Blue ox pin failure

We all have different luck, my origional pins had a lot of wear, so bought the Blue Ox key lock type pins 4 of them for all the pin replacements. Never had an issue with either but prefer the lock types.
Some drill out the small hole, get a pad lock that fits.
Dave M

Thanks for letting me know about this.
I'll check my pins more often.

Never had one break but with me banging on the pins to get them out (yea I know how to do it right) I had cracks in them and replaced them once.

As others have said - need to inspect them

captron33 wrote:
10000lb. Tow bar towing my jeep grand cherokee and one of the pins that connect the tow bar to the car broke , luckily i saw the jeep swaying in my camera and safely pulled over. Has anyone else had this happen??

any pictures of the broken pin ??

Ive not had a problem, but this is why i run grade 70 safety chains, a brake buddy.
I also had an extra camera so i mounted it low, so i can occasionally "watch" the connection points as we travel down the road.

Liltippy wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Where you using the clip pins that it comes with?

In my travels I have seen many RV's where they came loose. IMHO I don't think they are foolproof they get loose and sloppy over time and don't click down secure enough for me.

I replaced both of those clips with hitch pins which blueox sells as a kit. One for the tow bar and 2 for the toad. All keyed alike. They don't pop open or come loose. And I don't have to worry about someone lifting my tow bar off the MH when not towing and I don't have to keep taking it on and off to keep it from being stolen.

I have the same setup. I only worry about what would happen in an emergency. Say the MH caught on fire. I would never be able to unlock the pins and disconnect. Of course I probably could not do it with the supplied pins.

Yes there are some on that side of the fence with locking pins. If you have a DP they seem to always catch fire in the rear so there is usually no saving the toad anyway.

All I care about if a fire happens is that all humans and pets are out of the MH!

In a gas MH fire you might have a little more time and actually all you have to do is 'unhook the entire tow bar' and push the toad to safety, that's only ONE locking hitch pin you need to get out under duress!

So if a fire is of concern I guess you could just not use the locking pin on just the 'tow bar' when towing.

I have never had a thru pin come off but I list two of the locking pins you changed out to. I think they are a lot less secure then the standard lock pin.

rockhillmanor wrote:
Where you using the clip pins that it comes with?

In my travels I have seen many RV's where they came loose. IMHO I don't think they are foolproof they get loose and sloppy over time and don't click down secure enough for me.

I replaced both of those clips with hitch pins which blueox sells as a kit. One for the tow bar and 2 for the toad. All keyed alike. They don't pop open or come loose. And I don't have to worry about someone lifting my tow bar off the MH when not towing and I don't have to keep taking it on and off to keep it from being stolen.

I have the same setup. I only worry about what would happen in an emergency. Say the MH caught on fire. I would never be able to unlock the pins and disconnect. Of course I probably could not do it with the supplied pins.

I am assuming you were referring to the included pins that are bent on one end, not the pins that go into them...is that correct???:h If so, do you recall stress them in any way? Backing up perhaps? How old were they? Have you shared this info with Blue Ox and if so, what was their response.??? Thanks for any answers....Dennis

Where you using the clip pins that it comes with?

In my travels I have seen many RV's where they came loose. IMHO I don't think they are foolproof they get loose and sloppy over time and don't click down secure enough for me.

I replaced both of those clips with hitch pins which blueox sells as a kit. One for the tow bar and 2 for the toad. All keyed alike. They don't pop open or come loose. And I don't have to worry about someone lifting my tow bar off the MH when not towing and I don't have to keep taking it on and off to keep it from being stolen.

No, and I don't have a Blue Ox tow system, any tow system needs to be checked before heading somewhere. Thanks for the heads up and I'm glad everything turned out O.K. for you!