I use a padlock with a long "U". It has held up for 20+ years.
Ed
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>Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 12:57:28 -0400
>From: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
>Subject: Re: Tires
>To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>
>List,
>
> Having recently upgraded the hitch on my Jeep to a 2"
reciever type I
>have a question about locking draw bar pins. I've seen two
trailers get
>loose recently when the pin retaining the draw bar in the
reciever fell out.
>(One bass boat went through a fence into the forest, and a
larger off-shore
>boat took out seven mailboxes and went up a telephone pole.)
Weather this
>was from carelessness on the owners part or vandalism isn't
clear, but the
>simple spring clip retainer for this pin seems to be a less
than perfect
>retention method.
>
> Any recommendations on locking pins to prevent draw bar
theft or trailer
>loss?
>
>Chuck Rothfuss
>Pole Cat Hollow, NC
>Where the Food Lion has a big "BAIT" sign in the window.
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