TitanMike
Senior Member
RV LIFE Pro
Had two BRAND NEW group 31 "Deep Cycle" batteries stolen from the front of my trailer in my back yard. Thief opened an unlocked gate (my bad) and cut tie down straps with a knife and the wires with a pair of diagonal cutters (from the look of the cut).
The local recyclers don't even blink when they see brand new batteries with a date code only 30 days old on them. They hand over the cash and the local drug merchant has it in his pocket within the hour.
Now my batteries are secured to the trailer with a couple of Master Python cable locks.
By drilling the holes in the lids it allows the cable to sit right on top of the battery, between the two fill caps (3 cells each). No way to break lid and get enough slack to slip the battery out of the cable's grip.
To service I just unlock and release enough cable to flip the battery covers out of the way.
The local recyclers don't even blink when they see brand new batteries with a date code only 30 days old on them. They hand over the cash and the local drug merchant has it in his pocket within the hour.
Now my batteries are secured to the trailer with a couple of Master Python cable locks.
By drilling the holes in the lids it allows the cable to sit right on top of the battery, between the two fill caps (3 cells each). No way to break lid and get enough slack to slip the battery out of the cable's grip.
To service I just unlock and release enough cable to flip the battery covers out of the way.
