Did you have ANYTHING in the hole on the hitch at all?
Padlock or pin, it doesn't matter. As long as SOMETHING is in that hole that can't fall out, it will keep the hitch secure.
If you had a padlock in the hole and it still came unhooked, you never had the trailer hitched up properly in the first place!!!
ALWAYS try to lift/jack the trailer tongue up off the truck after you think it's hitched. If you start jacking up the truck along with the trailer, you're good.
ALSO, the S-hooks are NOT meant to be the primary attachment for the safety chains!!!
You feed the S-hooks THROUGH the safety chain loops in the hitch, and hook them back to the chains. This puts the stress on the CHAIN if it comes unhooked.
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