Trailer hitch pin
When you insert a hitch into the receiver, you secure it with the hitch pin. Considering receivers and and balls are rated for different weights, has anyone ever seen a rating on a hitch pin? And ha...
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Gdetrailer wrote:canoe on top wrote:
That's why they make locking hitch pins.
Locks CAN be easily defeated or broken and only deter "casual thieves" or "casual pranksters".
A determined thief or prankster can disable most locking hitch pins (or locks) in seconds flat.
Additionally in Northern areas were salt is heavily used to "de ice" roads you might find yourself with a rusted/damaged/frozen lock that won't easily come apart when you want it to..
That's why they make oil. And if you've froze one of the good hitch pin locks on from corrosion, and had to remove it, you'd realize that the determined prankster would need a die grinder, sawzall or equivalent.
It's not getting unhooked by anyone who isn't serious about stealing the trailer and not without some noise and sparks.
What's your foolproof solution? Use a normal hitch pin with a cotter pin and hope noone steals your hitch when the trailer isn't hooked up?
