Trailer Hitch Warning… Watch Your Tow Hitch Pin!

Safely securing your trailer is a must, whether you tow once a year or every single day, because all it takes is one time not properly installing the hitch pin or the safety clip to send your trailer off on a trip of its own.

This video offers explanations of what people often do wrong as well as a couple of solutions to help eliminate the possibility of having your trailer pull the hitch from the receiver and take off in another direction. The key point of the video is to drive home the need to inspect the pin and the safety clip often to make sure they are in good working order and can’t be pulled out easily. There’s also a locking pin from Master lock that eliminates the need for a separate safety clip, but even it has a spring that could wear out over time and fail to do it’s intended job, so again you want to inspect that regularly and replace it annually just to be safe.

This is a great informative video that just might save you a major headache and possibly the lives of your fellow motorists some day, so it’s definitely worth he watch.