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Say goodbye to the distracting clunking sounds of your trailer hitch with the Malone Anti-Rattle HitchLock System. This ingenious device is specially designed to stop movement and eliminate wobble between your vehicle's receiver and ball mount, ensuring a smooth and peaceful ride every time. Crafted from heavy-duty steel and coated for corrosion resistance, it fits perfectly on Class II 1-1/4" and 2" hitch receivers. Whether you're towing a small travel trailer or just want a quieter drive, this anti-rattle solution is a must-have.
Forget about complicated setups with the Malone Anti-Rattle HitchLock System. It comes with a bracket plate, U-bolt, and nuts that easily install on your hitch receiver without any fuss. The intuitive design of the system ensures you're ready to hit the road in no time, eliminating extra steps and making your towing experience as easy as possible.
No matter what you're towing, the Malone Anti-Rattle HitchLock System has got you covered. It's designed to fit both 1.25" and 2" hitch receivers, making it a versatile solution for various towing setups. Whether you've got a bike rack, cargo carrier, or a travel trailer hooked up, this anti-rattle system will secure it firmly in place for a safer, quieter journey.
Constructed from robust steel, this anti-rattle system is built to withstand the rigors of the road. Its durable build and corrosion-resistant coating mean that it will continue to perform flawlessly even after years of use. It's an investment in reliability and peace of mind that pays off every time you hit the road.
Experience complete stability with your towing setup using the Malone Anti-Rattle HitchLock System. It effectively locks your receiver and ball mount into place, preventing any unwanted movement and ensuring your cargo stays safe and secure. Whether you're on a long-haul journey or a short trip to the local park, enjoy worry-free travels with a properly stabilized hitch.
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Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a quick look at this Malone anti-rattle hitch lock system. Now, this device is specifically designed to stop movement and eliminate wobble between your vehicle's receiver and ball mount, ensuring a smooth and peaceful ride every time. This is crafted from heavy duty steel and it's coated for corrosion resistance. And this is going to fit your class two 1 1/4-inch and two-inch trailer hitch receiver. So whether you're towing a small travel trailer or you just want a quieter drive, this anti-rattle solution is going to be a must-have for you.
So this does include the bracket plate, the U-bolt, and then you have your washers, your lock washer, and then Nylock nuts. So this is gonna be a very easy install on your trailer hitch receiver without any fuss. The intuitive design of the system is going to ensure that you're ready to hit the road in no time, eliminating extra steps and making your towing experience as easy as possible. So on your screen, I'm including a few photos there, showing you what this is going to look like installed. On the top-left corner, you see it used, and I'm gonna say, the downright position because the plate is on the bottom.
But if you're having some clearance issues or what have you, you can also flip this over as you can see in the photo on the bottom right and use it in that orientation as well. So I just wanted to give you a clear view of the two ways in which this can be used and how it's going to be mounted. So no matter what you're towing, this anti-rattle hitch lock system has got you covered. Again, this is gonna be designed for your 1 1/4- inch and two-inch trailer hitch receiver. So it's gonna be a flexible solution for various towing setups.
So whether you've got a bike rack, a cargo carrier, or a travel trailer hooked up, this anti-rattle system is going to secure it firmly in place for a safer, quieter journey. As I mentioned, this is constructed of robust steel and it's built to withstand the rigors of the road. It's a durable build and corrosion-resistant coating, means that it's going to continue to perform flawlessly even after years of use. So, really it's an investment in reliability and peace of mind is gonna pay off every time you hit the road. Now, if you have any questions about this or any of the other items that we carry here at etrailer.com, don't hesitate to reach back out to us 'cause ultimately, we do wanna be sure that you're getting exactly what you want and need.
That's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
I haven't used it yet, so I'm just posting this review to provide my initial impressions. It seems plenty sturdy enough for my needs (my vehicle has a very low tongue weight rating). It came with nyloc nuts rather than the standard nuts shown in the product listing, which is sort of a bad choice unless you want to install this and leave it (which is not the case for me), so I'll likely replace the nuts rather than messing with running those dang nylocs up and down when I install and remove the cargo carrier. Lastly, it seems to me that installing the clamp upside down (i.e., with the nuts on the top) will create a higher stress line across the hitch tube, so even though in my case this thing will not be terribly heavily loaded, I'll install it as shown in the instructions ... it looks like I'll have over 10" of clearance below the end of the threads, so I should be okay.
Great price, great instructions and the hitch is starting to show some rust.
The anti rattle has worked very well.
I tow an empty snowmobile trailer to camp for storage and it always had a loud noise coming from the hitch area.Once I installed the anti rattle device the rattling when away. Great product.
