Message Forums

Hi Lynne,

I got one yesterday for our trailer, great lock, heavy duty and 2 keys, for the price you could'nt ask for more, I would recommend, there quite a few in my store, however i am a distance from you.!!! 

I picked one up on thursday and guess what, the 'universal' hitchlock didn't fit my trailer!!! the arm on the trailer is to deep so the locking pin won't go through. The father in law has one on his trailer tent thats fits great. 

I returned it to my local store today along with the wheel clamp which was to large for my 13" wheels dispite what it said on the box. The Trailer wheels aren't as wide as a cars and there was to much slack so you could still access the wheel nuts to remove the wheel while the lock was on.

Shame as the hitchlock seemed quite good and for the price the wheel clamp was a bargain. Never mind. Our local store had a few of each left and loads of the portable sat tv kits, suprised they haven't all gone.

Quote: Originally posted by CoolFox on 20/5/2011

---

 

I returned it to my local store today along with the wheel clamp which was to large for my 13" wheels dispite what it said on the box. The Trailer wheels aren't as wide as a cars and there was to much slack so you could still access the wheel nuts to remove the wheel while the lock was on.

---

Am I being a bit thick here, but if you were going to steal a trailer, why would you try and steal one when you had to take the wheel off.  How would you tow it away with only 1 wheel ?

I don't actually own a trailer but I think the best thing to do is just take a wheel off and put it in your car boot.  How long would that take, 15 mins ?  :)

Simple really.

Pete.

Quote: Originally posted by Odds on 21/5/2011

---

Am I being a bit thick here, but if you were going to steal a trailer, why would you try and steal one when you had to take the wheel off.

---

Hi there,

we bought one of these last year for the boat trailler, must say very good.

The thing to say about any security on traillers is the harder it is to steal, the less likely it will happen. I know this sounds obvious but it is true. We therefore have the hitchlock, set the jockey wheel to the highest point then secure the handle and mechanism with a heavy duty chain lock. Each wheel has a motorcycle chain lock through, even so these 4 different items aren't 100% security, but anyone having a go at stealing it will have a lot of noisy work to do before they get it.

Jake

Quote: Originally posted by thehintons on 21/5/2011

---

I glanced at this thread I thought it was about the man who made pshyco

---