Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?

From: Bobby Joe Pendleton (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sun Jul 11 2004 - 10:00:02 PDT


I had the shaft on the door handle on my M211 twisted. I locked it from the
inside and some guy about 17 pulled his sorry butt up by the handle to look
in.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve & Jeannie Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?

> It still IS a problem.
>
> I can lock my CCKW closed cab cargo truck. I see people all
> the time though almost lifting themselves off of the ground by
> pulling down on the door handle trying to open the locked door.
> The linkage is not made for
> that much force. I can imagine being "locked out" myself from
> some ice-hole bending/breaking the linkage....
>
> I now only lock the truck when I absolutely have to be away
> AND there is something valuable inside...
>
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?
>
>
> > OK, how about just put a locking handle on the doors? Somebody out there
> > sells them, 'cause I've seen 'em. Nobody in the truck = no problems.
> >
> > apb
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James M. Atkinson" <jmatk@tscm.com>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 11:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?
> >
> >
> > > While your at it you can modify the parking brake bracket so that you
> can
> > > run a padlock though the bracket and lock the release arm when the
> parking
> > > brake is applied. Optionally you can weld a padlock eye onto the seat,
> and
> > > use a bicycle lock to secure the brake.
> > >
> > > -jma
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 10:22 AM 7/11/2004, J. Wiehe wrote:
> > > >I bought a battery disconnect switch at a commercial truck parts
store.
> > > >
> > > >I then removed the ground wire in my battery box. Enlarged the hole
so
> > > >that the switch could be mounted with the control part inside the
tool
> > box.
> > > >
> > > >Drilled a new hole beside the switch for the ground strap. Hooked up
> the
> > > >wires and now since you can put a padlock on the toolbox lid after
the
> > > >seat is lowered you now have a " dead " and secured vehicle.
> > > >
> > > >No one will see this little modification unless you lift the seat,
open
> > the
> > > >toolbox and flip the switch.
> > > >
> > > >FWIW, I have the original tool pouch, with tools, and the jack inside
> the
> > > >toolbox and neither has hit the switch unintentionally while driving.
> > > >
> > > >Hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > >Jim Wiehe VA3JHW
> > > >j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "M151" <m151@cox.net>
> > > >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > >Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:16 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Does anybody have a good suggestion of where to hide a disconnect
> > switch on
> > > > > an M151A2, where it will be accessible but not look out of place?
> > > > > Preferable a key type switch.
> > > > > ==========================================
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> > > >
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