@@pnwoutdoors8873 I thought of drilling right through the hitch bar so that a tow bar pin could be inserted right through and secured with a cotter pin, but that can't be done as you pointed out that the clamp is in the way. When fitted according to the instructions, I can't get the Yakima lock pin to stay in the holes. It is too loose. That has to be a design flaw??
@@davidbowker8889 yes and no. Their design works. As long as you have a standard 2” receiver with no reducer. The flaw is they didn’t think about 90% of the trucks on the road that have universal fit receivers. So IMO it’s not a flaw, they just cut out a large % of potential buyers by focusing on a design to solve a problem that fundamentally wasn’t a problem, again just my opinion. If they’d of just had a standard fit and provided a clamping accessory, they’d have a golden idea instead of trying to create some proprietary design that wasn’t really necessary.
@@pnwoutdoors8873 Did you manage to get the lock pin to stay in place? Mine wobbles out with a little bit of turning. A tow bar lock pin held with a split pin is a better idea, but as you pointed out, the clamp mechanism is in the way of a through pin.
@@davidbowker8889 I didn’t bother messing with it. I just returned it. For that much money, I didn’t want to modify/rig it to make it work. Yakima messed this one up IMO. They over thought it. I’m not trashing them, I love their products, but I was scratching my head on this one. I’m sure for the few folks that have a standard 2” it’s worked really well for them.
If the manufacture doesn’t sell in extended pin any shop would make one from a bolt. Or just drill A pinhole to except a standard pin
It’s not possible, the mechanism that works the clamp prevents a through pin, unless you remove the clamp mechanism altogether
@@pnwoutdoors8873 I thought of drilling right through the hitch bar so that a tow bar pin could be inserted right through and secured with a cotter pin, but that can't be done as you pointed out that the clamp is in the way. When fitted according to the instructions, I can't get the Yakima lock pin to stay in the holes. It is too loose. That has to be a design flaw??
@@davidbowker8889 yes and no. Their design works. As long as you have a standard 2” receiver with no reducer. The flaw is they didn’t think about 90% of the trucks on the road that have universal fit receivers. So IMO it’s not a flaw, they just cut out a large % of potential buyers by focusing on a design to solve a problem that fundamentally wasn’t a problem, again just my opinion. If they’d of just had a standard fit and provided a clamping accessory, they’d have a golden idea instead of trying to create some proprietary design that wasn’t really necessary.
@@pnwoutdoors8873 Did you manage to get the lock pin to stay in place? Mine wobbles out with a little bit of turning. A tow bar lock pin held with a split pin is a better idea, but as you pointed out, the clamp mechanism is in the way of a through pin.
@@davidbowker8889 I didn’t bother messing with it. I just returned it. For that much money, I didn’t want to modify/rig it to make it work. Yakima messed this one up IMO. They over thought it. I’m not trashing them, I love their products, but I was scratching my head on this one. I’m sure for the few folks that have a standard 2” it’s worked really well for them.