Tire Lock Makes Your Vehicle Unsteerable SECURITY/SAFETY Ideas In response to a rash of vehicle thefts in his area Richard Chambers Dunster B C manufactured some low-cost “tire locks” that are designed to make a vehicle unsteerable and untowable “I make them in my shop using a pipe bender and welder It’s effective portable and simple to apply ” says Chambers The tire lock is made from 1 1/4-in dia pipe bent and welded together to wrap around the front and back sides of a tire with 2 bars spaced 6 in apart along the outside of the tire A 3/8-in chain is welded to one end of the unit You run the chain over the axle or between the tie rod and axle then padlock it to the other end of the tire lock A tire-shredding cutter is welded onto the front of the device in case a thief should try to move the vehicle “These units can be made to tightly fit any wheel size and work on everything from cars to pickups to stock trailers as long as you can find a way to entangle the chain ” says Chambers “There’s usually no space under the vehicle to work a bolt cutter that would be capable of cutting a 3/8-in chain link ” Chambers says he made 70 of the units last winter but isn’t interested in manufacturing them However he’s willing to sell the units for $100 apiece which he says is about the cost of production Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Richard Chambers General Delivery Dunster B C V0J 1J0 Canada ph 250 968-4347; roustabout@dunster-bc com

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