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06-07-2017, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Middle Ga
Posts: 426
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I use just a regular padlock.
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06-07-2017, 08:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern NM
Posts: 9,519
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I don't lock anything.... If it gets stolen, insurance gets me a new rig! Winner, winner, chicken dinner
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL - w/level up (best option ever)
2007 Chevy 2500HD Duramax
Reese Fifth Airborne Sidewinder
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06-07-2017, 09:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,363
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What do you use for a coupler lock?
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Originally Posted by NMWildcat
I don't lock anything.... If it gets stolen, insurance gets me a new rig! Winner, winner, chicken dinner
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What would they actually pay? Between depreciation and all of my upgrades, I'm sure I would not feel too happy after the fact.
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06-07-2017, 10:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern NM
Posts: 9,519
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 325BH
What would they actually pay? Between depreciation and all of my upgrades, I'm sure I would not feel too happy after the fact.
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Depends on your policy.....
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Scott and Liz - Southern NM
2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL - w/level up (best option ever)
2007 Chevy 2500HD Duramax
Reese Fifth Airborne Sidewinder
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06-07-2017, 10:53 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Central Louisiana
Posts: 93
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Use what makes you feel good. I am a Fire Service Instructor and teach Firefighters how to defeat locks to gain entry. Have not come across a lock we could not open quickly. If you understand how each lock works it can easily be opened or broken. I used to lock our RVs years ago, once I learned how easy to open I quick locking. I will sometimes set a broken lock on the hitch to make it look locked. Has worked so far.
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06-07-2017, 11:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,363
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drc343
Use what makes you feel good. I am a Fire Service Instructor and teach Firefighters how to defeat locks to gain entry. Have not come across a lock we could not open quickly. If you understand how each lock works it can easily be opened or broken. I used to lock our RVs years ago, once I learned how easy to open I quick locking. I will sometimes set a broken lock on the hitch to make it look locked. Has worked so far.
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I would love to see that. Some of these locks are substantial and well protected .
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06-08-2017, 03:16 PM
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#27
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 2
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I use a reese trailer lock with the u shape over the release handle AND a master lock in the hitch pin
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06-08-2017, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 10,907
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drc343
Use what makes you feel good. I am a Fire Service Instructor and teach Firefighters how to defeat locks to gain entry. Have not come across a lock we could not open quickly. If you understand how each lock works it can easily be opened or broken. I used to lock our RVs years ago, once I learned how easy to open I quick locking. I will sometimes set a broken lock on the hitch to make it look locked. Has worked so far.
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I once saw how to defeat one of those old door chains you used to see in hotels with a thumbtack and a rubber band. That's why you don't see them anymore!
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2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
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06-08-2017, 08:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Michigan
Posts: 379
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I did not know about tongue locks when I purchased my first TT and it was stolen while at CW for repairs. Learned in a hurry from that experience. I now use 2 locking devices when my TT is stored:
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-3...r+coupler+lock
The locks give me peace of mind and while I agree with what others have said about locks keeping honest people honest, I also agree with the statement that I'd rather have a lock (or 2) on my TT and let the person next to me have his coach stolen because his is without a tongue lock.
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"Integrity simply means not violating one's own identity." Erich Fromm
"You have to understand who you are to know who you are not." Anonymous
"Know yourself, know your world. Change it." Anonymous
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06-20-2018, 04:27 PM
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#30
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 213
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Amplock. All the way!
Have only had the Amplock a week, but feel very lucky that no attempts were made while using the Reese lock for a year.
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06-21-2018, 03:42 PM
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#31
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,172
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SidecarFlip
They are when you remove the safety chains and attach them using threaded repair links that can be removed. Without the chains, there is no pulling the trailer.
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Lack of chains will not stop a criminal. It's a safety feature, totally unneeded to simply pull the trailer from point A to point B.
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