5th wheel hitch security
I'm a new 5th wheel owner and I'm wondering if I should worry about having the 5th wheel hitch stolen out of the truck if I leave it mounted on the rails. It's just so darn heavy I can only remove ...
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humblerb wrote:
Just to derail a bit.
Have you ever taken your tailgate off?
Took a truck in to have the tailgate repainted after it got keyed.
The body shop guy reached under the bumper and unplugged the wires (a thief wouldn't bother with that step) then he opened the gate and lifted up. Came right off.
Less than 30 seconds, including unplugging.
If you will look at it, there is a round slot that the gate slips in. Whenever I get a new truck, first thing I do is get a hose clamp and install around the round piece.
Won't stop a thief, but the time required to go get a screwdriver and take the clamp off is enough to make him leave mine alone and go on to the next one.
Of course, there is a lot bigger market for tailgates.
Pretty much every truck has one and it's pretty common to damage them. As mentioned, it's really easy to take the tailgate off.
The vast majority of trucks don't have a 5th wheel hitch. It's also much more of a project to remove a 200lb hitch from the middle of the bed.
