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RE: Bike Racks - twisteroo - 05-09-2011
Nope, the sleeve has nothing to do with you needing their pin and their lock. You could use a standard bolt, they will give you one I'm sure, but if you wanna lock it, you better just spend the $20.
I should go out and take a bunch of pics of mine to try to show you.
RE: Bike Racks - Twitchin Kitten - 05-09-2011
OK so something like these wouldn't work? These things are designed to have threads and need the threaded bolts?
http://www.reese-hitches.com/categories/Class_III_and_IV_Locks,174
RE: Bike Racks - twisteroo - 05-09-2011
(05-09-2011, 01:17 PM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: OK so something like these wouldn't work? These things are designed to have threads and need the threaded bolts?Nope, not gonna work, the one side of the rack tongue (or whatever you want to call it) is a threaded hole to put the bolt in and tighten it up so the rack won't sway around while you are driving.
http://www.reese-hitches.com/categories/Class_III_and_IV_Locks,174
I have all that crap for towing my trailer, the hitches, hitch locks, pins, etc, etc.......just buy their lock now for 20 and save the shipping.
RE: Bike Racks - Twitchin Kitten - 05-09-2011
OK boss. I did ask about that threading....
RE: Bike Racks - twisteroo - 05-09-2011
I was even gonna just buy a bolt or something and grind it down and put a small lock on it or something, but you won't be able to find a bolt that big threaded all the way to the head, at least not in the typical hardware store and then even if you could find on you would probably pay $20 for it anyway.
RE: Bike Racks - Twitchin Kitten - 05-09-2011
I know you can't find one here unless you grab a carriage bolt. Those are useless due to the domed head. You'd defo need a hex head for that so you can get it in there fully.
RE: Bike Racks - twisteroo - 05-10-2011
OK, here we go, this is my hitch rack.
This is the locking bolt.
![[Image: SANY5023.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5023.jpg)
The rack before I mount it.....er, put it on the truck.
![[Image: SANY5025.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5025.jpg)
On the truck.
![[Image: SANY5026.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5026.jpg)
![[Image: SANY5027.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5027.jpg)
![[Image: SANY5028.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5028.jpg)
With a bike secured on it.
![[Image: SANY5029.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5029.jpg)
The locking arm and ring.
![[Image: SANY5030.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5030.jpg)
![[Image: SANY5031.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5031.jpg)
And folded up when not in use but still on the truck.
![[Image: SANY5032.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5032.jpg)
Easy peasy, it takes about 3 minutes to mount it, and seconds to secure a bike on it or take one off.
It will take wide mountain bike tires or skinny road tires, I carry everything on it, bikes with fenders too.
RE: Bike Racks - twisteroo - 05-10-2011
Heh, those are some giant pics, and the forum Nazi's said I could only post 10, so here's the one that got left out.
![[Image: SANY5033.jpg]](http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/twisteroo2/bike%20rack/SANY5033.jpg)
RE: Bike Racks - Twitchin Kitten - 05-10-2011
Which rack is that? The one on Amazon? I like it.
RE: Bike Racks - LKTraz - 05-11-2011
I looked at Tractor Supply for a receiver lock bolt like that and no dice. If THEY don't have something like that then NOBODY will!
Just get theirs like Twist says since it seems to be a specialty piece.