Money well spent in my mind..I live very close to the South Carolina/Georgia border and people from GA are constantly coming over the state line and stealing trailers...More often than not they get away and the police can do very little about it...
Thanks for your kind words... you should know that I feel the same way about your videos. I’ve employed several of your tips, tricks, and recommended tools since I discovered your channel. 👍
"Sir, before robbing your house, let me show you how vulnerable your security is, to prevent this from ever happening again. So, this particular lock has a major flaw here where-..."
This isn't a slight against Wranglestar, I just find it amusing that LPL picks most locks in the amount of time it took Wranglestar to figure out how to insert the actual key.
If by good picture you mean “able to measure in millimeters” then yeah. But I bet he could post close up pictures of his triangular key all day long, make copies, and you’d still never find his trailer. If you were going to go through all that effort, there are probably more effective things you could do... I guess maybe your comment would be relevant to the new homebuyer or smth posting their keys on Instagram to friends who know where they live? Otherwise I can’t think of a scenario where a picture of a key would really be useful to anyone
I've been in the commercial door and hardware business for 21 years and have a full blown lockshop in the warehouse. If you can copy/cut a key by looking at it you got a job. 401k and everything. I got guys that can't even copy keys first try with a decoder....🤣😂🤣😂
@@MansMan42069 obviously to keep honest men honest 🙄. In other words if you don’t give them the opportunity they won’t go out of the way to take it. But a real thief no lock is gonna stop them if they really want it.
Not going to lie. I was clickbaited. I was like "oh no, I hope one of my favorite channels isn't going to start drama with another and make me choose like a kid in a divorce" 😅
I mentioned on Harry's channel before that this is a great lock, but it's a double edged sword. By using a visibly nice lock on a covered trailer, it makes it appear you have something very valuable inside that is worth the effort. Be sure to reinforce the trailer door locks as well, cuz those have now become the weak point.
Well your statement has a whole lot of validity to it. And not just for trailers. I do agree that you definitely want to beef up the door and lock on the door. With that said the same thoughts can be applied to a storage locker. I once had a unit broke into that they came through the top. Then un screwed a panel from the inside of my unit into an empty unit. It was discussed that my lock 🔐 that was a very heavy duty Master lock that had a high security rating because of false pins was what drew attention to my unit. I had four unit’s with them all connected. So all 4 doors had the same type of master lock. Simply put my high end high security lock drew attention. 🙁
@@davedavenport8176 I’m sorry but masterlocks are the easiest locks to pick. Their security level and advertising with false pins is absolute bullshit. (They still look pretty strong tho so as long as the thief hasn’t heard of masterlock before you will be fine.)
That trailer is probably 15-20k on top of the contents. Worth doing anything you can to make sure it doesn’t drive off even if someone does break into it.
Or it could deter people as they don’t think it’s worth the effort. It really just matters on who the thief is, some will be encouraged, some will be deterred.
I have to park my work trailer, unsupervised, loaded with all of my tools,on remote job sites. I use this lock for the coupler, and "titan" wheel locks on each wheel, with locking lug nuts so nobody can take the wheels off, replace them with spares, and drag the trailer away. So far so good! I've also been considering installing a GPS tracker for "worst case" scenarios
When my brother was alive he was a career criminal, and whenever we spoke he was always giving me advice on how to avoid just about any theft and scam. One thing that I always get a smile out of is when he said you don't need or have to have the most secure locks, you just need to look more secure than your neighbour! He was full of information that no-one should know.
Sorry for your loss. Your brother sounds like he was a very smart man who simply made bad choices. Glad he could help you avoid the situations he had to go through.
I installed a GPS tracker on my boat trailer. 5 months later it was stolen. I called the cops. They met me at the place my phone showed the trailer was. 12 boat trailers and 4 work trailers were recovered along with lost of stolen stuff. Everyone who got their stuff back put a GPS on their trailer. Most of the guys at the boat launch have done the same thing now.
