Trailer Coupler Lock

[John McManus]

I'm looking for a coupler lock for the Nitro trailer. Is UFB the coupler manufacturer? Thanks!!!

 

[Bryan McDonough]

You ought to be able to find those things at academy or BPS. Goes in where the safety pin would.

 

[Jim B]

go to walmart and get a lock that looks like this. it goes where bmcd said, but i do something a little different. i use the hole on the other side of the coupler for the lock and still continue to use the saftey pin. it gives me a little more piece of mind knowing if the lock ever came off the saftey pin is still in there.
http://www.masterlock.com/cgi-bin/class_search.pl?parent_id=A67&class_id=C6712&Go.x=14&Go.y=10

 

[Staci Matheis]

I've always used just a plain, old, ordinary Master lock in place of the pin.

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Any lock will do. You don't really need the bolt proof kind. Trust me, if someone wants your trailer bad enough they'll get it. You can put a lock on the trailer but is your ball mount locked into the truck or just there with a pin? I have a lock on the pin too, but then they could just take the tongue off the trailer and replace it with their own. We had a theft ring from Canada a few years back that came down and took a bunch of bass trailers. Makes it a real B!+@#, HOW do you get your boat home?

 

[Bob G.]

I also use a regular lock for the trailer and also lock the drawbar for the hitch so that no one can mess with it at the access parking lot. I would hate to be that guy going down the interstate when everything comes flying off!! Don't forget to lock the pin for the swing-away tongue, if you have it. If someone takes the pin out, you would not be able tow.



Bob G.

 

[Jim B]

Bassyankee get the lock i mentioned above. on a ufp style coupler( see pic) the lock hangs down and there is not much clearance between the coupler and the drawbar for a lock. on my old boat i used a regular lock and once had to cut it off with bolt cutters because i bent it so bad when it jammed between the drawbar and the coupler as i backed down a ramp. there was no getting it off another way. it screwed up the coupler a bit too because it bent the metal around the seftey pin hole. trust me on this one go to walmart, kmart, autozone, etc etc and get the proper lock. the thing only costs like 6 or 7 bucks so were not talking about a lot of money here.

 

[James D.]

Jims right on the coupler. A normal lock won't fit on these type as they do on the normal or more standard type of couplers. I keep a chain on the truck with a lock so that I can chain it up also when i have to leave the trailer.



jd

 

[Bryan McDonough]

Try this site



http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=E&Category_Code=L&Affiliate=overture