Product Reviews
January 22, 2024
Gear America (G.A.) Receiver Hitch Pin/Lock... Very well made, heavy duty, good quality, the lock is covered by a thick rubber housing and seems to be better quality than other inexpensive models from TopTow or Master-Lock. I would still recommend to add some grease and lubricant inside the lock to prevent it to rust and seize over extended period of time when leaving it outside and exposed to the weather harshness on long trips. The good part is that the lock can accept loosely my bike rack Thule T2 pin that I want to reuse because the T2 pin is threaded and can lock down the Thule T2 bike rack securely to the hitch receiver. I am happy to have found this pin / lock because with the inline original T2 lock, there isn't enough room on the left hand side to insert the key to unlock due to the trailer power plug located on the left hand side of my new Tesla Y. This lock/pin is much more substantial and most heavy duty among all the pin/lock models that I bought. Comparing to the Towking model (middle of the last pic) which has a perfect fit with the Thule T2 pin, this Gear America (G.A.) lock (right of the last pic) is slightly larger than the Thule T2 pin (left of the last pic) which fits quite loosely inside the G.A. lock, even though I can't seem to be able to remove/yank it out when it's in the locked position... In summary, for other purposes than retrofitting it with the Thule T2 bike rack, this Gear America hitch pin/lock would rank top on my list, highly recommended it... hope that my feedback can help some other Thule owners out there in their quest for an angled receiver hitch lock...
