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 2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
7th Oct, 2006 at 07:24:40pm
... my trailer is the type that has a lockable hitch. so once its on the tow ball its very secure and im pretty sure most theives wouldnt be able to get past it. how ever we have a car delivery driver at work that uses a van and trailer. he likes to leave in the early hour of the morning if on a long run. so the night before he loads the car on the trailer on the back of his van with a locked hitch similar to mine and leaves it outside his house. so he gets up at 2oclock in the morning to set off. hears a noise outside, looks out of his window to see 2 blokes pushing his trailer off with a brand new toyota avensis tourer on the back, luckily he banged on the window and they ran off. goes down to investigate and they had removed the 2 24mm nuts and bolts and just removed trailer with the towball still atached, we assume just to bolt to there car.
no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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 455 Posts Member #: 953 Senior Member London |
7th Oct, 2006 at 07:42:59pm
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
7th Oct, 2006 at 08:11:40pm
On 7th of Oct at 07:42pm jimmy1293 said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Caravan-Trailer-Lock_W0QQitemZ270035502333QQihZ017QQcategoryZ76066QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem im on about when the trailers on your car! no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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455 Posts Member #: 953 Senior Member London |
8th Oct, 2006 at 12:38:46am
. Edited by Bodge Job on 31st Mar, 2007. |
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
8th Oct, 2006 at 04:20:35am
Welding the nuts on is the only way. I just don't know why more folks don't do it as it's so obvious?
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1300 Posts Member #: 829 Post Whore essex |
8th Oct, 2006 at 10:54:15am
Welding the nuts is not a good way round it because if you need to remove the bolts because you have damged the plug plate or the ball is worn you will have to cut the bolts what you can do is make some caps to welded over the nuts i used some tube from my roll cage and block the ends off or you can use a bit of box 1293 Turbo mini
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5795 Posts Member #: 80 AFRacing LTD Newbury, Berks |
8th Oct, 2006 at 11:14:20am
lock the trailer to the car and also lock it to somthing solid like a tree lol
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Site Admin  15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
8th Oct, 2006 at 12:09:19pm
Depending on the type of hitch on your trailer, some have two bolts set at 90 degrees that attach the hitch to the drawbar.
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 1451 Posts Member #: 328 Post Whore Seaford Rise, South Australia |
8th Oct, 2006 at 01:30:13pm
On 8th of Oct at 04:20am TurboDave said:
Welding the nuts on is the only way. I just don't know why more folks don't do it as it's so obvious? But there is no point in doing this if the towcar hasn't got a disclock on it though - otherwise you're making things Waaaaaay too easy! One of the VERY FEW advantages of a swan neck towbar! On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know  |
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Site Admin  8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
8th Oct, 2006 at 01:31:57pm
guess atleast with detachable towbars they have to have the right type! alot easier to take off if they do though!!! |
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19 Posts Member #: 1293 Member Yorks |
9th Oct, 2006 at 12:02:26pm
How about a dab of weld on the end of the threads -would be easy to grind off if you needed to get the ball off and a nice surprise for any would be trailer knickers. That or have a "push to break" switch behind the bolt 'n wired to a small explosive device |
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