What is the best way to secure the hitch to the rail(s) to prevent theft when not in use?
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We keep our's under a tonneau cover when not in use. If remember correctly they make a pin that you can use a lock with instead of a cotter pin.
982280
The pin screws into the hitch to hold it steady and there is a safety pin that keeps it from getting loose. Would be hard to add a locking pin. I just run my locking cable through the hitch's safety chain loop so the rack can't be removed easily.
1661785
Came with a standard hitch pin. For security though, you are better off getting a lockable pin.
66902
yes, you can add a lock to the device that latches to the ball of the hitch. But you must also have the part with the ball secured if you use a hitch receiver.
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It comes with a bolt (that bolts the rack to your trailer hitch), so unless the person trying to steal it has two large wrenches you should be fine. I guess a better answer is, it does not come with a lock anywhere on the hitch.
1326777
put it inside the fence, use padlocks in addition to / instead of the bolts, use security nuts & bolts (require special tools - normal hex won't fit), tack weld the nuts to the bolts (makes it tough for you to remove them too, though), add a security camera (even a decoy camera might discourage a petty thief)
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What Joshua said and they would need to be rather large wrenches. With that they would end up with a Safari Rack with a shape either needing to be cut with a torch or cut their roof to attach. Really the idea of theft is the least of my concerns with this. A locking pin-not a bad idea but not a necessity IMHO.
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Mine came with a lock you attach to the end of the bolt you use to attach it to the hitch. I can't imagine it would stand up to too many hits with a hammer though.
1068131
You don't always have to bolt threw the ceiling of the vehicle, most vehicles have two layers of metal in the middle of the cab. It secures the rifle amazingly well but I don't know how you would lock the gun rack.
1964742
J hook style bolts on the inside of the box to your truck bed rails then lock the tool box and people can't steal it.
1103969
Unfortunately people will collect things that aren't theirs. If you have installed it correctly by slipping the square rubber band that is attached to the body of the hitch cover, over the hitch bar of your vehicle! Then in my opinion little else can be done.
1167390
I purchased a lock for the hitch. You can lock the bike to the rack. I found the lick for the hitch on Amazon
1310782
You can buy a Curt Manufacting 23575 trailer hitch lock. It's sold on Amazon.
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I think it would be difficult to steal. There is not enough slack in the cables once tightened correctly to remove it easily. I would think someone would need to cut the cables. I have had mine on for a year with no issues. I feel that it is very secure if installed properly. Due to the weight and bulk of the rack it would be difficult to store in the car.
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What I do is take a lock and run it from the hitch chain attachment point (Part of the hitch receiver) and run it to the frame/tires of the bike (like you would lock the bike up at a rack). This basically locks the bike to the car hitch. This way the weakest link is going to be the chain instead of the Hollywood rack. (Unless a thief wants to remove your hitch, Hollywood rack, and bike as one assembly!) I have left my bike locked this way overnight in multiple locations without an issue.
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The rack slips in the hitch on your vehicle. A pin is inserted through the side of the hitch. The pin goes through a matching hole in the Yakima rack tongue and screwed and tightened with a wrench. I use a locking cap on the pin as it exits the hitch, but you can use a plain pin that goes a hole in the larger pin. I would not recommend a lesser fastener as I would not want vibrations from traveling to cause the rack to come loose from the vehicle. The method I described takes less than five minutes.
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I love the mount and it can be very secure. You may have to press down hard on the turned down end of the rail to disengage the rail, and then pull the unit away along the rail.Cheers, Tom