Do You Trust Hitch Locks?
I'm buying a tow bar to tow my Jeep behind my motorhome. I went to the auto parts store to buy a bolt to attach it to the receiver on the RV. The clerk showed me a product like this below which lock...
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DallasSteve wrote:travisc wrote:
Watch the you tube video on how easy those are to pry off, I bought a brand called bolt from strattec. That you can key to your rv ignition key, now I don’t worry about losing the hitch key
If they are easy to pry off then I won't worry much about losing the hitch key but it is a pain that I am accumulating more and more keys. My biggest concern is I don't want it to accidentally come off while towing and see my safety chains get tested. That's the point of my question, not so much the security from theft. It sounds like maybe it's more work for thieves to unscrew the nut and bolt than to pry off the lock?
Is there a reason you think the lock might fail? There's no force or pressure on the lock mechanism so there's no reason for it to fail. If the button pushes down and stays down the pin is locked. Give it a slight pull to try to remove the lock. If it stays put then it's locked.
If you're still concerned then get a pin like pianotuna posted. With that type of pin you can visually verify that it is properly pinned.
