Spare Tire locks

[Bob White]

Picked up my 2005 PT175 today. First question of many . What is the best way to secure the Spare tire? I have seen cable locks and others . Anybody have a preference for a specific brand name? Thanks

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

I use a big chain and padlock on mine Whitey.



Bill

 

[Chris F.]

The one that I just installed had a hole drilled through the lug that you put a padlock through. Chris F.

 

[Brian Bell2]

Same as Bill,

Big Chain and padlock it to the trailer. Damn shame we gotta have so many locks on our rigs. Lock on spare tire, lock on the reciever hitch, lock on the trailer ball, locks on rod lockers, storage compartments...... Thinking the only thing missing a LoJack....

 

[Bill Hamilton]

Same as Chris F.

 

[cq]

And the bad part is that locks keep honest people honest.

 

[Jim B]

I use one made by master locks that locks around one of the lugs. It works pretty good. heres a picture of what it looks like.
http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=30569&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

 

[Greg J.]

I purchased a Trimax vinyl-coated cable (model #ST30), for about $13 at BPS that secures the spare to the trailer. Here's the site address from the packaging:







(Edited to correct typo in link)
http://www.trimaxlocks.com/main.htm

 

[Greg J.]

Here's a pic from my library:

 

[Greg J.]

Backside:

 

[Dan Sullivan]

I have the lock that goes thru one of the posts.