Does anyone know how tough is the Mopar class III hitch? I am specifally speaking about the loop ring that is near the hitch receiver.
To give you a little background why I am asking, just yesterday I put on my bike hitch and decided to go biking in Manhattan. I parked my car near the West side highway since I was planning to go ride on that path. Before I started to bike, I decided to go and eat brunch at a local restaurant. Coming back from the restaurant I took my bikes for a ride and after riding my bikes I came back to my Jeep to setup the bikes onto the racks again. This time I noticed my secuirty cable has been damaged by a cutter. It wasn't noticiable until I looked directly at the cable. This most likely happened when I was eating at the restaurant someone tried to steal my bikes. So now I am off to buy a new lock, the one I am looking at is the "Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit" chain lock with an additional disc lock.
My setup here is to lock one end of the chain to the hitch loop with a disc lock and then wrapping the other end of the chain link around the bike rack and then the bikes, locking the other end with the 2nd disc lock. Think of it as a Laso.
So going back to my questions above, do you know if the class III hitch can take somewhat of a beating with say a hammer or bolt cutter or other blunt objects? I don't expect the loop to be the toughest piece of my Jeep and I would think it would be difficult for anyone to hammer it to break or see someone who can esaily fit a bolt cutter under my Jeep. Who know... let's hear what you all have to say.
This is where the incident occurred (around 12pm) - the corner of Claskson St. and Washington St.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.007467&z=17
Pictures of my cables semi cut... must have been a weak thief or the theif was scared by someone and ran away.
Typically this is how my bikes are locked onto my Jeep
