RickA Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 G`Day one and all hope you all had a great XmasFirst questionWhat type of van hitch lock do you use ?. I am currently using a ARK trailer hitch but it does not seem to be very secure,in fact I turned the hitch upside down the other day and it fell off!I have tightened it as much as possible but it still does`nt seem very secure.Q2 Looking for ideas to fit bicycle carrier to rear van bar, between spare tyres.Photos would be great!! :helpsmilie: .lolChecking out others ideas whilst travelling down Bunbury Hwy @ 110 ks is frought with danger !! :clown: lolCheers Rick & Lea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col and Debbie Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hi Rick & Lea,Attached are some photos of a hitch lock that I have designed and fabricated myself (the Hyland Helmet). The hitch cannot be rotated and the hitch release mechanism cannot be accessed with the lock in place.I have extended a normal tow ball lock pin as the locking device and it has the same key as my tow ball lock.Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickA Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thankyou X 6!! lol :laugh: :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod and Mavis Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi Guy's and a very Happy New Year to you both.We have welded the home made equivalent of a Hayman Reece receiver to the bar between the spare tires as seen in the pics.We carry a standard tongue and ball in case we need to tow a standard trailer with the car, we just fit this to the car.The bike carrier as seen is a standard unit for clearing rear carried wheels so we can also fit this entire assembly to the car to carry the bikes.Bear in mind this entire carrier was heavily re enforced due to cracking, but works well.Hint if you fit something up, be sure to cover the bikes as red dust (from experience) is a bugger to get out of gears and lubed bits :shutup: . Regards and love too yas.Mavis and Rod.P.S.Great work on the hitch lock Col & Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Thanks Col & Debbie for the idea on the hitch lock. My brother whipped one up for me on Saturday morning. He loves welding. He gets all the metal from his work and made a super strong one.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col and Debbie Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Hi Webby,I am glad you could make enough sense of my photos to be able to reproduce the hitch lock. I am very security conscious (Debbie says I'm paranoid about security), so necessity was the mother of invention in this case. I think it would take a determined effort to overcome the Hyland Helmut.Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6187 Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Yah! Thanks to Col & Debbie for your idea! :thumbsup: Anyway, I bought this CT Johnson stainless steel dead bolt hitch locks and it works great. The lock uses a regular key on its locking mechanism that makes it not easy to unlocked by thieves. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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