Trailer security

[Classic Finn]

I have the Master Lock set , it takes care of everything and you only have to keep track of one key.

Asianflava

Would you have a photo of the system you have conected up? Let me see if I can get a photo of the one we have here and by no means is it fancy as that... but it works.


Classic Finn

[Gage]

Hello Courtney.
"you making fun of my new york city bicycle lock? even here, sometimes i'll see a bike messenger sailing past with one of those wrapped around his (or her) waist."
Naw, not me and San Francisco isn't much better than New York (down town that is). Heck, now days no matter where you park a bike, if it's not locked down to something, it'll disappear.

Are you guys going to be able to make it up to Pamplin Grove?

Have a good day.

Did you change your hair style again?

[BILLYL]

George-

No problem with that wheel lock. LAst weekend it rained and it was a simple - to get off.

Works for me

Bill

[Ira]

For me…as always…



Style over substance.

You can probably pick this thing with a toothpick, but I'm ordering 6 anyway.

[Bodyman]

[quote]I am more concerned with leaving my teardrop unattended at a park or campground than in my back yard.
Any ideas about that?

Randy

I didn't expect my post to create so much discussion.
I'm not so concerned with someone stealing my tear as with pranksters.
I remember well as a teenager raiding campgrounds and calapsing tents upon sleeping campers. Also my kids are only in there twenties so I know firsthand that young people haven't changed that much. Some would find great fun in relocating a teardrop to the middle of the road or even the middle of a trout stream.
A simple wheel lock would at least deter.

Randy

[Ira]

Some would find great fun in relocating a teardrop to the middle of the road or even the middle of a trout stream.

Ooooooooohhhh...

I take back what I said then:

Chuckle's suggestion about a gun is a GOOD one.

[Melvin]

figure anybody that really wants it will get it no matter what i do to it. *ahem*

Yep, 30 seconds with a rail saw will defeat any of the locks pictured here so far.

Even my method of removing the tongue can be defeated with a piece of chain.

[Chris C]

Very definately a rail saw would work. I've noticed a lot of people driving around with them in the trunks of their cars, so watch out.

[halfdome, Danny]

Very definately a rail saw would work. I've noticed a lot of people driving around with them in the trunks of their cars, so watch out.

Hey! I don't want to be the only one without a rail saw I think I'll order one today, it's only a thousand dollars. Danny

[Roly Nelson]

There are only 2 ways for someone to hook up my tear and drive off with it. One would be to have a wooden hitch to afix the wooden tongue to, the other would be to break into the trunk of my car, remove the hitch, slide it into the tear's hitch tube and drive off. Hope it doesn't happen, but having removable hitches on both of my tears give me a feeling of satisfaction when I'm not around.

Roly, remembering that sunny So Calif weather sometimes means 100 degree temps.

[Chris C]

I really like that idea, Roly. I wish I'd incorporated that into my trailer frame. I'm not the kind of camper who will be sitting in a lawn chair beside my trailer and calling it a vacation. I'll sleep and eat there, but will be off doing other things. I, too, am concerned about what might happen while away. I'm hoping it's an idea I might retrofit at a later date.

[Melvin]

Hey! I don't want to be the only one without a rail saw I think I'll order one today, it's only a thousand dollars. Danny

We're talking about the determined thief here, go big or go home.

Seriously though the saws aren't uncommon, at least around here. Welders, plumbers, pipe fitters, rail crews (obviously), concrete workers, rebar installers, pipeline workers, tow truck drivers, scrappers, bodyshops etc. etc. have them. They are immensely useful in some trades. And you can get basically the same lock busting capability with a $50 4.5-5" angle grinder and some cut off disks, you just need somewhere to plug them in.

A former employer had on two seperate occasions 2 skidoos on a trailer stolen. Both times the thieves just cut right through a) the lock on the yard gate, b) the Grade 70 chain securing the wheels and c) the coupler lock. The second time they also cut the lock out of the man door to the garage the trailer was parked in. The cops figured it took them less than 10 minutes to be motoring down the road.

You want to take steps to discourage the casual thieves but it's not worth getting an ulcer over every possible theft vector.

[Italia]

1) Take precaution to protect your teardrop (locks and etc).
2) Make sure your insurance on your teardrop is paid up.
3) Now go and enjoy your camping trip with your teardrop

[Gage]

<snip>
Roly, remembering that sunny So Calif weather sometimes means 100 degree temps.

Only 100 degrees where your at?


Have a good day.

I feel like I'm living in Vegas.

[Chris C]

Hey, Gage, I don't know where you are in relation to the fires. Hope not close. Our heat index is 106 degrees here with extremely high humidity and we don't even have fires. (thank God!)