Can you please suggest a lock for this hitchstep? Thanks and Happy New Year!
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You can buy a Curt Manufacting 23575 trailer hitch lock. It's sold on Amazon.
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I bought a Trimax. Kinda hard to lock and unlock but held up great when I got rear ended! Happy New Year!
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This was a real mess. I had several unfruitful conversations with Go Rhino. Then I got lucky. Most receiver hitches are drilled for a 5/8" pin as is the receiver. The Go Rhino I believe is 9/16." The next lockable size down I think is 1/2" for smaller receivers. We were getting ready to drill the Go Rhino out to make the 5'8" lock pin work when my friend suggested we try the 5/8" lock pin. Surprisingly, it fit. My non locking 5/8" hitchpins did not. We had to shim the Go Rhino with some self adhesive loop side velcro strips to snug it into the receiver. My 5/8" locking pin is actually 9/16." The one I have is Reese Professional 5/8" Stainless Steel Receiver Lock. Model # 70302. I think I got it at Academy Sports. If not there, I probably got it at O"Reilly Auto Parts.
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What stops a thief from unbolting your hitch from your vehicle? If thief wants your item bad enough thief will take it. Nothing is perfect so always beware.
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Came with a standard hitch pin. For security though, you are better off getting a lockable pin.
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Yeah, Yakima lock fits the threaded bolt. You don't have to buy the hitch pin bolt with the lock!
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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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No lock. The ones I found online that did have a lock had repeated reviews of the locks not working.
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As far as I know there is not a locking hitch pin for it because you have to screw it in. It does not just slide in like most hitch pins. Maybe you could just lock the rack onto the hitch with a cable.
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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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Don't think that would work. Very heavy lock. Be weary of buying though. My key broke off because it was seized up. Had to spend an hour cutting it off so that I could use my hitch.
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Try searching for a 'trailer hitch lock' you should find what will work for your needs.
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There is no specific locking device, but you can run a cable around the bike and hitch mount, just like you would lock it at a bike rack.
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OK a 'locking pin won't work unless you drill out the treaded insert on the bike rack. Actually this rack comes with a treaded pin that uses a 3/4 inch wrench. Rack theves will have to have a wrench, so no lock is nessary unless the theif's has a wrench. save the money no "lock" is nessary.
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Many hitch receivers have a threaded bolt hole on the side. If you have one of these, you could thread a bolt in until the step is snug.
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If memory serves me, the locking pin comes included with the hitch because it has to match the ball mount. Sorry I can't be more help. Good hitch however and I had u-haul install one slack work day for $60.
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It comes with a hitch pin that screws on tightly. So a tool is necessary to remove it. But it's not a locking pin.
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You can buy a locking bolt to secure the rack to the hitch - think I bought mine on ebay but not sure. I always take the bikes off the rack and into the hotel for the evening. Have never had a problem with the hotel in doing that.
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I run a cable through my bikes and the chains hooks on the receiver and then lock it. Also the pun that holds the hitch into the receiver could probably be changed intone locking pin though the cable with lick works fine for me