Hitch Pin Question
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From: Newport, WA
Hitch Pin Question
My truck did not come with any hitch pins, and being that it has a 3" receiver none of my existing pins were long enough. I found a "Grade 5" hitch pin at Tractor Supply (https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...ble-pin-length) that seems like it will do the job just fine, but I can't find any reliable information on what the "grade 5" actually means and what the shear strength is. I would like to think that being designed for use on a tractor it would work just fine as a trailer hitch pin but don't want to find out the hard way when the trailer is hooked up that the pin was not adequate for the job.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Nov 2020
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From: Republic of Texas
May or may not be good enough. Tractor pins are not made for highway trailer pulling so I personally would not do it. Order a pin from e-trailer or go to you local truck supply/ trailer shop and get one built for a truck hitch.
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