How do you secure the jockey wheel?

Mary ,
I had one attached but took it off due to it hitting the ground in low level caravan park sites.
However this was basically the set up.

Fit a Jockey wheel coupling to inside of drawbar at the back near van with bolts.

On handle used to tighten the coupling up weld a link of small chain

Through this link attach a shackle and to the shackle attach a length of chain.

When affixing the bolt to hold the coupling on
1.put a small section of chain on the inside (before the nut),so that it can be connected to the other piece of chain coming from coupling handle , with a padlock.
2. Make up a small metal bracket with a hole drilled so that head of bolt will hold the bracket to underside of drawbar . Attach when fitting coupling

1 above will provide security so that trailer mate cannot be removed without a key or cutting the chain.

Attach a small length of chain to the metal bracket and at other end attach a small snap shackle (? one you can open by pressing with fingers)
In base plate of Trailermate drill a hole in one corner big enough to take the snap shackle.
When snap shackle is connected via this hole it will hold the trailermate up whilst travelling.

Hope that makes sense

Pedro

Hi Mary
I have a trailmate. I have seen a couple of people weld one or two
chain links on the handle of the bracket that holds that trailmate/jockey wheel and then weld one chain link to either the trailmate or A frame then join together with a padlock. EG the chain links are so tight the bracket handle can not be undone without undoing the padlock.

I have not done mine yet, partly because I have never run across a thieve that has taken anything (yet any way). But I should get around to doing it particulary as I have a welder and piece of mind
Regards
Norm

Just thinking.....some electric fences run off 12v, pretty hard for a quiet, sneaky thief to remain quiet grabbing the live.....

Mary,
you said

".I am finding it hard to picture the skackle and bolt bit though."

Please copy and paste the bit you need clarified.

Pedro

Many thanks to Pedro and Norm,
My Trailermate is now safe from all but the angle grinder in hip pocket type of thieves!
Cheers ,
Mary