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Clevis pins are common things you see laying along the side of the freeway, they lose their spring value and fall off.
wstuart said:Thank you Dutch! Now I got it! When I put my pins in I put them in from the outside, with the cotter pin on the inside. The only reason I do it this way is I find it easier to pull them out to the outside, dont smack my fingers as much. Thanks for the explanation. I think I will pick up a couple more of the cotter pins just in case. I guess I could get a couple extra pins from blue ox.
Thanks again
jubileee said:Learned the hard way 50 years ago that all pins should be installed pointing to ditch or low side of road in case of locking failure. Low side of road will Keep pin worked in that direction and keep pressure off locking device. Not always possible. With my Roadmaster hooked to tow, I have one pin that points the wrong direction and that pin is drilled out and gets a paddle lock.
Fatboy01 said:I am the OP of the blue ox issue, several have asked how do I know the pin sheared? I don?t. It could have been the locking ring failed and worked its way out and dropped on the highway. In either case, I had a failure of the Blue Ox system which could have been a complete disaster! I hooked up the tow system, my wife doubled checked the system prior to us leaving the RV resort and this incident occurred an hour later while on the interstate.
Thanks for your replies.
NY_Dutch said:I see that Blue Ox does offer pins with lynch pin keepers for $15/pr. I don't recall now whether our pins originally came with our Blue Ox base plate, or our NSA ReadyBrute tow bar.
http://www.blueox.com/towing-accessories/84-0140/
When you say 'lynch pins' are you talking about the pin that goes through the clevis and has a circular spring loaded loop on the end that flips over to hold it in place? If so that is the style that I have and lost one. Now I just loop that little stretch cord with the ball through the loop and then around the whole connection and snap the ball into the loop to hold it all in place. I am making it sound more complicated than it really it. BUT, like you Stephen, I still check those clevis pin connections at every stop.Stephen S. said:My Blue Ox came with the lynch pins. I check the towbar every time I get out of the RV. Gas station, restaurant, any reason I'm away from the RV I do a walkaround before getting back in the drivers seat.
Stephen S. said:My Blue Ox came with the lynch pins. I check the towbar every time I get out of the RV. Gas station, restaurant, any reason I'm away from the RV I do a walkaround before getting back in the drivers seat.
When you say 'lynch pins' are you talking about the pin that goes through the clevis and has a circular spring loaded loop on the end that flips over to hold it in place?
Gary RV_Wizard said:Yes - that is the device known as a lynch pin. They should be pretty much failure-proof if the spring is flipped over the right way but have been know to snap back if the loop is flipped the opposite way. The loop will lie tightly against the shaft when oriented the right way (as shown in the photo below).