@@69champion97 just 2 days ago a coworker ask to borrow the office keys at my friends work.. within minutes the GPS on my friends car sent out an alert. my friend called the police.. gave them the tracker access.. the cops surrounded the car .. had the driver on the hood when my friend arrived it was the joker who borrowed his keys.. was this a joke or a car theft waiting for friends to pick it up.
2:53 A very secure lock. Even the owner can’t unlock the mechanism and he has the key haha. Edit: Excellent job by the way. And while a very practical setup, also a solid, professional looking lock and that alone can be a deterrent.
Short answer. Yes. Not only does he time himself, show the tools used. He walks you through what he did and why he did it that way. For more complicated locks he shows the mechanisms inside the lock etc.
You said you had a trailer stolen from you on a dark night, when the power went out. You also said most thieves are men of opportunity, and I agree, it was probably someone in your neighborhood/close by with prior knowledge of it who stole it.
Yeah I always thought it was people from outside the neighborhood who drove in - No it's usually people from inside the neighborhood. Theives are shiftless and lazy.
@@jdraven0890 there was a bunch of thieves from a city two hours from mine who would just pick a random town at night and drive around trying car doors. In a small rural town they had basically an 80% hit rate.
@@OCinneide That's honestly the kind of thing I always thought made sense if I was a thief. But hitting a known target in a place you already know is arguably safer and less effort.
@@hunterjacobs2178 simplisafe works on a specific frequency and a criminal can disrupt that frequency when he opens the door and simplisafe wont be able to tell it's been opened.
@@chadmoultvv yeah but you would have to have a yard sign out front unless they were just jamming those frequencies from the get go. Most criminals arent going to go this route
Having no sign is a good step or purchasing a totally different security system sign is also a good deterrent so your yard sign will say one thing but you really have a different system
And if you really want, you can buy Klaxons that will make super loud noises when the circuit is broken. My dad put one on his trailer hitch and that night, some idjit set it off.
@@logicplague I wonder if thetoolbosnianbillandimade would work. Looks like the wrong kind of lock but I am not an expert. At least it doesn't look like it can be defeated with a wave rake, nail file, twig, or hammer.
@@tiryaclearsong421 you're absolutely correct. Looking at the key, this lock is a Disc Detainer style core. They *can* be picked with traditional tools, but not easily. Something like the tool Harry & Bill made would usually be required.
This isn't so much of an issue with a -wafer- disk detainer lock key like this lock is using, but any pin tumbler key can be copied from a single clean frame of video. Never let anyone photograph or video your keys.
@@Hawk013 I have one disagreement with your comment. I had a laser-cut car key break on me and it would have cost me $400 to have the maker make me a new one. One photo and $20 later I had a brand new key shipped to me the next week. If they wanted to come steal my car, they would have to drive through Canada and across 8 states to get to me. Even then, they would need to have a keyfob programmed to my car just to start it. Putting a picture of your key for the world to see? Yeah, that's just asking for someone to break into your place. Sending a picture to a locksmith? That's just an incredible convenience that I didn't know even existed.
I know what you mean. That lock is so handsome, it gave me the fizz like I’ve never had before in my life. I’m not even kidding. The fizz was so good my whole family needed a cigarette, and none of them even smoke. I can’t believe how handsome that lock is. Omg I just fizzed all over myself again.
Cody, do what we do at our motorcycle club. You can't steal what you can't move. Take a jackstand with you and remove the wheels from one side of the trailer.
I had an enclosed that my son and I raced R/c cars out of and it had fold out leveling legs on the back..If we ever left the trailer parked for a while I took the tires off..People thought I was crazy but I never had my trailer stolen.. or dry rotted/weathered tires..
@@wranglerstar Could just run a chain between the wheels. I've seen that done. Between the two I'd think it would be safe. LPL shows us how easy it is to defeat a cable lock. Between the two I'd think it would be left alone.
