Steve Curren said:
Does anyone know how it was "secured" to the vehicle? I have always been concerned about this happening and I have the locks on the receiver and trailer but I often wonder if there is an easy way of taking the trailer short of taking the tow vehicle too.
Steve
The big thing here is they had a ball coupler. So anyone with a ball on the back of their vehicle could pull up, hook on, and drive away.
For those of us with multi axis couplers the odds are greatly reduced as you need the exact match to the coupler to hitch onto the trailer.
Start out by having locking pins on the vehicle and trailer ends, so nothing can be removed. I'd recommend a couple of Silent hitch pins with matching locks. If in doubt pull the coupler from the trailer end and insert a locking pin through the hole.
Run the safety chains with the quick links, these are all tested to be able to catch and hold the trailer in the event of an accident. You can add locks in addition to the links so the safety chains can not be removed, but do NOT replace the quick links with locks. Locks are not tested and may not hold your trailer in an emergency.
Run coated braided steel cable through the tongue and through the hoops for the safety chains on the vehicle, you can lock the cable if you needed added security when the trailer and tow vehicle are parked.
If you use a ball coupler buy on of the locks that inserts where the ball goes, it's cheap insurance.
