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Horse Box Locks

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  • 01-10-2013 4:09pm
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    convert
    Registered Users Posts: 9,338 ✭✭✭


    Looking for people's opinions re. locks for horse boxes.

    A little bit of back story: We bought our box second hand a few years ago and we don't have the key for the hitch lock which is on the box. Is it possible to get a new lock fitted? Or would it be better to get something like a wheel clamp instead?

    What do you guys use, if anything?


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    #2
    paddi22
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭paddi22


    i have a wheel hitch and also a bulldog hitchlock,
    http://www.bulldogsecure.com/view/bulldog-aw-hitch-lock/56


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    baldyshane
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭baldyshane


    I replaced the hitch lock on my box and it was very simply and cheap to do.
    TBH I was very surprised how quick and straightforward a job it was. New lock with fitting instructions and 2 keys for €15 delivered from eBay.


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    granturismo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭granturismo


    Bulldog hitch lock & a wheel clamp.


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    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,205 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    i have a hitch lock as well (gonna be hard try explain the next bit without a picture) but there is a hole going through my hitch that i can use a long u shaped lock to stop the handle being lifted up and clicking onto a towbar.


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    Enjoylife
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Enjoylife


    We use a box-like item, that goes on over the hitch. It makes it untowable, unless removed. Maybe €20 bought it, a couple of years ago.

    Also, it is a great idea to personalise your horse-box, with some graphics or writing on the exterior. When we travel, we can pick ours, out of the crowd, from a huge distance. A thief, is always looking for the easiest option.

    Older boxes are chipped, and newer ones have ID numbers burnt into the chassis.


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