Secure your Blue Ox tow bar to the base plates on your towed vehicle with these 1/2" diameter, deadbolt-style locks. A 5/8" diameter receiver lock is also included to secure the tow bar to your RV's hitch.
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Today we're going to be taking a look at the Blue Ox Base Plate and Receiver Lock Kit with Four Locks. That's going to be part number BX88177. This four lock kit is perfect for securing your entire flat tow set up, all the way from your receiver hitch on your RV to the base plate on your vehicle. All of our locks are keyed alike and they do come with two sets of keys for each lock. Each one of our locks is going to feature a nice rubber dust cover, which is going to keep the dirt, debris, and moisture from getting into the lock cylinder. Our locks have a steel construction and they have a chrome plating, so they'll look nice for a long time. Now that we've gone over some of the features, let's show you how easy it is to use them. We already have one of our 5/8 locks securing our high low adapter to our RV's hitch. Let's show you how we get the other ones installed.
Our kit's going to come with two 5/8 locks and two 1/2 inch locks. The 5/8 locks are going to secure our hitch or our high low adapter and our tow bar to the RV. Our 1/2 inch locks are going to attach our base plate to our tow bar itself. We can start by removing the pinning clip from the tow bar on our high low adapter. Then if we take our lock and the supplied key, we can flip open the dust cover on our lock, turn it a quarter turn, and we can remove the lock. Now all we need to do is push it through our adapter and through the tow bar.
Then we can push the lock all the way in and turn the key, remove it, and push the cover on. Now we can move over to the tow bar. Now if we get ready to hook up our tow bar onto our base plate, we can then take our locks for the 1/2 inch, remove the dust cover and again, quarter turn of the key and we can remove the lock. These are designed to fit perfectly through our tow bar and through the base plate. We can insert our lock and we can take the end, push it all the way on and turn the key, which will lock it into place. Now we can put our dust cover on to keep any dirt and debris and moisture from getting in the lock cylinder.
We can go ahead and do the same thing on the other side. With all the locks in place, now we can hit the road and know that everything is secure. That will finish up our look at the Blue Ox Base Plate and Receiver Lock Kit with Four Locks, part number BX88177.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (73 Customer Reviews)
Secure your Blue Ox tow bar to the base plates on your towed vehicle with these 1/2" diameter, deadbolt-style locks. A 5/8" diameter receiver lock is also included to secure the tow bar to your RV's hitch.This is my second set of these locking tow bar pins. I change them out every 3 or 4 years, depending on mileage. My current set is beginning to show signs of wear at 15,000 miles, so better safe than sorry. I have not had any issues with the locks, just insert and turn the key, pull the lock off the pin. To replace the lock, turn the key as you place the lock on the pin until the lock seats, then rotate the key back until it will allow removal. Pull on the lock to be sure that it's properly seated - wouldn't want to loose it and have the pin work out! Only issue that I've had is with the dust covers. Easy to loose. Going to try some glue on the new ones, but I doubt that it will stick to the chrome finish. etrailer service was as good as it always is! Product arrived boxed, package undamaged and on time. Thanks to everyone at etrailer.
Norman - 02/14/2021I bought these to use on my Curt Rambler tow bar and base plate. They are very nice looking and appear high quality. The only concern I had is the baseplate pins are longer than the cheaper Curt pins. I reached out to Greg @ Etrailer to see if the longer length was a problem. He got right back with the answer. Greg is a great representative of etrailer.com. So far etrailer is a pleasure to do business.
These bar locks have been steadfast, and sturdy for the application. I do wipe them clean of road dirt,and again,recently lubricated them to keep the locks moving freely.
Perfect solution for traveling with multiple hitch receivers. One key for all is a lot easier to handle.
I purchased the locking pins in lieu of using the stock Clevis Pin/Snap Ring Retention Pin combination to secure the tow bar arms to the vehicle baseplate. Prevents tampering and the posiblity of snap ring retention pin failure.
Keith L - 04/20/2019Got these to use with my Blue Ox Hitch. The reason is so I can securely leave the hitch on the RV without worrying about thieves. Haven’t tried them as of yet, but look and feel sturdy enough for the job.
Easy to install and works great
I have recommended etrailer to several of my neighbors and friends that have RV’s or trailers since doing business with them. I do not normally do this, nor do I write a review for products that I purchase. This time I felt that I needed to repay to professionalism and personal experience I encountered with etrailer. I recently wanted to move from dolly towing to flat towing behind my Class C. Robert S assisted me down to the final detail and made recommendations on everything I needed. I was so impressed they also did the install and did a great job. David even walked me through the process of flat towing when I picked up my RV and Jeep. Have you ever referred to people at a large company on a first name basis before? Bottom line I highly recommend etrailer.
The lock set works very well with the tow bar and I have complete confidence I wont lose a pin while traveling.
Very good quality. Heavy duty. All pins and keys are have TRIMAX stamped on them. Cylindrical key, not flat key. I bought this Blue Ox product to get 3 same-keyed locks. If TRIMAX sells a matched set for less, buy that. CAUTION: I separately bought a Blue Ox 4" long locking pin (also manufactured by TRIMAX) for my Class V hitch. It was NOT packaged with this same-keyed set, but had the same key! This tells me that there are disappointingly few key variations. A thief with a small collection of TRIMAX keys can steal my gear.
These locks give us peace of mind knowing that someone can't unhook our toad when we are stopped and away from our RV. We know this type of activity can occur because we had it happen to us a few years ago with a snowmobile trailer.
Gary C - 12/01/2017
I purchased these locks to replace my snap ring retainers. I like the fact they are all keyed alike so I can keep a set of keys on the coach and in the car. These locks are a secure way to attach the tow bar to the baseplate and I no longer g-have to make sure I insert the snap ring in the correct position or having the snap ring catch my finger when it accidently closes.
Philip - 12/31/2018
Just received these locks and they work just as I expected. They are a bit pricey but I live only needing one key for all locks! My only complaint is that I paid for 3 day shipping and it took five days from the date it was shipped to get to me. I got it in time before I leave on my trip so no harm, no foul, except the added expense I paid for three day shipping...
These have worked as described, but recommend having dry lube or loc-ease on hand to assist keeping lock lubricated
The locks with the tow bars have worked great. Thanks to the great customer service we have a system that has served us well.
I recently lost control of my dinghy while driving up the 35 in San Antonio, due to failure of the lock on one of the arm pins. The lock was acting up for the last couple of months and I should've replaced it then but I didn't. Because of that, my truck was flailing around on the freeway behind my Motorhome, but thank god I was able to land with only a couple broken pieces of my tow bar set up. E-trailer had all of those parts in stock and I was back up 100% the next day.
We bought the Blue OX base plate and receiver locking pins, they work great and now we the peace of mind knowing our towed vehicle will still be hooked to our rv when we are away from it.
Perfect fit. Easily installed. Quality product.
Easy to use.
William - 06/23/2020Just got the pins. As advertised and very quick shipping. Can't wait to try out when this bug is over with.
These pins work good and don't rust. I have used these and left them in my hitch outside for over a year now. I have had other locking pins and the key lock on them has always corroded in a matter of a few months. The only issue that I have had with them is the rubber retainer comes off the lock too easily. When opening the rubber cap, it is easy to pull the whole thing off and then you have to put it back on.
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