I had a one of my padlock hasps grenade recently due to pressure building up in the scepter can and a rough trail. I originally used a gate hasp to secure the can holders I built on my Bantam trailer. The hasps worked good, but ultimately, moving parts led to a failure.
While looking for a pin for another project, I stumbled upon these category 1 hitch pins. They are 7/8” on the pin side, but even a regular sized padlock has no problem fitting. The threaded side is 5/8”. The total length of the pin is 2 3/4”, 1 1/4” for the smooth side, and 1 1/2” on the threads.
I didn’t have the space to use the nut, so I just drilled a hole close to the angle iron I was putting them through and welded them in. You could just bolt them together, maybe used some loctite to secure it, but I would still weld the nut.
So far they work great! I will use these anytime I need to secure my stuff with a padlock.
Happy fabricating,
Lorax
While looking for a pin for another project, I stumbled upon these category 1 hitch pins. They are 7/8” on the pin side, but even a regular sized padlock has no problem fitting. The threaded side is 5/8”. The total length of the pin is 2 3/4”, 1 1/4” for the smooth side, and 1 1/2” on the threads.
I didn’t have the space to use the nut, so I just drilled a hole close to the angle iron I was putting them through and welded them in. You could just bolt them together, maybe used some loctite to secure it, but I would still weld the nut.
So far they work great! I will use these anytime I need to secure my stuff with a padlock.
Happy fabricating,
Lorax
