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Pipe attack resistant hitch pin.
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Cseybert
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Where do you work?
abillerbeck
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One thing I've come to terms with is that pretty much all security devices only serve to keep the honest people honest. I've seen plenty of videos of people picking locks, freezing them and smashing them, pipe method, sawzall, bolt cutters... if someone wants what you have bad enough they're going to take it, these locks are just a deterrent. That being the case, I wouldn't spend too much time or money on one.
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This probably doesn't help the OP but back in the day (2009-2010ish) I had a simple drop hitch and a cheap-o locking pin. I figured it was a deterent from someone taking my cheap non-adjustable single ball hitch. One morning I came out of my apartment to find the hitch gone, along with the entire "tow package". The thieves just un-bolted the entire thing and took it. I was pissed, but also a little impressed that someone had to crawl under my truck and do that.
"Locks and chains only keep honest folks honest" - The Kingsville TX Police officer I reported my stolen tow package to
"Locks and chains only keep honest folks honest" - The Kingsville TX Police officer I reported my stolen tow package to
Does it not get corroded? Any hitch I've ever left semi permanently on the back of a truck ended up with issues. I live in meth country where they will steal anything they think they can make $5 on, and in 10 years I never had a hitch taken. The only reason I quit doing it was I started replacing them with more expensive and heavier duty hitches that I want to last.
Rockcrawlindude
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No, we don’t really have issues with rust here in Georgia. The hitch is powder coated except where it has worn off the ball, but the ball has a little grease on it. I guess a benefit to removing the hitch would be my backup sensors would work again. Maybe I’ll just take it off when I’m not using it
Most of the locks are cheap Chinese junk. If you leave it installed over time the cheap ones will need to be cut off. I can cut one off with my Milwaukee die grinder in no time. So can a thief.
Infinite rule is a good one from corrosion perspective. Design looks to be good as well.
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Infinite rule is a good one from corrosion perspective. Design looks to be good as well.
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911, only after the threat is put down, scared away, Or they surrender.
Not everyone retreats when confronted. The problem today is that are no ramifications, especially teenagers. Not everyone will hand over their stuff. Perhaps you should just turnover your excess items. Like a house that is much larger than you need. That RV. That boat. The excessive truck.
I do not dial 911. I have had a thief call 911 as they ran away after being hit with a bat. He had already robbed 4 house that night.
Rockcrawlindude
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Watch out we gotta couple of badasses here. Better not get near their stuff or they’ll shoot you.
LateToTheParty
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And a couple of others who will just belittle potential thieves until they decide they've made a bad decision.
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This is what I use on my trucks. You key it to your vehicle key when you receive it. I have had one on my 03 for 4 years now and no rust. It's nice to be able to use your own vehicle key. The company is Bolt. They also make padlocks and other locks. Here's a link to there website page for the hitch lock. https://www.boltlock.com/locks/5-8-inch-receiver-lock/5-8-inch-receiver-lock-chrysler
Nope...There's a non-urgent number to call.
Apparently you are wealthy enough that you can just replace your stuff if it’s stolen but I am not and view my “stuff” as my hard earned dollars being taken by someone who chooses not to earn it.
Nobody said anything about retreating from a threat or letting equity warriors take your stuff, sheesh, that tangent went from zero to crazy in a heartbeat.
If it's a true threat to life then the threat will get ventilated. We're talking here about things that can be replaced.
God help you if you take a life unjustifiably. The consequences to you and your family will be dire.
Rockcrawlindude
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Wealth has nothing to do with killing a person unjustifiably. You can view your stuff however you’d like but you would still be wrong. Be a lot cheaper to replace a hitch than to hire a lawyer and get locked up
I don’t think you have a grasp on reality my friend, just stay in your insulated world and keep that naive view. No one said anything about taking a life unjustifiably, many of the derelicts who ply their trades today are armed and if you dare to confront them you will be attacked.
Bolt Lock Pin for me. Their video shows how much tougher they are than the rest out there. Nothing is 100%. A good grinder will cut through even the best in a couple of minutes. They are there to keep honest people honest.
Deadly force is only justified legally and morally if you or someone else is in fear of great bodily injury or death. I CCW and hope to never have to unholster and make a truly life changing decision to end another human's life. No matter that you are justified, you opened a can of whoop ass that can never be reversed.