etrailer | Curt Tri-Ball Trailer Coupler Lock and Hitch Pin Lock: The Breakdown

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So, when a would-be thief would see this in your coupler, they're probably gonna move on to another trailer that's an easier target. Now, I do happen to have a coupler here that takes a two-inch ball and I just wanted to show you how this works. So, I'm gonna find my two-inch ball here and they are clearly marked. So, we have our 1 7/8, and then our two-inch, and then our 2 5/16 inch ball. So, this is going to work with those three sizes of coupler.

So, I'm gonna go ahead and open this up. I'm gonna slide in the two-inch ball. And so, as you can see, that's going to be locked into place, preventing anybody from coming by and trying to hook that up to their tow vehicle. Now, this coupler lock has a pin diameter of a quarter of an inch and it's going to fit any coupler span from one inch to three inches. And the overall pin length from end to end, we are sitting right at about 5 1/2 inches long.

And this is going to be very easy to operate. This does include two keys and the keys are keyed alike so they're gonna work with this coupler lock and also the hitch pin lock. And we have this watertight dust cap that's going to keep this cylinder free from water and debris so the keyhole will be nice and clear, always free for operation. So, as you can see, a quarter of a turn is going to unlock this. It's gonna be very simple.

And I'm just gonna pull this pin straight out and then just run it through our lever here. And I wanted to point out that on this lock, there is an arrow right here and that shows you the direction the pin is supposed to go through the lock. So as you can see, clips right on. Don't need the key in there or anything like that. You wanna get it as tight as possible. And so, that's where we're sitting at right there. So, that's going to prevent this from being uncoupled and lifted up so we're nice and secure. So then when you're ready to take this off, let me turn this around, then you're just gonna open up this cap, stick your key in. Quarter of turn's going to unlock it. Pull that pin out and go ahead and remove our ball. And that's it. So, it's gonna be a very easy operation. And as you probably no doubt notice, this does have this lasso. It's a high-strength lasso and the only real purpose this serves is just to keep all of your components together. It doesn't add to the security of the lock itself or anything like that. So, that's nice though, because you do have quite a few pieces here that you could potentially misplace. So, that's going to keep everything together for you. Now, this flush style trailer hitch receiver lock is going to be used in place of your standard pin and clip, again, to prevent theft of your ball mount or hitch mounted accessory like your bike rack. And this hitch pin and clip, like a hitch pin and clip rather, this hitch lock is going to slip right into the hole on the side of your receiver tube. And this is going to work with your two-inch or your 2 1/2 inch receiver tube opening. And this has a pin diameter of 5/8 of an inch so that's going to, again, quarter of a turn, unlock. A very simple operation just like the coupler lock. And then it also has this watertight dust cap. And then when you run this through your trailer hitch receiver and the accessory or your ball mount, you don't need the key in there. You just secure it and you are good to go. And as you notice, this does have a right angle design with a swivel head that's gonna give you that easy access to unlock this when you're ready to remove this. Now, both of these locks are constructed of carbon steel so very durable and they have a chrome finish that's going to provide superior durability and corrosion resistance. These do have a limited lifetime warranty. And that's gonna conclude our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joini