Removing a hitch lock without a key. ( Breaking it off in seconds )

it was surprising how little effort it took to snap the lock off.

[FabSchaffer]

My pin was to tight against the receiver to put a pipe around the lock so I used a demolition bar and tapped it in behind the lock with a hammer. I pried upward and 2 seconds later the pin snapped and it was off. Thank you for the video.

[GregWade]

THANK YOU!!! I was dreading trying to figure out how to get this off. I grabbed my floor jack handle, cut off the rubber from the lock, and pried it off. It took longer to cut the rubber off the lock.

[coachpete]

This is why I love YouTube! Never thought it would be so easy. Thank you

[giampiero]

Thank you. I have the same lock, it won’t open with key . You saved me a lot of trouble.

[stevenb]

It’s 2024 and you’re still saving lives
Thank you for your service sir

[jsando.]

Believe it or not, this method works and is the best way to remove the hitch lock. I did it to my dad’s Tacoma. A little bit of back and forth bending, and the luck came right off. No damage to the lock. In fact, the lock is salvageable. The pin is the weak point and was broken. Kinda scary to see how easy it is to break this apart. Saved us $$$

[gtfourmn]

Thank you. Mined seized up from winter road salt. This saves me the hassle of cutting it.

[bryansnell]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was about to pull out my grinder or oxy/acetylene torch! Saved me so much trouble!

[psanchez]

Wow. Thanks for the great video. I’ve put off removing mine since I lost the key. Did not want to bang it with a hammer like most videos. This is the way!

[dianareyes]

You saved my husband a couple of hundred bucks , the locksmiths charge $250 to remove it. Thanks for the video.

[darinalexander]

Saves me a lot of time! I was gonna cut it off and looks like I had the same breaker bar. Thank you!

[themustang]

Bought a new truck today and realized when I left the lot that they’d not taken off a decorative sports team logo hitch attachment thing which is locked on and they don’t have the key, gonna have to try this out! Thanks for the tip!

[gohawks]

Thanks for posting! Wish I would have searched for this before I threw shit around in the garage.

[alover]

Lovely, I almost paid to have it remove today.. thank you sir.. 👏 👏

[ruzenarana]

Thx bro! This helped a lot!!! Broke off easily.

[marugamas]

Great! Thanks for making this video. I lost the key to mine 2 months ago and it’s been driving me crazy.

[dwalk]

Thanks so much on the info on how to get the hitch master lock off. I have the same problem and now I know what to do

[waltn]

Worked like a charm. Thanks. Guess I'll be keeping my ball locked up in the cab from now on because that was way too easy

[larrysherwood]

I'm dealing with the same issue, same lock! Gonna try the pipe trick tomorrow

[brentgallardo]

Man bud you helped me out, I have the same lock which froze up just like that