Sorry to hear about your bad luck
I hope you get your stuff back. I hate thieves!! If you catch em break their knees LOL
I hope you get your stuff back. I hate thieves!! If you catch em break their knees LOL
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Any word on the trailer??
I'm currently building an "off-road adventure SCUBA support trailer" (pict attached). I designed it with a removable tongue, specifically to enhance security. While someone may break into it, and while someone may haul it away via one mechanism or another, I think that lack of a tongue (including the electrical hookup, which is also quick-disconnect) is a pretty good deterrent to keep someone from stealing the whole trailer. This can be an issue when you go out camping in the middle of nowhere and leave your rig behind while you go hiking or whatever.
FWIW - the trailer has welded on (quite securely, and well reinforced) two standard receiver hitches (in-line), about 24" apart. The removable tongue slides into both of these and is held in with two standard hitch pins. You could also put in two of those hitch pin lock things into those holes when the tongue is NOT attached, just to make it harder for someone to try to put their own tongue or something else in there to haul it away.
The electrical runs down through the center of the tongue (square tube) and exits one side of it, just after it meets up with the trailer frame - and connects via a 9-pin connector to an electrical socket under the trailer frame. So, no tongue, no electric. And because it is a 9-pin connector, much less chance of someone coming up with something on the spot - it would have to be a well-planned heist.
As an added bonus - removable tongue makes for easier storage in the driveway too - just take that sucker off and lots more space in the driveway
Recommend you do something like this on your replacement trailer, or on the one you have if you get it back.
Sorry about your trailer, but nice to get some validation for my trailer theft paranoia and the extra work it entailed.
Hope you get the bastards - or at least your trailer back.
Cheers!
ND
p.s.: picture shows work in progress - still missing fenders, doors and front side panels. That green is primer - will be painted silver to match the Jeep.
Well, I'm planning on it - here in another 2 weeks or so. That will give me time (I think) to finish up the doors and get them and the fenders, and the two front side panels installed and such - and then I will be taking lots and lots of pictures and do a detailed write-up (keep an eye on the DIY forum).how about some more pictures of that thing.... some closer up and also come of the tongue setup? (start a new thread on it if you don't want to do it in this one....) seems like an interesting trailer...
Hey, I came across some photos I took before putting the floor in. They show the tongue work (attachment points) pretty well. Picts attached.how about some more pictures of that thing.... some closer up and also come of the tongue setup? (start a new thread on it if you don't want to do it in this one....) seems like an interesting trailer...
Hey, I came across some photos I took before putting the floor in. They show the tongue work (attachment points) pretty well. Picts attached.
Gee, thanksthat's a pretty nice trailer you're building there. Thanks for posting it. (makes up for all the quacky 'shipping to alaska posts' you did! )
Yeah, their main purpose is to provide stability when parked and not attached - you know, how a camping trailer has levelers? But they also can serve the purpose of jack stands when jacking the trailer up and leaving it there. Came in handy during the build process too. Added a lot to cost though - each one of those tubes is about $20. The trailer has a total of 7 of them.I like the jack stands....
That device is a hitch safe - works in any standard receiver tube. HitchSafe.I noticed the 2" receivers on the bumper in the earlier post and what looks like one of the reciever locks for storing keys in.
I will, when I'm ready. Give me another 2 weeks or soYou definately need to start a new thread on this for this trailer. (perhaps have a mod move these posts over there, or just re-post them.
Thanks It's worth pointing out that while I did the design and a lot of the work, I did have some help from a buddy who can weldgood job on the trailer. looks like a lot of work on the thinking out the design and on the fabrication. good job.