Caravan wheel clamp

I use the Lock below, on boths sides of our Tandem van, carry on the 2 spare wheels at back of van with additional hardware to ensure that they do not come off during travels.

Agree easy to cut thru. Also have a Towball lock and a Tracker, Telstra Sim connected to a Mob Phone Aerial above our TV aerial.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/wheel-clamp-adjustable-for-13-14-15-heavy-duty-with-2-keys_p1012898

You could cut them with an angle grinder but I there's going to be a lot of noise
and sparks flying and generally crooks don't want to draw attention to themselves.

Surprisingly I did see a video where a guy was trying to remove different kinds of locks and
the first he tried was the a wheel lock and he gave up on it. Couldn't beat it without a grinder.

Nick, I use one of these. I also remove the safety chains and fit a hitch lock. Hopefully the bad guys will go else where, fingers crossed

At one time I fed a length of chain through he van wheels and around the axles where it could be seen from the road.

Better idea is to make certain your insurance covers it, it was to much of a pain to fit the chain s only did it the once.

Thanks All, good food for thought !

Hi Nick,

Whilst locking clamps may be a deterrent, most can be defeated with an angle grinder. Yes, an angle grinder is noisy, but caravans with wheel clamps have been stolen because an angle grinder was used to defeat the lock.

You spend 10’s of 1,000’s of dollars on a caravan, in some cases well over $100,000:00, why not spend another couple of $1,000 on the WiTi Anti Theft system. Once armed, if it is triggered, it locks the brakes, flashes the lights, and sounds an audible alarm. For a few extra dollars, you can add the tracking system to go with it. It can also decrease your insurance premium as well.

Macca.

Update . I've had a look at the Nemesis wheelock on a van and it is far superior in its quality and inability to be cut off, although very expensive at $300 Plus one place quoted me nearly $500 haven't made any commitments as yet. Love to hear from someone who has one and uses it

Hello Nick.
I spent 25 years in the equipment hire business, and sorry to say, if the thieves want it, they'll find a way! You just have to make it as difficult as possible for them, to encourage them to move on to someone else's caravan.
One thing I observed was that a rigid security device was easier to cut through than a floppy piece of security chain.
Most of our trailers were chained loosely through the wheel and up around the axle. A hardened steel chain and a padlock with a thick hasp were used.
I looked at most devices when I bought my caravan and settled on a Kovix alarmed tow coupling lock.
I chose it because it had a thick body, the pin was hardened and encased in a rotating tube and it had an alarm.
Of course you could always remove a wheel or two if the van is in a storage yard.
Deejay.