Trailer Hitch Pin - A Small Wonder

Trailer hitches are great way to connect your vehicle with a trailer. However, a trailer hitch pin is that small accessory that makes it possible to tow. Actually, a hitch pin secures the hitch ball mount into the receiver hitch. A latch-pin as an accessory keeps it from becoming loose. Locking hitch pins are also available. A trailer hitch pin also accommodates all types of inserts, ranging from a ball mount to a bike rack.

Two, popular variations of the common trailer hitch pin are the pintle and the Sky-loc locking hitch pin. A pintle hitch is a heavy-duty coupling that utilizes a pintle hook attached to a tow vehicle to pull a trailer having a lunette eye. Pintle hitches are commonly used on military, construction, industrial and agricultural equipments. The Sky-loc easily locks and unlocks with a key and releases at the gentle press of a button. The shank is made of hardened stainless steel and is corrosion resistant. The handles are colored and made of anodized aluminium.

The J-Pin Stabilizing Pin with Square Lock for 2" trailer hitch receivers from Drawtite has some interesting features.
- It has a simple snap-on lock design and works with hollow or solid shank ballmounts and hitch accessories.
- It is ideal for bike carriers & hitch mounted cargo carriers.

As with car hitches, you can get a reliable travel hitch pin from a number of manufacturers. Drawtite, Hidden Hitch, Pintle, Pullrite, Reese and Valley - all manufacture hitch pins.