RobbieO
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The pin that you can remove to swing away the tongue for extra room.
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User error, could've been worse!
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scokill
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Yep. Don't know about the newer models, but the older models have swing away tongue like the photo below.
212s
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I've been using good quality Master lockpins for years. Instructions say to lock it with the key IN the lock, then pull the key out. I found that if you just snap it on, it may not lock into place properly.
I use a Master lock for the coupler and swing tongue too. I don't trust people to not mess with the pins on the hitch or trailer when I'm out boating, so I always use locks instead of pins. I remove the towbar when I'm not trailering and keep the lockpin in the truck. I also lube my locks every couple of months to keep them working smoothly.
I use a Master lock for the coupler and swing tongue too. I don't trust people to not mess with the pins on the hitch or trailer when I'm out boating, so I always use locks instead of pins. I remove the towbar when I'm not trailering and keep the lockpin in the truck. I also lube my locks every couple of months to keep them working smoothly.
jjmparsons
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Ooh Ooh Me Me..... YUP!!! Been there done that. Got the truck hooked up to the trailer at the marina, with the boat on, pulled trailer all the way over to the ramp. Looked down at my center console and realized that damn pin was sitting right there. Was just getting ready to turn up the hill so I could back the boat down the ramp but stopped just in time to realize the pin was not in. Had to unhook the the truck, pull the tongue straight, and do it all again because the pin alignment hole had just started to become un-aligned. That scared the holy hell out of me because if I were going elsewhere, there's no telling how far down the road I could have gotten before the trailer decided it was going to go a different direction. Lesson for that day and forever more, Check, Check and Re-Check after one more check.....