I have a similar lock for my snowmobile trailer. One thing that I do (and was recommended by the manufacturer) that I think would work in your case too is to hook the safety chains BEFORE putting it into the ball hitch and then twist that piece a couple of times to take the slack up on the safety chains, then attach it. The chains will now be tighter and not hang as low and make it tougher for someone to just connect some chains to your dangling chains. Try it out... curious if it works with that design hitch and lock.
I enjoy LPL's videos, I think his whole thing is to hold manufacturers accountable and try to keep them upping their game. Like you said, if an opportunist comes along and wants your stuff they'll get it one way or another but it's on us to make it as difficult as possible for them
For anyone who knows or knows someone who's handy with a welder, you can also make your own version of this pretty easily, and the company sells the puck-locks individually for waaaay cheaper, if you want to save some money or want to make sure it fits really nicely on your trailer.
Hahahah duuude that just happened to me last week. My padlock with a weird core maybe jammed idk and i couldn't open with its own key. I had to break it apart using Lpl's wrench technique lmao so ironic
I found silicone orings with a 0.104" cross section cut to length to replace the last top spring makes locks unbumpable and unlockable as it's impossible to lift the last pin to the shear line. And no bump key could bounce the top pin up above the shear line.
I can tell you from historical experience that you should NOT trust him on any video he posts on 4/1 of any year. Have you considered putting any kind of boot on the wheels in addition to the fancy lock on the tongue?
i also love his channel, but im always thinking if i were a serious type of criminal i would probably be watching his videos as tutorials instead of entertainment
That's impossible, they have way too different voices, and recently the lpl did a video where the lock was shiny and he was wearing a mask that covered the top half of his face, and he doesn't have a beard :v It's a good pitch though
Love LPL, Bosnian Bill and LockNoob, When I quit drinking, I took up lock sport as a hobby and they have really helped me progress through security levels. More fun, challenging and engaging than video games.
$200!?! I think you can get wheel locks under $20 a piece! One of those on each tire I would think would be all the discouragement a thief would need! Yeah, you could always change a tire, but are you going to change four tires? You could cut them off, but are you really going to take the time to cut four of those wheel locks off carefully to not cut up the tire? Too much noise and too much time for any opportunistic Thief to bother with!
Try looping the chains shorter or over the top, Not that I would, but I could drop one chain over any ball or pintle in a minute and be headed back east.
I love you brother! My family and I are very supportive of you as we are absolutely like minded and we watch you in your life endeavors. May the Lord bring you peace and blessing, keep the faith brother ❤
Idk about all electric jacks but mine have a manual override at the top that uses a very generic tool. I would assume all of them have some variation of that in case the battery is dead.
If you want to make sure no one steal your trailer, on top of this lock, bring your battery operated impact wrench and wood blocs. then jack up your trailer and remove all the wheels. No burglar would take your trailer, unless he brings a set a wheels for your trailer.. This is what I do with my equipment (trailers, snowblower, boat trailer). So far none of them have been stolen, even with a regular Master padlock to lock the hitch...
immediately when the quality steel started to ring i was thinking to myself "wow thats a pleasant sound" and Cody mentions the same thing 2 seconds later lol truly fizz worthy
Also, tying a trip wire between the back of the trailer and the pin of a flashbang mounted to a tree or post isn't a bad idea... if they try to move the trailer, they're both deaf and scared shitless...
@@RiylanCorma to be fair if positioned correctly it would not be a booby trap.. as long as it was designed to scare only but not kill or hurt someone... ooby trap NOUN -an apparently harmless object containing a concealed explosive device designed to kill or injure anyone who touches it.
Hey Cody! Just an observation, the safety chains are bolted to the hitch. If unbolted, the length is almost restored. Maybe the spot weld suggestion applies here?
The one thing I always remember from an old friend that did alot of not so legal stuff is.. Your stuff is never secured enought to prevent theft. But it can be more secure than the car/bike/trailer next to it. And that is how you get to keep your stuff...
@@bruhmoment3478 It's been a while since I've come across this channel, but I think that's why I unsubbed and ultimately clicked "Don't recommend channel" a while back.
