook welded into rear bumper.
German tow-bars have a ball-head, but I don't have any needs to tow sth so far...
I can't speak for laws in Germany but I would imagine you should be able to keep it. Many American hitches have a ball-head, too, but generally for lighter-duty towing. Heavy-towing (other than 5th wheel) is exclusively pintle hook. (Do you have tandem tractor trailers anywhere in Germany? In the US the connection between trailers is a pintle. Same with heavy equipment trailers, etc.)