Im guessing this is a special hitch pin designed to shear at a lower than normal limit and some poly bumpers on the reciever? Interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUUMWH57g8&feature=related

12/1/2008 9:45:32 PM

Why do you think the hitch pin shears? That would seem dangerous to me. I'm guessing this is made by inserting one tube into another so that it has 4-6" of movement in either direction. The rubber pieces just act as a shock absorber when they compress.

I prefer just to leave my receiver in. Let the people that bump their way into parking spots end up with the damage.

12/1/2008 9:55:44 PM

yeah, no way the pin sheers. like ^ said, probably just some sort of sliding mechanism similar to the kind the make that are designed to reduce shock loads from a trailer transferring to the tow vehicle.

12/2/2008 1:04:38 AM

It just looked like a lot of movement from the video.

12/2/2008 7:41:14 AM

that is a retarded product.

12/2/2008 3:56:29 PM

I agree, but I liked the video, busting the ass of the liberty, etc. It popped up on youtube while I was wasting time watching videos of old chevy trucks.

12/2/2008 6:21:48 PM

That's a pretty good product idea. Shitty implementation, but you could make that pretty useful, pretty easily.

12/2/2008 7:24:19 PM

It would only be useful if it ran the full length of the bumper but that would defeat the purpose of having a bumper. Why protect what is there to protect?

12/2/2008 11:39:26 PM

You didnt listen to the guy on the video did you. It was explained pretty well.

12/2/2008 11:48:33 PM

Yes I did and I saw the damage, the only way I could possibly warrant using that would be on one of those suvs, on a truck all it did was dent the bumper. Unless this product is less than $100 it would not be cost effective. Also they show a bunch of rear end collisions and I cant see this doing much in the case of a 45mps rear ender.

12/3/2008 12:35:30 PM

Once I was in the line at Cookout and this girl in a Honda was arguing with her boyfriend and her car kept moving forward. I was in my old Discovery and had a 2" ball hitch on it. She hit me at 1 or 2 mph but the only thing that happened was my hitch partially folded in her bumper. I can see this thing being of some use in low speed incidents.

12/3/2008 12:43:13 PM

whats the towing cap. on that unit?

12/3/2008 5:47:49 PM