A more secure thing to do with the chains would be to simply make them removable with hooks on ether side. Right now you essentially just made the would be thieves a great lasoe to throw over their ball or pintel hitch.
That was the first thing I saw. Just back up and throw those very secure chains over the ball and gone! Great idea to remove the chains all together. The lock it self looks great just need to get rid of that slack or your helping them more then protecting your property.
I always go the "3 barrier" way. Put up 3 barriers to your stuff and people will usually quit by the second one. A big or heavy obstruction. A lock. An alarm.
My Grandpa was a policeman. He always said "Locks keep honest people honest." By this he meant, to secure a place or a thing you realy need to keep an eye on it.
@@PXCharon No one is truly honest.. not having a lock someone who otherwise wouldn't steal something might have an easy opportunity and the resulting temptation might present an opportunity that might cause someone to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. That's why locks are often reffered to as a deterrent.
@@infernaldaedraI suspect you're projecting your own moral weaknesses on to the rest of us. You're partially right about one thing. Deception is a defense mechanism found everywhere in nature. That doesn't make us all thieves.
You should have some way of disconnecting the safety chain and removing it, then you would be good to go with that setup, with that safety chain exposed, your trailer is still compromised
Cody, you could always twist up your chains like you taught Jack recently before slipping them into the lock. The shorter loops would be more difficult to connect anything to.
As an extra safe gaurd run a heavy motorcycle chain and lock through the trailer wheels. I'm also a fan of the Lock Picking Lawer and have really upped my lock game since I found him lots of puck locks.
I go for multiple layers on our trailer. Hitch lock, hitch latch lock, I lock the chains around the jack crank so it can't turn to raise or lower the jack plus that secures the chains from easily being used. I also throw a tire claw on one tire. edit: Thank you for the good review, that looks like a sweet lock!
1:10 Excellent point. In network security we refer to the most talented men of resolve _(plural_ _as_ _it_ _is_ _often_ _a_ _group)_ as an Advanced Persistent Threat. They have the knowledge, they have the skill, they have the time, they have the resources, but most importantly they have the intent that is focused on a specific target.
Why do you feel the need to type your name at the end of your comment when it literally says your name right before the comment. Sorry, just seemed a little weird.
Question, i dont know anything about trailers: can someone still tow that trailer from pulling through the dangling looping chains? Would it be better if you can hide all parts of the chains inside the lock cylinder thing?
@@beauherron4258 they wouldn't fit... A hitch lock will deter random drive up theft, and a good one like this will deter the average guy who would just pry off a generic hardware store hitch lock, above that you become a targeted crime, your trailer will be scouted and a method determined to get it. There's no use worrying about the small details, deter the 99% and that's as far as you can reasonable go. There's always another way to attach something and tow unconventionally, but at that point what is being taken? Besides a brand new bobcat or piece of desireable construction equipment nothing is that high of a target.
Those bolts holding your safety chains to the tongue aren't much of a deterrent. I do have two of their locks on my car trailer. One for the bulldog coupler and one for the channel mount for the coupler. My chain hooks don't fit in the coupler lock so I have to do something else.
I also sometimes do lockpicking, it is more a sport than a real art of burglary, often in real life it takes hours to become familiar with a new lock, it takes the tool of the right shape and thickness, tests .. then when you know that lock well, 5 minutes are enough to open it. LpL is a real enthusiast and I like him very much but you always have to remember one thing about youtube: it's all about entertainment.
Yeah Cody you might wanna blur that if you get recognised somewhat frequently, not 100% on that type of key but others could be cloned from seeing it in a video
I'd be very interested to see how this lock stands up to a prying attack. The pin that holds the puck to the hardened shackle didn't look that beefy. But as it's close to the ground i guess you couldn't get a big lever bar on there.
