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Subject:Re: Wheel Theft Prevention
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:52:11 +1200

>Hi All,
>Well, If a guy's going to all of the trouble of installing
>oversized, overpriced wheels & tires on his bus,
>How does he return to his bus,
>after a 2 hour hike up to cougar hot springs,
>and still find them there ???
>Is there any foolproof way to lock the wheels to the bus?
>thanks,
>John C...
>SLC, UT...

Nothing will be foolproof.

4 Kryptonite locks? Pain in the butt, and any "good" thief will pick
them in seconds.

Locking nuts? Ditto kryptonites.

Chain a cougar to each wheel? Food costs...

Keyed nuts? Only a few patterns available, and thieves will have full sets.

Custom keyed nuts? (get 'em made) Probably your best bet, as thieves
won't be able to get visegrips or any other leveraging tool onto
them... but make sure they and the sockets are HARDENED and will not
break, or you'll have to machine the damaged nut off... and have
SPARES made.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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