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notchboy
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 Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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as a kid we used to have tow tongues like that. One put a master lock or equal thru the handle.
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Exactly. I run a bolt through one of mine just to keep the handle down, not so much security. I actually have a ball that locks in the receiver to secure the trailer. My little NOS accessory for the trailers. 
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white74westy
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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| notchboy wrote: |
| SGKent wrote: |
as a kid we used to have tow tongues like that. One put a master lock or equal thru the handle.
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Exactly. I run a bolt through one of mine just to keep the handle down, not so much security. I actually have a ball that locks in the receiver to secure the trailer. My little NOS accessory for the trailers. |
Cool. Presume you are putting a Master lock on it when it's attached to the hitch on the bus? |
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notchboy
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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| white74westy wrote: |
| notchboy wrote: |
| SGKent wrote: |
as a kid we used to have tow tongues like that. One put a master lock or equal thru the handle.
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Exactly. I run a bolt through one of mine just to keep the handle down, not so much security. I actually have a ball that locks in the receiver to secure the trailer. My little NOS accessory for the trailers. |
Cool. Presume you are putting a Master lock on it when it's attached to the hitch on the bus? |
No just a bolt. I have yet to do an overnighter where Im worried the trailer may get taken.
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Globusoverland
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Oops, I do have a set of 2 keys for the Abus lock.
What I meant to say is that I would like to get a key made for the handle
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My apologies! I went back and read your original statement, and it made perfectcly good sense. I understand completely, now, what you're saying. I guess I was just distracted by Abscate and whom/what was going to be eaten. 
I took a little closer look at mine, and without question, I would say it was intended to hold some sort of lock, as was mentioned above. Think master lock etc.
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It is for a lock indeed. I have one. Will post pics next month when I am back home. |
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SGKent 
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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| notchboy wrote: |
| white74westy wrote: |
| notchboy wrote: |
| SGKent wrote: |
as a kid we used to have tow tongues like that. One put a master lock or equal thru the handle.
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Exactly. I run a bolt through one of mine just to keep the handle down, not so much security. I actually have a ball that locks in the receiver to secure the trailer. My little NOS accessory for the trailers. |
Cool. Presume you are putting a Master lock on it when it's attached to the hitch on the bus? |
No just a bolt. I have yet to do an overnighter where Im worried the trailer may get taken. |
Here in Norcal they just shoot you then take the bus and trailer.
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white74westy
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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| Globusoverland wrote: |
It is for a lock indeed. I have one. Will post pics next month when I am back home. |
Cool. Look forward to seeing it! |
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Globusoverland
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| Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:54 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Finally here is the lock I was talking about. I can only demonstrate it correctly when the trailer is mounted behind the bus: in that case the handle is in "rest position" allowing the lock to snap into the groove.
Never seen this kind of accessory. But I think it is very, very cool
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white74westy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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| Globusoverland wrote: |
Finally here is the lock I was talking about. I can only demonstrate it correctly when the trailer is mounted behind the bus: in that case the handle is in "rest position" allowing the lock to snap in the groove.
Never seen this kind of accessory. But I think it is very, very cool
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What an absolutely cool piece of kit!!! Thanks for sharing!
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DougB
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:02 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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That looks a bit like the steering lock from a plunger-frame BMW motorcycle like the R67. You might be able to adapt the lock from one of them to fit this application.
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otiswesty
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| Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Ya, that was exactly what I was asking about, but it doesn't look anything like what I imagined. Thank you very much for the pictures.
As an aside, I did install an Abus #30 lock on my trailer lid that I picked up on the classifieds here
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otiswesty
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| Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Impressed by the lock from Globusoverland, I posted up a WTB on the Facebook Westfalia Trailer page using the pictures above. Apparently in Sweden, this kind of lock is available at most lock smiths for around 25 Euros. I have one in the mail to me now. Perhaps they are also readily available elsewhere in Europe.
I will follow up here after I have had a chance to try it out.
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Globusoverland
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:32 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Looks great otiswesty 
Please keep us updated! |
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notchboy
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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It looks like I could pull the handle up and rip that lock apart if I wanted to. Let me know if it's as flimsy as it looks and is any kind of real deterrent?
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Globusoverland
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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| It looks like I could pull the handle up and rip that lock apart if I wanted to. |
Jason, jou could rip that whole Essen if you pull hard...
This lock is nothing more than a basic item against a hit and run.  |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:24 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Put a bungee over it..same security level
You can take a lock off a trailer in 0.314159 seconds
When my neighbor died in her house recently, I broke into her house with a scout knife, twisting the bolt chain from Home Despot three times until it s link snapped.
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white74westy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:49 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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You can take a lock off a trailer in 0.314159 seconds
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Mmmmmm...pie. |
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white74westy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:10 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Things have been moving woefully slow on the trailer. If you've been following along in the bus thread, I've had my plate full with engine related obstacles. As such, I haven't put a lot of time or effort into the trailer.
However, I had a little time to mess around with the rims this weekend.
I bought some new tires and inner tubes:
Put the inner tube inside the tire, pulled the valve through the rim, attached the other side of the rim and bolted them together:
Initially, I had bought bearings that were unshielded. That would probably have been fine. However, I did a little digging, and found that I would prefer a single shield bearing instead. The shielded side will face outward on the rim:
The interior surface remains capable of receiving grease from the zerk fitting:
This is the type of bearing (6203ZR) I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007MFTRG4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I must confess that I got a little ahead of myself and installed both sets of bearings for both rims, and then realized that I had forgotten to install the axle spacer, in my haste. 
New bearings on order. That will hopefully wrap the rims up. |
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notchboy
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white74westy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Looking good
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Thanks Jason! Getting there, slowly but surely! |
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crofty
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| Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 11:51 am Post subject: Re: 1974 Westfalia Essen Trailer |
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Looking for pics of anyone's wiring from bus to the trailer as far as connections are concerned. I have an idea of what I want to do but am looking to see how everyone else did theirs.
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