Locking a trailer

[Lawnboy18]

I am gonna buy a new trailer soon. I will be leaving it in an entrance for a while before my season starts. I just wanted to know what is the best way to lock it? As of now, I bought a Master coupler lock. Is this enough or should I do any additionnal locking?

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

I am gonna buy a new trailer soon. I will be leaving it in an entrance for a while before my season starts. I just wanted to know what is the best way to lock it? As of now, I bought a Master coupler lock. Is this enough or should I do any additionnal locking?

I can't help you with this, but just curious what size is it? I love trailer talk. Haha

 

[exotion]

If the rim allows lock the rim to the frame

 

[Lawnboy18]

I can't help you with this, but just curious what size is it? I love trailer talk. Haha

6"x12" trailer by Gator trailer.

If the rim allows lock the rim to the frame

Like just pass a chain thru the rim and thru the frame of the trailer and lock both ends.

 

[exotion]

6"x12" trailer by Gator trailer.

Like just pass a chain thru the rim and thru the frame of the trailer and lock both ends.

Or a simple bike lock through one wheel. Makes it difficult to drive off or drag off.

 

[possum]

Do not lock it to your porch deck. Know a guy that tried that. Whatever you chain it to make sure you will not miss it. The military kids are about as paranoid as anyone around here and they just use a trailer ball hitch lock.

 

[RoperGuy]

Lol takes 20 min just remove your trailer spindles and lock your coupler

 

[exotion]

Do not lock it to your porch deck. Know a guy that tried that. Whatever you chain it to make sure you will not miss it. The military kids are about as paranoid as anyone around here and they just use a trailer ball hitch lock.

Up here at least people drag trailers away not always to steal but kids do it maliciously because they are bored and want to play with it

 

[bertsmobile1]

A can of liquid freeze from an electronics store and a 2lb hammer takes about 30 sec to smash any padlock you pay less than $ 200 for. So if you go that way make sure you buy good padlocks from a locksmith.
They need to have a brittle impact transformation temperature lower than - 20 deg C
If it has electric brakes then put a female coupler on the end of the loom with the wires all mixed up so electric brakes won't disengage and if they do get it moving the lights will be all over the place so better than average chance Counstable Keene will try & pull them over for a citation.
Worth doing even without electric brakes for the same reason.
You just need to get a couple of the male plugs and make up an interconnector for each vehicle and remember to keep it on the vehicle and never leave it on the trailer.

There used to be a ball you could put into the coupling and then lock so it could not come out.
These were really good because they are inside the coupling and really hard to get at.

 

[Ric]

bertsmobile you'd better stick with your day job because you'd make a lousy thief :laughing: your unreal. You've been watching to many movies.