fj12ryder wrote:
azdryheat wrote:
I prefer a positive locking hitch, like the Curt brand. The B&W locks only when the handle has a pin in it. Curt hitch locks the jaws, which is backed up by a locking handle.
Not completely accurate, the B&W hitch locks when you back into it and the handle snaps forward, very much like when a semi hooks up to a trailer. At that point you could take off and tow, I know because I have, through an oversight of course. The pin makes sure you don't inadvertently open the handle. Kind of like the door locks in your car: the doors won't open by themselves, but the locks make sure you don't open them by mistake.
Well said.
And there's no uncertainty whether it's secured or not. You can look right at the closed jaws to see the enclosed kingpin.
