Disabling a trailer.
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Slightly odd request, but im wondering if anyone has any clever ideas for disabling a trialer.
Basicaly im at uni and in need of a garage or somewhere dry to put a car and have hatched up a plan to buy a racebox/covered trailer or possably a flatbed car transport and cover it. And use that.
Park it in our drive at uni, and put the car in it.
Only thing im worried about is the who sheband geting pinched, it will be insured, but im keen it doesnt happen.
Also as the trailer wont be on a car at the time. Will the brakes/jockeywheel be upto holding it?
Daniel
Basicaly im at uni and in need of a garage or somewhere dry to put a car and have hatched up a plan to buy a racebox/covered trailer or possably a flatbed car transport and cover it. And use that.
Park it in our drive at uni, and put the car in it.
Only thing im worried about is the who sheband geting pinched, it will be insured, but im keen it doesnt happen.
Also as the trailer wont be on a car at the time. Will the brakes/jockeywheel be upto holding it?
Daniel
Yeah, ive certainly heard that hitch locks are fairly pointless, becuase they just stick a wire round it or ratchet strap it to a modified hitch.
Apprently taking the wheel off is quite good. But on a 4*4 you would need to take a minium of three wheels off! Effort!!
We use one of these on the box trailer, which does well in reveiws, but it doesnt look that good to be, and the lock mech feels like turd to operate.
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Ofcause a decent chunk of the time we will proberbly have enough cars to park it in, and when i go home i'll take the lot with behind the tintop.
I would consider a container, buts its a student house on a main road. Only there for a year.
- And also a trailer can double as a trailer for geting to trackdays and the like.
Daniel
Apprently taking the wheel off is quite good. But on a 4*4 you would need to take a minium of three wheels off! Effort!!
We use one of these on the box trailer, which does well in reveiws, but it doesnt look that good to be, and the lock mech feels like turd to operate.
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[/URL]Ofcause a decent chunk of the time we will proberbly have enough cars to park it in, and when i go home i'll take the lot with behind the tintop.
I would consider a container, buts its a student house on a main road. Only there for a year.
- And also a trailer can double as a trailer for geting to trackdays and the like.
Daniel
I remove the wheels from my trailer and replace them with steel 'blanks' that can be bought at any trailer/caravan place. This has the added advantage that you can take your tyres indoors and it slows deterioration.
But I'm with the poster above. If someone wants your trailer and is prepared to work at it then there's little you can do to stop him.
But I'm with the poster above. If someone wants your trailer and is prepared to work at it then there's little you can do to stop him.
Yeah. I did think about geting some 'blanks' knocked up, so interesting to know they are available. (and there was me thinking i had come up with an orignal thought!)
Also hadnt thought about an alarm system. I guess it wouldnt even have to be anything posh. Almost a quick DIY job.
- The bloke next door is a car buff as well, so would no doubt keep an eyue on it and get the police out asap should anything happen like an alarm go off. Although fitting a towball to the house is a non starter, becuase as i say its studnet house. The landlord seams a right good bloke, already good freinds before we've moved in, but i think a towball is a no-no.
Derick is ofcause right, as with anything, you only trying to make it hard enough they wont bother, After that its upto the insurence i guess.
Infact thats a point too, i'll certainly mention that it will be living on a trailer (on the drive) some or most of the time.
Daniel
Also hadnt thought about an alarm system. I guess it wouldnt even have to be anything posh. Almost a quick DIY job.
- The bloke next door is a car buff as well, so would no doubt keep an eyue on it and get the police out asap should anything happen like an alarm go off. Although fitting a towball to the house is a non starter, becuase as i say its studnet house. The landlord seams a right good bloke, already good freinds before we've moved in, but i think a towball is a no-no.
Derick is ofcause right, as with anything, you only trying to make it hard enough they wont bother, After that its upto the insurence i guess.
Infact thats a point too, i'll certainly mention that it will be living on a trailer (on the drive) some or most of the time.
Daniel
Yes, basically a socket that has every wire connected together, and hide the true light socket in the A-frame. At best for the thief it will blow all the fuses in their lighting circuits, at worst it will totally knacker the electrics, ECUs and electronics in the tow vehicle.
Regards
Iain
ETA, echoing what's already been said ultimately if someone wants your trailer they'll have it; but you can make life as difficult for them as possible.
Regards
Iain
ETA, echoing what's already been said ultimately if someone wants your trailer they'll have it; but you can make life as difficult for them as possible.
Edited by Chassis 33 on Thursday 28th August 07:20
When ours is parked up I remove both wheels from one side, apply a clamp to one of the wheels on the other side; use two motorbike locks to seperately secure the trailer to the garage; and it also has a lockable tow hitch.
It may sound over the top, but it takes about 45 minutes to load the race car up, and 30 minutes to unload, so the five minutes that the securing takes is relatively quick.
It may sound over the top, but it takes about 45 minutes to load the race car up, and 30 minutes to unload, so the five minutes that the securing takes is relatively quick.
I like the idea of a dummy socket with an alarm.
- Bridge all the +12v together (sides, brakes, indicators) and wire a siren across that and earth. Although they would just drive without lights!!
But yeah, certianly some good suggestions.
Ive not actaully bought the trailer yet, but having a look round there seams to be a define scattering of sub £1000 covered trailers.
Daniel
- Bridge all the +12v together (sides, brakes, indicators) and wire a siren across that and earth. Although they would just drive without lights!!
But yeah, certianly some good suggestions.
Ive not actaully bought the trailer yet, but having a look round there seams to be a define scattering of sub £1000 covered trailers.
Daniel
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