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locking hitch pin recommendation?
I'm looking for a new locking hitch pin, but the reviews I read on Amazon make every one of them sound bad. My current one, which is < 1 yr on the truck, is rusted all to hell, and looks like crap. I typically just have a beavertail on the hitch, but have towed a motorcycle a few times, so it doesn't get a lot of use.
Any suggestions on one that won't rust, or at least not for a couple of years? I do live in the Northeast, so it is what it is I guess.
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06-07-2022, 07:35 PM
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06-07-2022, 08:08 PM
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infinite rule makes stainless steel hitch pins. I think their stuff looks good but I only use hitch pins to lock my ultraswing and my waterport to the truck, so not much actual stress structurally, so I use amazon hitch pins that are keyed the same
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Originally Posted by Paul06Sport
I'm looking for a new locking hitch pin, but the reviews I read on Amazon make every one of them sound bad. My current one, which is < 1 yr on the truck, is rusted all to hell, and looks like crap. I typically just have a beavertail on the hitch, but have towed a motorcycle a few times, so it doesn't get a lot of use.
Any suggestions on one that won't rust, or at least not for a couple of years? I do live in the Northeast, so it is what it is I guess.
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Been using this for many years with my Factor 55....
Durasafe Stainless Steel Receiver Lock - Tackle Warehouse
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06-08-2022, 09:12 AM
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I spent the money and got a factor 55 locking pin in stainless steel. has been great and has not rusted during the winter with road salt and the lock mechanism works flawlessly
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06-08-2022, 10:59 AM
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I spent the money and got a factor 55 locking pin in stainless steel. has been great and has not rusted during the winter with road salt and the lock mechanism works flawlessly
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I am also using the Factor 55 locking pin - no issues and I recommend it.
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06-08-2022, 02:17 PM
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They all rust eventually. If you take an extra 10 seconds to squirt some WD-40 on them every couple of months even the cheap ones will last forever. I have one that's been in use for about 15 years on 4 different trucks and is just fine.
BTW, locking hitch pins offer a false sense of security. You'd be appalled at how easy they are to defeat. Even the expensive ones. Like any other lock, they only keep honest folks honest.
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06-08-2022, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Pavement Tested
They all rust eventually. If you take an extra 10 seconds to squirt some WD-40 on them every couple of months even the cheap ones will last forever. I have one that's been in use for about 15 years on 4 different trucks and is just fine.
BTW, locking hitch pins offer a false sense of security. You'd be appalled at how easy they are to defeat. Even the expensive ones. Like any other lock, they only keep honest folks honest.
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I came here to say everything that he said. Just buy a cheap locking pin and spray it inside and out once or twice a year. Otherwise just get a regular pin and take out the hitch so it doesn't get stolen.
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06-09-2022, 11:44 AM
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just buy a bolt with reverse thread. whoever wants to steal it would have a hard time loosening it. 
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I just wouldn't leave it in there. Take it out when it's not in use.
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06-09-2022, 12:49 PM
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locking hitch pin recommendation?
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Originally Posted by Pavement Tested
They all rust eventually. If you take an extra 10 seconds to squirt some WD-40 on them every couple of months even the cheap ones will last forever. I have one that's been in use for about 15 years on 4 different trucks and is just fine.
BTW, locking hitch pins offer a false sense of security. You'd be appalled at how easy they are to defeat. Even the expensive ones. Like any other lock, they only keep honest folks honest.
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One can break almost any locking pin in under a minute, I’ve had to break my own pins due to rust and it’s way too easy. The only ones that are somewhat secure are those that have a locking mechanism that won’t fit into a pipe and even the there ways around that.
Paclocks design and strength seem to me to the best option if theft is a major concern. Plus can be keyed alike to other locks.
https://www.paclock.com/products/kt_ucs_80s_125_250/
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06-09-2022, 02:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pavement Tested
They all rust eventually. If you take an extra 10 seconds to squirt some WD-40 on them every couple of months even the cheap ones will last forever. I have one that's been in use for about 15 years on 4 different trucks and is just fine.
BTW, locking hitch pins offer a false sense of security. You'd be appalled at how easy they are to defeat. Even the expensive ones. Like any other lock, they only keep honest folks honest.
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I was going to say the same thing. I found out how easily they are defeated when my middle of the road grade one (it wasn't the factor 55 but also not the amazon) rusted to the point where I couldn't use it. It took me all of 5-10 seconds to break into it once I decided I couldn't unlock it.
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06-09-2022, 03:55 PM
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I live in an isolated remote region. Theft isn’t an issue. But I do have a locking hitch pin that gets used only when I take my trailer to the city. Otherwise, I just use a standard hitch pin for around here.
I bought an inexpensive locking hitch pin at Harbor Freight a number of years back. It stays a short open tote where I keep other loose odds and ends, so weather isn’t an issue. I don’t leave my hitch in the receiver. I hate bruised and bloody shins.
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