I am going to be parking my trailer at a storage yard , what recommendations do you have for hitch locks ? Is putting a lock in the hitch pin enough or should there be one on the coupler too ? Thanks

Both and padlock your safety chains.

When I leave my TT unattended at campgrounds, I install a lock that goes into the ball opening of the coupler, I lock the couple down, and I always have a locking pin in my hitch so that someone can't steal my insert/ball. Please remember that these things will only keep an honest person honest. A determined thief can get rid of those locks in minutes. With my battery powered angle grinder, I could remove all of them in under 30 seconds. I still use them to prevent crimes of opportunity.

We have a small MH instead of a trailer, but we have noticed an increase in the number of trailers of all types being hooked up and driven off by someone other than the owner. So I would use everything I could to keep it safe. Have even heard a several being stolen from public or private campgrounds while the owners were out touring or shopping. Thieves are learning about people that reserve sites, them bring their trailers out and leave them just to hold a site for the weekend. Easy enough to hook up and pull off with no one suspecting anything.

We use one similar to this....not sure why because it probably can be easily defeated. But, it makes me feel better.A good insurance policy is the best way to go.

this is what I use much better then a hitch lock. For extra security put on some locking lug nutsclicky

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_1nobby
Explorer
Apr 15, 2019
allenm wrote:
In fact, I run a chain through a tire rim and around the axle springs (only when stored, haha).

I always keep 2 on the hitch, 1 on receiver pin and 1 on the ball, even when traveling.

SAME.
2manytoyz
Explorer
Apr 15, 2019
I had a camper stolen. I had a hitch lock. They hooked up the safety chains, and drove off. Full story here: http://2manytoyz.com/stolen.html

I now use a Trimax wheel lock. Got mine on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2D96O91

Bottom line, if the trailer can roll, you've not even slowed down a thief.

On my utility trailer, I use a Python lock. The coated cable slides easily through the wheel spoke, and through a stake bed pocked welded on the trailer frame. Also available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UZVNRo

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