DO NOT POST PICTURES OR VIDEO OF YOUR KEYS! I haven’t seen anyone else mention this yet so I’m going to hope Cody sees this. There are a few videos on RUclips where dudes took intentionally bad pics of a key and was able to make a working key off of the pic using hand tools (Deviant Olllam talked about it on a defcon presentation if I remember correctly and the Modern Rogue did one as well). If you want a real good example look up how people discovered the cut depths on TSA master keys for luggage locks, most of them were cracked off of pictures alone. Now I will admit that lock Cody is using has an Abloy core which has pretty tight tolerances and is not easily defeated with low skill, non-destructive attacks but even a amateur lock picker like myself could make a working key with a little time and the footage in this video.
An alloy lock can be burnt off quite quickly I have had dozens of trailers and have always used a hitch lock and a heavy duty wheel clamp using just a hitch lock give thieves the chance to just throw chain around hitch and tow it they only have to move a short distance out of sight then empty it into something else a pickup or another trailer it’s a well known thing here in uk
Just close your ballhitch on a live grenade... thief releases the latch, pineapple drops on his toes, and a second later you'll hear the report telling you to reset your alarm with a fresh pineapple.
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That was quick. It’s outta stock.
Thank you very much from us Brits for making the effort to pronounce Aluminium correctly😂 love you.
Best wishes to you and your family x
@@maskito4256 back in stock!
Money well spent in my mind..I live very close to the South Carolina/Georgia border and people from GA are constantly coming over the state line and stealing trailers...More often than not they get away and the police can do very little about it...
It's "alunamim" in the midwest with all the toothless scrappers :)
Thanks for your kind words... you should know that I feel the same way about your videos. I’ve employed several of your tips, tricks, and recommended tools since I discovered your channel. 👍
I'm so happy to see that you saw this video! Both of your channels have been some of my favorites for years!
Love your work lpl
A better love story than 50 shades...
Somehow, I always get a kick out of seeing two different channels that I watch interact with each other. It's a small world. 😀
Isn't this lock design stolen from the Finnish Abloy lock?
Short answer: yes so long as he isn’t around your locks
LOL, yes
nah hell pick em all and tell you how horrid your security is
"Sir, before robbing your house, let me show you how vulnerable your security is, to prevent this from ever happening again. So, this particular lock has a major flaw here where-..."
How do you know he isn't? You know he can do unspeakable things to them and not even leave a trace...
"5 is binding...."
Not only can he be trusted, I trust him more than I trust myself.
looks like you have found your master.
@@LXT43 My wife's boyfriend showed me how to pick a lock!!!1 He is so cool!!
I trust him more than Wranglerstar!
@@anon58973 why is that wife’s boyfriends are so cool they’re like uncles
It's funny because it's true
I think I trust LPL more than Wikipedia
This isn't a slight against Wranglestar, I just find it amusing that LPL picks most locks in the amount of time it took Wranglestar to figure out how to insert the actual key.
It really goes to show LPL's talent and practice in lock picking
😆😆😆😆
🤣🤣🤣
I thought the same!
Yes he is the best, no doubt
Lol!😂
Never show your key on camera, they can often be copied by sight with a good picture. Of course that would have to be a targeted attack on you.
If by good picture you mean “able to measure in millimeters” then yeah. But I bet he could post close up pictures of his triangular key all day long, make copies, and you’d still never find his trailer. If you were going to go through all that effort, there are probably more effective things you could do... I guess maybe your comment would be relevant to the new homebuyer or smth posting their keys on Instagram to friends who know where they live? Otherwise I can’t think of a scenario where a picture of a key would really be useful to anyone
@@thestrangerthattalks9516 easily and trial and error don’t seem to go hand in hand.
@@Jv9569 I meant that you can easily make multiple trials and go to the lock itself and try it until you get it
Well that key is very hard to copy. Id worry more about the fact that its an aluminium lock.
I've been in the commercial door and hardware business for 21 years and have a full blown lockshop in the warehouse. If you can copy/cut a key by looking at it you got a job. 401k and everything. I got guys that can't even copy keys first try with a decoder....🤣😂🤣😂
lol i wonder how many people watched this in anticipation of defending LPL
Definitely me
Yup, same here.
