Stolen flatbed trailer.

[Rock Taco]

From what I have read this seems to be one of the best on the market. Expensive yes but cheaper than a new trailer. The link is for the bulldog coupler.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...NEZY6&linkId=0c92072d17acfeee97d5c332cec42880

http://www.amplock.com/u-brb2516/

[video=youtube;biP06Lgrrhc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biP06Lgrrhc[/video]

These proven locks might be an alternative. Shouldn't be to hard to make either. You an buy the lock separately.

http://provenlocks.com/t/puck-locks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMu_GnNnnBE

These look pretty good as well.

https://www.ftknoxlocks.com/our-products.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbI6M-9NWR4

Of course if someone wants your trailer bad enough they will get it with enough time and the right tools.

 

[I Lean]

That's some good info, Troy. I already had ordered the locks I now have, otherwise I might have gotten (or copied) one of those. I'll give these a try and hope they deter other thieves.

The hitch lock I got is the Trimax one Coco recommended. Similar style to the Gorilla one I had before, but: The hasp latches on both legs instead of just one, and the hasp itself is thicker steel, and hardened. Without measuring, I'd guess my old one was 1/2" diameter, this is more like 9/16". It also fits tighter to the hitch, so it might be slightly more difficult to get bolt cutters on it.

The Chinese parking boot is about what I expected. Fit and finish aren't awesome, but it's fully functional. I put some grease on the threaded part that adjusts the clamp, it came dry and already starting to rust. Grease made it operate much more smoothly.

 

[jeeper]

I think the boot makes a very good visual deterant.

 

[mesha]

3 more boots and I think you have something.

I agree with jeeper. Just seeing the boot will probably be enough to stop most thieves.

 

[I Lean]

Ive got an even better idea

Any progress on your new hitch lock?

 

[Herzog]

Any progress on your new hitch lock?

I'd be interested too. The masterlock one I bought doesn't fit the lip. It's got a curled lip on the hitch that's pretty beefy.

 

[BlueWolfFab]

Fabrication and me won't be getting along for a while unfortunately.

 

[I Lean]

Fabrication and me won't be getting along for a while unfortunately.

I saw that stuff. Take a breather for a bit, but keep doing stuff if you want to. Just do it for YOU, not for someone else. Do it if it makes you happy, don't feel obligated to do it.

 

[BlueWolfFab]

It does make me happy, I just gotta get my productivity under control.