Secure your hitch
I received a sad call from a client yesterday who had his older Pullright Superglide stolen from his truck while parked in his driveway. It something I've thought about doing for sometime with mine b...
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fj12ryder wrote:
I repeat, 5th wheel hitch thefts have to be planned, not "Ooh, that one looks nice, let's take that one". That means they come prepared to take the hitch. Those locks on Cummins12V98 will probably take less than a minute to defeat, all 5 of them.
I don't mean to be such a downer, but let's be realistic about it. 5th wheel hitch theft has to be low return for the amount of effort involved, so they aren't going to be casual lift-and-run thieves.
I'll leave mine unlocked, unchained, and covered by my insurance. :)
To remove my hitch without locks is as simple as pulling 4 pins and turning 4 handles and the whole $1,159 hitch is gone without making any noise and very little effort. Then there is the $500 deductible so then I have to come up with $659 for a new one plus I now have a ding on my insurance. So yea a few bucks in padlocks is well worth it to ME!