Yup
yup
too many drama starts with similar titles
In the words of LPL “locks only keep honest men honest”
Lol*
Who's the LBL?
Then why bother with a lock?
@@MansMan42069 obviously to keep honest men honest 🙄. In other words if you don’t give them the opportunity they won’t go out of the way to take it. But a real thief no lock is gonna stop them if they really want it.
@@GodsGladiator A man of resolve is just as honest if not more so. Because they're honest enough to follow through with their intent.
Not going to lie. I was clickbaited. I was like "oh no, I hope one of my favorite channels isn't going to start drama with another and make me choose like a kid in a divorce" 😅
dude same thought here
Mommy and Daddy are fighting😭
Welcome to Wranglerstar.
Facts, I'm already sad about Jujimufu and Tom
@@mrendroid609 - what happened? I was following them for some time.
I mentioned on Harry's channel before that this is a great lock, but it's a double edged sword. By using a visibly nice lock on a covered trailer, it makes it appear you have something very valuable inside that is worth the effort. Be sure to reinforce the trailer door locks as well, cuz those have now become the weak point.
Well your statement has a whole lot of validity to it. And not just for trailers. I do agree that you definitely want to beef up the door and lock on the door.
With that said the same thoughts can be applied to a storage locker. I once had a unit broke into that they came through the top. Then un screwed a panel from the inside of my unit into an empty unit.
It was discussed that my lock 🔐 that was a very heavy duty Master lock that had a high security rating because of false pins was what drew attention to my unit. I had four unit’s with them all connected. So all 4 doors had the same type of master lock.
Simply put my high end high security lock drew attention. 🙁
@@davedavenport8176 I’m sorry but masterlocks are the easiest locks to pick. Their security level and advertising with false pins is absolute bullshit. (They still look pretty strong tho so as long as the thief hasn’t heard of masterlock before you will be fine.)
That trailer is probably 15-20k on top of the contents. Worth doing anything you can to make sure it doesn’t drive off even if someone does break into it.
Or it could deter people as they don’t think it’s worth the effort. It really just matters on who the thief is, some will be encouraged, some will be deterred.
ENFORCER trailer locks
I have to park my work trailer, unsupervised, loaded with all of my tools,on remote job sites. I use this lock for the coupler, and "titan" wheel locks on each wheel, with locking lug nuts so nobody can take the wheels off, replace them with spares, and drag the trailer away.
So far so good!
I've also been considering installing a GPS tracker for "worst case" scenarios
LPL unbooted a car in like 5 seconds with a different wheel lock. You're using the pincer kind? Recommended by LPL? Thanks!
When my brother was alive he was a career criminal, and whenever we spoke he was always giving me advice on how to avoid just about any theft and scam. One thing that I always get a smile out of is when he said you don't need or have to have the most secure locks, you just need to look more secure than your neighbour! He was full of information that no-one should know.
Sorry for your loss.
Just like you should never break the law while breaking the law
You don't have to run faster than a wolf. Just faster then the guy running next to you.
@@0ntimetaiment921 until you realise you're alone
Sorry for your loss. Your brother sounds like he was a very smart man who simply made bad choices. Glad he could help you avoid the situations he had to go through.
Install a battery powered GPS tracker on trailers. Paint the license number on the top of the trailer .
Great ideas!
I installed a GPS tracker on my boat trailer. 5 months later it was stolen. I called the cops. They met me at the place my phone showed the trailer was. 12 boat trailers and 4 work trailers were recovered along with lost of stolen stuff. Everyone who got their stuff back put a GPS on their trailer. Most of the guys at the boat launch have done the same thing now.
@@69champion97 just 2 days ago a coworker ask to borrow the office keys at my friends work.. within minutes the GPS on my friends car sent out an alert. my friend called the police.. gave them the tracker access.. the cops surrounded the car .. had the driver on the hood when my friend arrived it was the joker who borrowed his keys.. was this a joke or a car theft waiting for friends to pick it up.
