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navver

04/12/2017 at 7:42pm
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We have an Alko wheel lock which does seem good. However, I'm conscious that we should be moving the van occasionally so that a different part of the tyre carries all the weight.

Well, every time I move it and line the lock up again. guess which part of the tyre is in contact with the ground. It cannot go any other way no matter where I move it to.

Have I really got to keep it jacked it up permanently.

Andy Higham

04/12/2017 at 8:07pm
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My Alko lock will go in any position except adjacent to the vave

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jaiash

04/12/2017 at 8:20pm
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 04/12/2017
We have an Alko wheel lock which does seem good. However, I'm conscious that we should be moving the van occasionally so that a different part of the tyre carries all the weight.

Well, every time I move it and line the lock up again. guess which part of the tyre is in contact with the ground. It cannot go any other way no matter where I move it to.

Have I really got to keep it jacked it up permanently.

Jack it up and rotate the wheel.

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kenles

04/12/2017 at 8:24pm
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Can you fit it to the other side of the caravan

bobmel

04/12/2017 at 9:45pm
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Mark your tyre, move the van, look at the mark to see how far you have moved, refit the lock. The only place the lock will not fit is where the valve is. Or as jaiash says jack up your van and rotate the wheel.

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birdman101

05/12/2017 at 10:04am
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We have owned caravans for 45 years now and have never rotated wheels over winter, and never had a problem in not doing so. Do dealers rotate wheels on stock caravans,some of which stand for 12 months or more.

shaggy2000

05/12/2017 at 12:57pm
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Quote: Originally posted by birdman101 on 05/12/2017
We have owned caravans for 45 years now and have never rotated wheels over winter, and never had a problem in not doing so. Do dealers rotate wheels on stock caravans,some of which stand for 12 months or more.

I know that a lot of people on this and other forums say that you must must must rotate tyres etc. But I was at my local dealers and asked them if they move the vans to take the pressure of the tyres, and they said they didn't. Like the dealer said, it would be a full weekend of moving vans for at least three people, that sort of work just isn't feasible.

chrisn7

05/12/2017 at 1:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by kenles on 04/12/2017
Can you fit it to the other side of the caravan

In their wisdom ALKO only provide a receiver for the lock on the nearside wheel(s).

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Why would a dealer be interested in rotating wheels? You can do what you like with tyres. Not turn then. Not check pressures. Leave them uncovered in the sun but if they fail prematurely you might wonder if you had of looked after them they might have lasted longer.

How I see it. It’s just a bit of fun if you have the time. About once a month I will light all the gas appliances. Plug in battery to charge it. Rotate wheels & just generally have a check over it. Keeps me amused anyway.

david8858

05/12/2017 at 6:44pm
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Life is too short to fiddle about with these. I binged ours in the shed and got a nemesis ultra - on and off in seconds and as we found from bitter experience takes a lot of getting off without the key!!

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Johnnie Boy

05/12/2017 at 7:31pm
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If you want to rotate the wheels.. just hitch up and have a few days away.

shaggy2000

06/12/2017 at 12:50pm
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Quote: Originally posted by david8858 on 05/12/2017
Life is too short to fiddle about with these. I binged ours in the shed and got a nemesis ultra - on and off in seconds and as we found from bitter experience takes a lot of getting off without the key!!

I got one of those Nemasis Ultras, they are amazing. I was originally going to get the Alko one, but luckily the caravan dealer advised me against it.

On a few occasions I've been stopped by other caravaners asking what it is and where to get one from as they find the Alko ones just too much of a hassle. Either that or they have the really big heavy duty type that fit around the tyre.

As I explained to one gentleman, if someone wants your van, no amount of security will deter a gang of thieves who have targeted your van, at best it will only slow them down. So why struggle with either an Alko one which requires extreme precise fitting or a huge heavy device that is a pain to fit?

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I wouldn't say 'extreme', judging it from about a metre away, lining it up by sight with maybe a slight touch on the mover and there you go. Doddle.

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reevco

13/12/2017 at 11:51am
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Nemesis

Just about as useful as a chocolate tea pot I had them as a secondary locks on the off side to my Alko wheel locks, the Alkos where cut off with gas as well

May have slowed them down a bit

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shaggy2000

14/12/2017 at 12:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by reevco on 13/12/2017
Nemesis

Just about as useful as a chocolate tea pot I had them as a secondary locks on the off side to my Alko wheel locks, the Alkos where cut off with gas as well

May have slowed them down a bit

As I said in my earlier post, if someone wants your van, no matter how much security you put on it, if they want it, they will have it.

The fact that they used some sort of cutting flame shows they knew what they were doing and came prepared.

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