Disklok stowage

[Archie]

Does anyone have suggestions for the best place and method to stow their Disklok when it's not in use?

[John]

I have found this a hard question as loose in the cab it is a very heavy/hard object to have flying around, I keep it in the back but still loose so not ideal and I have to open the back door to get it out or put it away and it might still kill you if it flys around

I've been thinking of a steering wheel shaped/size piece of wood mounted in the centre of the spare wheel which its self is fixed to the rear bulkhead and when not in use the discloc is fixed to that? but I will watch this thread for other ideas

[Alan Drover]

Mine goes on the seat with the clutch claw but I'd like to see where others store theirs. It doesn't look like it would fit in the bulkhead mounted spare wheel well as my spare wheel is mounted with the well facing the bulkhead.

[diffwhine]

Putting my health and safety hat on here... I had a friend killed in a minor road accident in Kenya some years ago in his Range Rover. He was killed by the bottle jack lying in the boot flying forward and hitting the back of his head when it should have been properly secured after just having sorted out a puncture. Our fleet rules have always been that nothing should be insecure in a vehicle which is bigger or heavier than a packet of cigarettes. The risk is just too high.

At the very least such things as Diskloks, jacks and so on must be tied down or strapped in with big bunjee straps or nets. Its just not worth the risk. I've seen with my own eyes what happens when it all goes wrong. I was following that Range Rover when that accident happened...

[Archie]

Oh, mate. 😕

I'm an ex Police Forensic Collision Investigator (15 years) and I've seen lots of incidents like that. Some fatal, some not. Hence me asking if there are any currently used solutions.

At the moment I'm contemplating a carrier of some sort, mounted in the centre of the tub bulkhead. Probably metal but timber would prevent rattling.

[Rangieman]

Would a crook lock stow behind the front seats?
I've also seen handbrake lever locks which is an interesting idea.

[TimV]

I have a dog guard securely mounted in my hard top, having heard of a woman who lost the sight in one eye from a credit card flying around.

Before then, I was thinking of a wooden pocket bolted behind the bulkhead (SWB), to slip the disklok in, which had a lid.

[Clifford Pope]

I remember as a child sitting in the back with the sheep taking them to market. It's a good job they all wear seat belts now.

[diffwhine]

We all remember simpler days. Even squaddies have to be strapped down these days.

My mum used to do the school run in a Fiat 500. How do you get six kids and mum into a Fiat 500?

Maybe she just opened the sunroof up and fed us all in from the top.

[Alan Drover]

Here's my solution to stop it flying about. I very rarely carry passengers and if I do, well, they'll have to hold it.
The dog always rides in the back.

[Ken]

Yep, you really don't want anything flying around. As a late teenager a pal crashed into a tree which had fallen across a dark lane. His mini van was appreciably shorter afterwards and the spare wheel, which had been lying in the back was found 50 yards down the road.

[whitehillbilly64]

Had to lookup 'diskloc'
Lucky things are not bad yet, in Aus, well not the area I live in.

whitehillbily

[GHOBHW]

Had to lookup 'diskloc'
Lucky things are not bad yet, in Aus, well not the area I live in.

whitehillbily

very lucky, I don't leave mine without the diskloc and pedal lock, even when parked at home.

just moved to a new place too, all secure, dead end road, no reason for anyone to be around and you still get the dreaded white van (red in this case..) snooping around and asking if they're for sale, out come the locks again...

after the hassle at my old house, I say you cannot lock them up enough, sadly. my dad used to just leave the keys in the igntion in his in the old days.

I usually just throw my locks anywhere, but will give that a second thought after reading diffwhines post!

[Alan Drover]

As well as the Disclok and Clutch Claw I fit a Bulldog Centaur 2500 wheel clamp to the rear wheel when parked at home.No point keeping these secret as they are clearly visible.

[John]

Here's my solution to stop it flying about. I very rarely carry passengers and if I do, well, they'll have to hold it.
The dog always rides in the back.

I doubt that 2 straps would hold the Disclok in a head on shunt but forward flying dogs might kill you first
(sorry to be negative)

I think a very strong mesh type "dog guard" bolted in place is the only thing that would stop flying heavy objects killing those in front and only people should be in the front cab section, better safe than dead........