@@69champion97 I am glad the police took it seriously.
In so many places property theft is ignored.
Can't be "criminalizing" anyone now can we?
Isaac Kvasager. Yes the one I have needs a subscription. 6.50$ a month is well worth it. I would have been out the cost of a trailer without it.
Man these thumbnails and titles are getting beyond ridiculous.
I agree
Big turn-off
First time here, and also the last. What was the point of the title?
He's pathetic
Yo my name is Milo too
2:53 A very secure lock. Even the owner can’t unlock the mechanism and he has the key haha. Edit: Excellent job by the way. And while a very practical setup, also a solid, professional looking lock and that alone can be a deterrent.
Short answer. Yes.
Not only does he time himself, show the tools used. He walks you through what he did and why he did it that way. For more complicated locks he shows the mechanisms inside the lock etc.
If it takes LPL more than 30 seconds to pick it is unpickable. (To any normal human being!)
Lol yeah, LPL is a Lizard
@@daorklis5305 and i'm a squirrel
@@atolb Good for you, bud
@@daorklis5305 lock picking lizard. What he do
@@Flarflenugen he eats pancake
You said you had a trailer stolen from you on a dark night, when the power went out. You also said most thieves are men of opportunity, and I agree, it was probably someone in your neighborhood/close by with prior knowledge of it who stole it.
90% of the time something is stolen inside your house or around it, it is someone you know or lives close by so yeah probably
Be extra cautious during storm season🌊
Yeah I always thought it was people from outside the neighborhood who drove in - No it's usually people from inside the neighborhood. Theives are shiftless and lazy.
@@jdraven0890 there was a bunch of thieves from a city two hours from mine who would just pick a random town at night and drive around trying car doors. In a small rural town they had basically an 80% hit rate.
@@OCinneide That's honestly the kind of thing I always thought made sense if I was a thief. But hitting a known target in a place you already know is arguably safer and less effort.
The Lock Picking Lawer also showed how the Simplisafe was a weak system.
Really?
@@hunterjacobs2178 simplisafe works on a specific frequency and a criminal can disrupt that frequency when he opens the door and simplisafe wont be able to tell it's been opened.
@@chadmoultvv yeah but you would have to have a yard sign out front unless they were just jamming those frequencies from the get go. Most criminals arent going to go this route
@@farmer864 yeah. Having a generic warning sign instead of a simplisafe one would solve the problem.
Having no sign is a good step or purchasing a totally different security system sign is also a good deterrent so your yard sign will say one thing but you really have a different system
Option 1: Unscrew safety chains, install new one, take trailer.
Option 2: load trailer on a trailer brought with you.
Twist the chains a couple times around each other before slotting them. That way you shorten them and make them hard to work with.
LPL also said that it’d be difficult for someone to pick that lock since they’d have to lay on their back.
Confounded Chasity belts!
And if you really want, you can buy Klaxons that will make super loud noises when the circuit is broken. My dad put one on his trailer hitch and that night, some idjit set it off.
That lock likely requires a specialty tool to pick as well.
@@logicplague I wonder if thetoolbosnianbillandimade would work. Looks like the wrong kind of lock but I am not an expert. At least it doesn't look like it can be defeated with a wave rake, nail file, twig, or hammer.
@@tiryaclearsong421 you're absolutely correct.
Looking at the key, this lock is a Disc Detainer style core.
They *can* be picked with traditional tools, but not easily.
Something like the tool Harry & Bill made would usually be required.
As a precaution, Do not show your keys on the internet. People can actually copy keys from a video.
This isn't so much of an issue with a -wafer- disk detainer lock key like this lock is using, but any pin tumbler key can be copied from a single clean frame of video. Never let anyone photograph or video your keys.
@@Hawk013 Is that a wafer lock? I thought it was a disc detainer lock.
