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Old 11-28-2014, 04:53 PM   #1
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Hitch Head Storage

My easiest mod isn't a mod at all. After trying to find a easy storage solution I just mount the hitch and spin it around. No more cluttering up the the limited space in the garage.
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Old 11-28-2014, 05:00 PM   #2
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That works for sure. Mine goes in the front storage in the space for the hamper as the hamper comes out when we get home and the hitch goes in.
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Old 11-29-2014, 08:41 AM   #3
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That's what I have been doing for the last year. Saves shins from damage, saves clothes from grease
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Old 11-29-2014, 09:36 AM   #4
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Hitch Head Storage

Wouldn't that setup make it easier for thieves?
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Old 11-29-2014, 11:31 AM   #5
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Wouldn't that setup make it easier for thieves?
You could still put a locking pin through the 2x2 shaft and lock the latch on the tongue. Where there is a will there is a way but that should slow them down a little or make them look for easier prey. JM2¢, Hank
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Old 11-29-2014, 07:24 PM   #6
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This is for home storage. I usually leave it on the TV when traveling with a bag tied over it. Most places I go I could install the locking pin, as hank mentioned, and that would be secure, and I always lock the tongue. I'd like to see someone try to swipe a trailer by lining up and backing into the shank. It could be done of course but thieves like to quick about their business. If someone wants it bad enough though...
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Old 11-29-2014, 07:42 PM   #7
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I have heard many thieves back up with a tow truck. They rap a couple cables around the A frame lift and drive. They deal with the hitch down the road. Anyway, I do not believe someone would be able to back up and line up the hitch if it is locked on..
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Old 12-01-2014, 05:11 PM   #8
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I have heard many thine fs back up with a tow truck. They rap a couple cables around the A frame lift and drive. They deal with the hitch down the road. Anyway, I do not believe someone would be able to back up and line up the hitch if it is locked on..
Never hooked up a Hensley or ProPride have you You'd be surprised how easy it is to line up that stinger.
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No, have never seen them. I am talking about the OP set up where he has the shaft just hanging there and someone would need to back straight onto it to fit in the 2 inch square.
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No, have never seen them. I am talking about the OP set up where he has the shaft just hanging there and someone would need to back straight onto it to fit in the 2 inch square.
That's exactly the way you hitch a Hensley or ProPride. The 2" square "stinger" slips into the receiver as you back up. After doing it a few times, it's really just as easy as backing the ball under the hitch.

For a "thief" who has any practice, it's just as fast to back into the hitch as it is hitch "conventionally"
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