There's NO DOUBT that this will remove ALL of the twisting/flopping of the hitch on the trailer hitch of your vehicle. If there's any downside to it at all, it's that it's got to be loosened up, or taken right off, with a wrench for the ballmount to be removed from the vehicle trailer hitch. If you leave your ballmount in the recvr on your vehicle all the time, than this is of no issue, but I just choose to not leave mine in/on the vehicle.
Definitely worth it when you have to use a reducer. I keep a ratchet wrench just for this in my kit. It only takes a minute to install and makes the overall connection much more stable. I’m using it with my Thule bike rack and it doesn’t shake at all. Definitely would without it given I have to use a reducer.
This has taken the 'bounce' out of my bike carrier which had been worrying me due to the wear and tear on both the carrier and the hitch receiver. The only difficulty is reaching over the carrier and under the receiver to tighten the nuts. I tried putting it on up-side-down but it didn't seem to work as well.
Easy to use, works great.
If you have limited ground clearance at the hitch (like we do, we tow with a Toyota Sienna minivan), install the nuts on top, the "U" part of the bar below.
Also, be sure to grease the threads during installation; a lot of road crud is kicked up onto the hitch.
Tight and snug, definitely helps lift the extender and stabilize bike rack.
Easy to attach. Locks down tight to stop all the shake/rattle from the smaller hitch insert
I put the trailer hitch "tightener" on my distribution hitch that had a lot of movement, the slight 1/16 in movement left/ right /up/ down made a lot of noise and contributed to my trailer swaying. Once I installed it, in under ten minutes, I could not budge the hitch at all making for a nice tight fit, no noise, no added sway. I highly recommend this for anyone hauling heavy trailers for any distance.
Preston H.
6/3/2020
It still works great, I never take the hitch off my truck so I do have to check the nuts before towing, but still no shifting of the trailer at all
This product works wonderfully. Easy to install, and completely stopped my hitch rattle.!! I would recommend it to anyone that has that frustrating rattle issue.
Gwendolyn Y.
4/2/2025
Hitch rattling is the worst, Clint! I'm glad that this eliminated that for you :)
Easy to install and solved the rattle problem on the ATV and PU truck while hauling the trailer and bushhog
I can’t believe how much quieter it is pulling my boat now! Very easy installation, less than 5 minutes! You guys need to advertise these more, put them on your front page. I never knew they existed, until my fishing buddy ordered one 2 weeks ago.
David
7/28/2021
Still the best thing since sliced bread.
Easy install, under 5 minutes, and works as advertised. Delivered within 48 hours. Great customer service.
Easy to install, no more rattle. Thank you ETrailer for a quick solution to an annoying problem.
Karl
2/8/2025
Still works as well as the day I first installed it.
Robin H.
2/9/2025
The anti rattle device pictured has a 1/2" U-bolt and the plate is 5/16" thick which makes it a very stout (meaning "not flimsy") tool for making the ball mount and receiver hitch into a one piece unit eliminating that clunking and rattling normally heard when starting, stopping and going over bumps. It's another example of how something so simple can be so useful. Since installing it, I've used the trailer on several
runs and no longer have that rattling sound telescoping through the tow vehicle. I do consider it's purchase "money well spent for a quality product".
This is a simple, sturdy, and effective anti-rattle device for a receiver hitch. I found it useful the keep a ratchet wrench and socket handy in my vehicle for when I switch from my hitch ball to my Yakima Bicycle tray type rack, which has it’s own built-in anti-rattle device.
Worked well , easy to install, kept canoe trailer from banging around making noise like I’d lost it !
The team is great to work with and very quick shipping!
Took all the slop out of camper receiver hitch step.
Absolutely does what it says. Just bought a 2023 F-150 and my rattling hitch was driving me crazy! This even stopped the ramming when pulling my Z-8 Nitro LOVE IT and the super nice people at Etrailers
The items were very good but I didn’t notice out of stock . So long delivery time. My fault.
Definitely mount it upside down as noted in other people's comments, otherwise it will scrape on pavement when making steep transitions at parking lot entrances--the threaded tips got scrapped up making it too difficult to remove the nuts. Honestly, when the cargo carrier is fully loaded, you probably won't notice much rattling with or without this anyway because of the force on hitch.
Stopped rattling hitch. Very Pleased
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Tom
9/6/2025
Occasional lubrication and that’s it.. I can really tighten it down for zero wobble. Compared to a similar product that was included with an e-bike rack, it is of much better quality. The “free” one stripped the threads when I tightened it similarly to the Malone. Worth it, absolutely.