r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Richard_Tickler69 • 5h ago

I'm slightly vexed Goodbye shins

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u/ihavenoidea12345678 2h ago

It’s pretty easy to remove these adapters.

Pull the cotter, pull the pin, put it all in the back seat of the truck. Done

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u/DreadPirate777 2h ago

But then you can’t be ready to tow a trailer in an emergency when seconds matter! Also people won’t know that you tow your boat on the weekends.

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u/BigHardMephisto 1h ago

30 seconds to attach, but a full hour to find the pin you need to attach it if you're a messy redneck who just chucks shit into the toolbox that's bigger than you need but always full because every random tool and strap you've ever glanced at has been stuffed in there

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u/wetwater 1h ago

If a friend of mine were still alive to read this, he'd laugh at the truth of that statement, for that described him to a T. Everytime he went digging through his tool boxes he'd grumble he's gonna clean it out and get rid of everything except just what he needs, only to catch him later adding more crap to it.

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u/Dar8878 1h ago

You must live somewhere nice if you’re using a cotter pin 

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u/Appropriate_Strain94 1h ago

It’s not easier than a stowaway hitch like the European cars have though. I had one on my golf sport wagon. You pull a lever and it will auto fold away totally out of sight and you can’t even tell the car has a hitch. It literally hides behind the bumper once it tucked away.

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u/ihavenoidea12345678 1h ago

I’ve heard about these, it’s just not a thing in the states. Here the 2” square receiver is the standard

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u/Appropriate_Strain94 1h ago

It is optional on the European cars here in the states too. I got mine from VW. And my Audi Q6 also had that option but I didn’t wanna pay $1095 for that option since I won’t be doing any towing with it. It’s rather expensive but super neat.

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u/lord_de_heer 34m ago

That might damage the bedliner though!

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u/Sinzia210 1h ago

Please store the removed hitch in a secured box or similar. Inside the cab during an accident, it becomes a heavy projectile.

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u/Work_the_shaft 2h ago

Literally takes 30 seconds. I have no idea why they always have them on for the half dozen times a year they use them

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u/llIicit 2h ago

They get left on so long, they are seized on there.

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u/Vinca1is 2h ago edited 2h ago

Haha, yeah, I bought an older SUV with one and I had to use a chisel and a sledge hammer to get it out

Edit: guess I offended someone who really loves rusted on hitches and their removal by force

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u/cyrusm_az 2h ago

Avoidable if you take the things off when not in use lol

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u/Vinca1is 2h ago

Yeah, uh, I did take it off, the previous owner didn't?

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u/DoubleBarrellRye 2h ago edited 2h ago

It’s very unsafe to have a 50 lbs hitch in the cab of your vehicle.
Edit : I get you hate hitches. It’s not safe to put a hitch in the cab of any vehicle downvote me if your a moron. They are pickups put it in the box

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u/Steveo3070 2h ago

Pull the cotter, pull the pin, put it in the garage. Done. Reinstall in 6 months when you need to help someone move.

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u/Organic-Bed3411 2h ago

Oh please. If you can operate a piece of machinery of this size and power you ought to also be able to figure out how to safely store a hitch.

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u/DoubleBarrellRye 50m ago

I don’t know why your arguing with me …

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u/edgarisdrunk 1h ago

That’s why you have storage boxes, straps, bungees, and bags to secure it in, like I do with mine.

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u/DoubleBarrellRye 49m ago

Mine has a great little holder you put the pin in and it holds it in place

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u/edgarisdrunk 48m ago

Surprised you can fit it in there without lubing it up first.

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u/LaLa1234imunoriginal 2h ago

Throw it in the bed of the truck then??

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u/yamsyamsya 2h ago

or even just leave it at home. like how often is the average person randomly hauling trailers with zero notice?

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u/HauschkasFoot 2h ago

So it can get stolen?

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u/LaLa1234imunoriginal 1h ago

I was just looking at the first truck with the lid. Second one might also have it? But really you just should keep it at home and only put it on when you're gonna be using it. It's not like that's a spur of the moment thing for the vast majority of people.

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u/edgarisdrunk 1h ago

It’s a tool. Get a tool box for your truck if you’re worried about it being a projectile in an accident.