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Use this hitch pin to secure your ball mount or hitch-mounted accessory to your hitch receiver. Includes retaining clip. Zinc finish resists corrosion.
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Today, we're going to take a look at the pin and clip for the class three, class four, and class five trailer hitch receivers. Now this pin and clip is used to secure a ball mount or a hitch accessory to your trailer hitch receiver. This one is designed to fit two inch, and two and a half inch square receiver hitches. It does include the retainer clip. And when you do insert this into your hitch, just put your clip on the other end and that'll hold it in, secured into place. Now, the pin itself, it is a five eighths inch diameter pin, the overall length on this pin, and I'm going to measure from this end all the way to this end.
If I put my ruler on there, you can see it's going to be right at five and one eighth inches, the usable length, which would be measured from in here to where the pin is installed.That is going to be right at three and a quarter inches. And then what I wanted to show you is I happened to pull a ball mount that uses this five eighths inch diameter pin and clip. And I happen to have an example of a hitch receiver right here. Let me just zoom out a little bit so we can see. And this is a two inch by two inch hitch receiver opening.
So when you take your ball mount and you slide it in there, you'll just line up your hitch pin holes, and then you'll take your five eighths inch diameter pin, slide it all the way through. Once it's all the way through, put your clip on there, and then that holds it, secures it into place. And to remove it, just pull off the clip, slide your pin out, and you can remove it from your hitch receiver. But that should do it for the review on the pin and clip for the class three, class four, and class five trailer hitch receivers..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (654 Customer Reviews)
Use this hitch pin to secure your ball mount or hitch-mounted accessory to your hitch receiver. Includes retaining clip. Zinc finish resists corrosion.Quality products, fast delivery and outstanding customer service.
Product itself is perfect and customer service was impeccable. The team recommended a replacement part from the one I ordered so that the shipment could go out immediately (the one I ordered was out of stock). I would have been happy enough to wait a month, but better yet the shipment came in few days.
Product itself is perfect and customer service was impeccable. The team recommended a replacement part from the one I ordered so that the shipment could go out immediately (the one I ordered was out of stock). I would have been happy enough to wait a month, but better yet the shipment came in few days.
Purchased with a Draw-Tite hitch that has the bracket welded to the cross member. No sweat to install onto hitch. Remember to mount the bracket to the hitch before installing hitch. Also, the vertical tab with the slot must face the rear of the truck to accept the plug from the wiring harness.
Doug F - 10/09/2018works good, a must for people that have the larger2.5" by 2.5" receiver hitch
Brent - 04/13/2020This is actually the second one of these I've installed. I helped a friend put one on his 06 Outback and it was really easy. So when I needed one for my 05 Outback I knew where to buy one. Super-simple installation and looks good too.
Tim F - 04/24/2018
Works as expected, i purchased this for ise with a winch block for receiver tube to be able to do multiple line pulls using pullies. I have a locking pin when using for towing.
The pin and clip were exactly what I was looking for. The quality and finish of the product seem to be top notch. I would not hesitate to recommend this product.
Chris E - 08/29/2020Pulling the pin on my new Tacoma was a pain in the rear with the old pin from a 2005 Tacoma. The new truck has an extra lip welded on the receiver. So I got this one, out of the box I thought it was exactly what the old one was. Not so, just a bit longer so the pin slides right in ?? Thanks
Heather A - 09/13/2018Ordered Dodge trailer hitch cover. Was extremely pleased with the website and especially the video that I could watch before ordering. Video explained installation and any additional parts I might want to order. Very happy with product.
After balking at the cost to have an auto-shop add a trailer to our Toyota Highlander, we found etrailer.com and decided to take a chance. The "how to" videos factored considerably in our decision to buy ... they made it look so easy! And surprise! It really -WAS- that easy. We used standard block-type ramps (the kind you can buy for $40 ) to get the SUV up off the ground high enough to get underneath to do the work. Everything came off as easy as it was showed in the videos. Other than the fact this bar is a heavy so we had our teen daughter help hold it steady while we bolted it into place (i.e., get help for when you go to lift it), it went super smooth. Thanks for saving us $280 over the cost the car dealer quoted us! P.S. - be sure to watch the linked videos so you get the right trailer lighting attachment and ball hitch for your new hitch.
Anna - 05/20/2019Customer Support was excellent. Products fit as good as factory and a whole lot less expensive. Installed in a couple of hours with a little help from a friend. The hitch is pretty beefy and I needed a little help holding in place. Other than that everything bolted right up. Nice heavy duty bolts and thick wafer washers to insure it won’t come lose. The hardest part was cutting the plastic factory shielding underneath around the hitch. Great product.
Ordering and delivery was great from etrailer, although the description of the hitch pin I purchase said it would fit a class 5 hicth and did, but no finger room to place key in and out of pin. I’m looking for something about a inch longer that makes key easier to remove and to install, I consider this pin not ideal for a class 5 hicth and have a better detail on website. I do have the perfect pin now, trying to find a couple more. Thanks, Mark W
Extremely poor design. Do NOT purchase this junk! Go to a hardware store and get a real one. This pin has no hole for a cotter pin. The weak spring clip is unreliable at best. I would not take a chance on a clip design like this.
jd - 11/22/2014It's a dumb hitch pin, what's to say? I ended up getting a lock to use instead and shelving this, so I have even less to say than that.
Quality Products & Quality Service This is my second time ordering from etrailer.com. I am so pleased with the selection, pricing, and customer service, that I will look here first before ordering products elsewhere. I have not yet tested the process of adding the Thule ski carrier to my Thule bike rack (our snow melted but is forecasted to return this week); however, I foresee no issues. I love the Thule rack and the ski carrier appears to be of similar quality. The hitch receiver cover was of even greater quality than expected, and a huge hit. As confirmed with etrailer.com customer service before ordering, the pin/clip were exactly what was needed to secure the cover. The order shipped out earlier than expected and because it was close to the holidays, the shipping speed was upgraded at no cost. All in all, a terrific experience with etrailer.com. I should close by saying that I do not regularly submit product/business reviews, but feel compelled to do this one because of the wonderful service and quality products. Happy holidays! J
Súper simple to install. Works great!!
It fits both my hitches just fine and still looks like brand new.
What can I say? The pin fits in the hole, and the clip fits on the pin. Can't ask for much more than that!
JR - 07/20/2015everything is as expected
Absolutely loved the trailer hitch cover and pin, 1st time I have used your company and I was not disappointed
Haven't used it yet but it's a standard item to have with a tow hitch.
Paula was very helpful in getting all the parts i needed and was very responsive in getting back to me with my questions! Thanks!!
Very solid. Haven't had to use it yet t hough
Works as it should
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