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I just got my first trailer and can't wait to get to using it. I need to get plates then I'm good to go. I traded a ar15 pistol for it and we were both happy with the deal. I hope the pics work.
Its 12x6 with a ramp and 2 3500 axles
http://pbr1285.photobucket.com/album...ps35da42b0.png
Looks like a money maker!
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/...ps35da42b0.png
Looks good to me.
one of the essential tools of the trade. just watch tolls. now you have 2 extra axles to jack the price up.
Nice trade.
Cool beans man! Be sure to get you a lock for the coupler asap. My lock stays on there, connected or not.
Thanks guys, is there any lock that's better than the others? I know if a crook wants it he'll get, but I want to make it hard as heck.
just anything that fits makes me feel better, anything to slow em down a bit is better than nothing. The longer it takes them to figure it out the better. I even take the safety chains when I park it, and with the jack rolled out, I wrap each chain around the jack handle from different directions, and back under the tungue, and put another lock there. It takes less than a minute to lock it down, but increases the time it would take a thief to get it moving by quite a bit.
Probably a good hardened lock is best tho. Actually I'm glad you mentioned that, my better lock was jamming and needed some oil or something, I put a cheaper master lock on it, need to get that better lock back on it. Little cheap locks can be broken pretty easy with a punch and hammer, or a bolt cutter, probly a sawzall too would cut right through a cheap one without much effort.
Looks sweet, I love them alloy rims. Six months from now you'll wonder how you ever got along without it and in a year youll be thinking you need another one as well. Call me crazy but I bet a twelve pack of bud light im right
you cant have too many trailers wheelbarrows or buckets :) nice trailer by the wayQuote:
Originally Posted by taterjuice
I'm not an expert on trailer locks, but I'll show you what we have used and what we currently use.
Currently use
http://www.harborfreight.com/media/c...mage_12902.jpg
Haven't had any issues using this style. Pretty tough and would be fairly difficult to remove being we use a disc lock as shown.
We also use this style. Works okay. I do question how hard it would be to get off if someone had a large pair of bolt cutters.
http://a.cdnbrm.com/images/products/..._related_3.jpg
Use to use this style and then I had to go and lose the keys. Thankfully it wasn't on the trailer at the time. Very tough, would take awhile to cut off I would think.
http://www.etrailer.com/merchant2/gr...3/7/378DAT.jpg
Never have used this style, nor would I. Say you're locking a 2 inch or 2 5/16, All a thief has to do is drop it onto a 1 7/8 and run off.
http://www.discount-trailers.com/ima...upler-lock.jpg
They also have this type of lock.
http://shop.mcgard.com/media//CarLockBoatTrailer2.jpg
Another idea would be to loop a short piece of chain through two wheels (tandem axle), or back over itself on the axle if it's a single.
While looking for pictures I came across this type. Secures the coupler and chain.
http://www.bigredlock.com/2838w-on-trailer-lock-end.jpg