I drilled the hole out to fit. My original threaded pin’s threads were damaged just from road vibrations and just enough that when it came time to load the bike after a race I couldn’t get the pin to start in at all. Luckily I had my thread file and was able to repair and secure the bike. But ever since that I decided a hitch pin was the best way.

No but only because I used to have them in my Pathfinder and they were unreliable, deflated or popped at bad times. Reliable ones would be a nice addition.

I have a 5th gen. No bags or upgraded springs. No issues even with a 430lb KLR.

No

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I can open the back with the hauler lowered yes, but if it’s up but not bolted in yet I can kinda angle the bike and turn the wheel to the left and open the back. Not sure about the Sequoia, depends how tight the tow hitch is under there and the slope of the rear door I guess 🤔 Nice thing about the 4Runner is I can roll down the rear window for accessing cargo.

@@majorleaguemotoring Thanks for the reply. Ended up buying one from my buddy and opening the rear window was my solution as well. Thinking about getting a hitch extender but Im not sure how it will affect the tongue weight capacity

I'd have no reservations at all. I do however double check all the bolts are tight whenever I stop for gas.

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I have had mine for over 10 years now, and have done many long trips with it. Couple of things I disagree with on this video. I tried just a “pin” in my tow hitch, I experienced a lot of rocking back-and-forth. I think the manufacturer made that thread for a reason. I also don’t agree with shaving the nut off of the safety pin which is also threaded. If you will notice it sucks the two sides in against the main bar when it’s tightened, that adds to the strength of the overall package. If you just put a pin through those flat pieces of metal are going to flex and overtime will break just like any other metal that gets bent back-and-forth 1 million times.. Again these guys are engineers who put this together, and I wouldn’t go altering any of it.

@@Oldguynotbald Depends on who made your receiver. My 4runner has a very tight receiver. I never use the anti-shake things. They won't even fit anyways.

Will080893 yah post a comment here once you’ve used it. Such a simple design I’d think it’d be hard to mess up a copy.

I’ve had mine for 8 years now. It’s worth just spending the cash.

@@majorleaguemotoring which brand is it?

Dean Slack I wish I would’ve had some of that footage to add to the Dowdy history this video is intended to honor. Somebody somewhere must have old footage from Yakima Speedway, probably some cool film footage.