PIN-DROP HITCH MOUNT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH

A pin-drop hitch mount assembly (100) and a method of operating such . The oin-mount assembly (100) comprising: a drawbar receiver (102) that defines a drawbar cavity (104) and a pin opening (119), the drawbar cavity (104) configured to receive a drawbar (101); a pin (142) that is removably received within the pin opening (119), wherein the pin (142) is configured to move within the pin opening (119) between a retracted position and an extended position, the pin (142) configured to attach the drawbar (101) to the drawbar receiver (102) when in the extended position, and the drawbar receiver (102) configured to be detached from the drawbar (101) with the pin (142) in the retracted position; a latch (174) that is supported for movement between a first position and a second position, the latch (174), in the first position, being configured to engage the pin (142) and retain the pin (142) in the retracted position, the latch (174), in the second position, being configured to disengage the pin (142) and release the pin (142) for movement of the pin (142) from the retracted position to the extended position; a biasing member (192) that biases the latch (174) toward the first position; a pin rest (184) configured to support and retain the pin (142) relative to the drawbar receiver (102) when the latch (174) is in the second position; and the pin rest (184) configured to release the pin (142) as the latch (174) biases from the second position to the first position and engages the pin (142).