[VAC] Re: Hensley Arrow Hitch

["Richard P. Kenan" <as5368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don:

         I'd think the larger danger would be to have pieces stolen; that's 
what happened to me, when a visitor to the Top O'Georgia stole one of my 
spring jacks.  I now have locks instead of pins in the U-bolts, and use a 
chain across the U-bolt locks and around the A-frame when I'm leaving it 
for a long while.
         I keep a long-hasp lock on the hitch pin, which serves both to 
lock the hitch onto the trailer, and to hold/guide my breakaway and 
electric pigtail (it's ok to lock the Hensley, since you couldn't 
effectively take it off in an emergency - finding the key and unlocking 
your locked hitchpin would be the least of your problems. ;-).
         You're right to worry about theft, especially if your trailer is 
left unattended in an unattended area for long periods of time.  Get a lock 
for the hitchpin, and locks + chain for the spring bar jacks.  Someone 
familiar with the hitch and having a really lot of free time might still 
make off with parts, but it wouldn't be easy.

- Dick
(5368)