Is this damage worth reporting to Insurance?
So if you have ready of my last posts on here you know we were looking to tow our Jeep Cherokee behind our Motorhome. Well we had both a Failure and a success. First off we were heading to Californi...
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holstein13 wrote:ArchHoagland wrote:That reminds me. I have an extra step in my setup routine. I put the toad in reverse and back up until the tow bar arms are fully extended (at least with one arm). In addition to preventing the toad from veering off in one direction when I take off, that also tests if the tow bar is secure in the hitch receiver. I put it back in neutral after I've backed up.holstein13 wrote:I use a locking one mainly to prevent some kid from pulling it out as a joke. Although I do have a $1,000 invested in the towbar.lacofdfireman wrote:I use the standard thick bent hitch pin with a cotter pin holding it in on the end. It's pretty foolproof.
How about a question for you all. What type of receiver hitch pin do you use?
Do you really need a locking hitch pin? I think the odds of someone stealing your tow bar are pretty slim.
It's not like the hitch pin as never in. I challenge any of you to hook a Jeep to the back of your Motorhome and drive 50 plus miles without the receiver hitch pin in and see if it can stay in. Wouldn't happen. The moment yo pulled even the slightest in line the receiver hitch would immediately come out with no pin. Putting my Jeep in reverse would have done nothing in this case. But yes that's a good idea but my pin was in. I do think I will add that to my routine though.
