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Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 8:39 am
by GisburnFarrier (deleted)
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Hi,

I am a caravaning Newbie, so please forgive my questions.

We are buying a 2003 Hymer Eriba 310 Touring GT, we will need a hitchlock and wheel lock, are these security devices universal? can I but anything?

Regards

Rob



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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 9:29 am
by Aaron Calder | 3.834 Posts

Hi and welcome to the forum, Rob.

You will more than likely find that your insurance company will, as mine does, require that you have both a hitch lock and wheel lock fitted at all times that your caravan is left unattended. That means on your drive, in storage, on site and even at motorway service areas if all occupants go to use the facilities at the same time.

There have been numerous threads on here about this so I'd suggest that you do a search (using the button above) and then, if you still have questions, post them in this thread and we'll all do our best to help you.


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 9:50 am
by Morphy | 973 Posts


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 10:07 am
by Agger (deleted)
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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 10:11 am
by hampshireman (deleted)
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Good to have you aboard Rob from Carole and Derek, good words from Brian aka Aaron up there.

Bet you have lots of equines to look after up there.


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 10:23 am
by crow (deleted)
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Do you have the Alko or the Winterhoff stabiliser? both do their own hitchlocks.


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 3:23 pm
by GisburnFarrier (deleted)
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I think it's an ALKO AKS 1300

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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 3:51 pm
by hob (deleted)
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Quote: GisburnFarrier wrote in post #7
I think it's an ALKO AKS 1300


It is

I find this one fits nicely and does the job well

http://www.caravanaccessoryshop.co.uk/product/saracen-hitch-lock-for-alko-aks-hitches/1121


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 17, 2015 5:02 pm
by Randa france | 13.287 Posts

Or, of course, there is the original:-http://www.towsure.com/al-ko-aks1300-hitch-lock
and I suddenly see why many folk travel with their AL-KO hitch lock, locked in place. At that price it would break my heart to lose it.
Randa


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Mon May 18, 2015 1:11 am
by campnsnooze (deleted)
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Hi and
Hope the attachment works... we use the Alco1300 and the wheel lock as below. Very quick and easy to get on and visually will deter that opportunist thief.
Regards Chris and Keith


http://www.amazon.co.uk/HEAVY-CARAVAN-TR...avan+wheel+lock


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Tue May 19, 2015 10:38 pm
by hob (deleted)
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I was taking some hitch pictures today and thought you might be interested in this

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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:37 am
by hampshireman (deleted)
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Whatever the RH red knob is, mine is stuck. Any clues on a wrench to release it?


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:36 pm
by Agger (deleted)
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http://www.al-ko.co.uk/pages_faqs/stabiliser.html

Whatever you do with your knob be careful but you really do need to use FORCE!


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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:57 pm
by Frantone (deleted)
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It sounds like the usual problem of it being unwound too far so that it fouls the cir-clip you can not wind it on too far because it just clicks when the ratchet engages but it is all too easy to unwind it past the necessary slackness required to release the friction pads' grip.
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RE: Hitch locks

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:09 pm
by hampshireman (deleted)
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All done, many thanks chaps


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