locking the jaws on the hitch
OK, I am new to towing a fiver so I have a question regarding posts I have seen in the past. People talk about locking the hitch jaws so no one will open them when they are stopped for awhile. My q...
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Seattle Lion wrote:wilber1 wrote:
If the trailer isn't pushing or pulling on the truck, the handle is easy to pull, hence the number of people who unhook before they lower the landing gear. I padlock my handle and also hook the break away cable to the same padlock.
You may want to reconsider locking the emergency brake cable to the padlock.If the hitch comes off your truck, the padlock goes with it and it is possible that the trailer brakes won't get engaged.
I attach my cable to a cargo tiedown on the bed. That way if the hitch goes with the trailer, the brakes will engage.
A possibility I suppose but a remote one considering how hitch is constructed. I often carry a lot of stuff in the bed including an inflatable boat in a bag behind the hitch. Finding a place for the cable where it won't be interfered with is quite a challenge. I once had the cable get hung up and pulled, luckily it was on a low speed corner in a camp ground.