@@PersonaN007Grata No, you're right. I don't ever get to encounter either so I confuse the names lol
@@Hawk013 yeah, I would imagine it's pretty difficult to cut a disk detainer key yourself.
@@Hawk013 I have one disagreement with your comment. I had a laser-cut car key break on me and it would have cost me $400 to have the maker make me a new one. One photo and $20 later I had a brand new key shipped to me the next week. If they wanted to come steal my car, they would have to drive through Canada and across 8 states to get to me. Even then, they would need to have a keyfob programmed to my car just to start it.
Putting a picture of your key for the world to see? Yeah, that's just asking for someone to break into your place. Sending a picture to a locksmith? That's just an incredible convenience that I didn't know even existed.
No theif will unbolt my rusty old trailer tongue with a crescent wrench.
lol same here 👍👍
Rustbelt anti-theft system
I have to wd40 the ball lock just to use mine! Haha
@@fruitfarmfords8243 yah always carry a pry bar in the truck!
PRO TIP! If you put an APERS mine under it any would-be thief is gonna get dealt with.
Haha, love that you took the time to say aluminium properly! 😅
A dumb question. Why cann't a thief attach different safety chains by opening the bolts of those? That will allow them to haul the trailer.
I don't even have a trailer and I want one of these locks haha.
well they make new ones every day lol
I know what you mean. That lock is so handsome, it gave me the fizz like I’ve never had before in my life. I’m not even kidding. The fizz was so good my whole family needed a cigarette, and none of them even smoke. I can’t believe how handsome that lock is. Omg I just fizzed all over myself again.
Cody, do what we do at our motorcycle club. You can't steal what you can't move. Take a jackstand with you and remove the wheels from one side of the trailer.
That is hard core,
Just disassemble the entire trailer. You can't steal what doesn't exist!
Where do you guys leave your trailer???? Hahaha
I had an enclosed that my son and I raced R/c cars out of and it had fold out leveling legs on the back..If we ever left the trailer parked for a while I took the tires off..People thought I was crazy but I never had my trailer stolen.. or dry rotted/weathered tires..
@@wranglerstar Could just run a chain between the wheels. I've seen that done. Between the two I'd think it would be safe. LPL shows us how easy it is to defeat a cable lock. Between the two I'd think it would be left alone.
Monday’s video “trailer was stolen”!
"Trailer STRIPPED of everything but lock".
@@aholegunner "They stole the lock and left the trailer!"
@@jollyrogerhobbies2386 sounds like the work of LPL 🤔🧐😂
i would 100% look over LPL to see if he post a video about he got a trailer for free
Someone doing it to prove a point? Haha
Took him longer to figure out the key than it takes LPL to pick most locks lol
That's how you know it's a good lock. If it's difficult to open with the key, imagine how difficult it is to open without the key.
I have a similar lock for my snowmobile trailer. One thing that I do (and was recommended by the manufacturer) that I think would work in your case too is to hook the safety chains BEFORE putting it into the ball hitch and then twist that piece a couple of times to take the slack up on the safety chains, then attach it. The chains will now be tighter and not hang as low and make it tougher for someone to just connect some chains to your dangling chains. Try it out... curious if it works with that design hitch and lock.
I enjoy LPL's videos, I think his whole thing is to hold manufacturers accountable and try to keep them upping their game. Like you said, if an opportunist comes along and wants your stuff they'll get it one way or another but it's on us to make it as difficult as possible for them
Bosnian Bill was my gateway into the locksport world. When they do collabs, that's epic youtube.
Same. Well said.
Did you know lockpickinglawyer and Bosnian Bill made a tool together?
😂
@@prdoohan the infamous "the tool me and bosnian bill made"
It was Bill that inspired LPL and many more.
@@prdoohan to pick exactly the type of lock @wranglestar bought...😆
Don't forget to install GPS trackers on all of your equipment & Toys.
Yes, and I believe a discount on insurance with some carriers if I remember correctly.
As a former welder for the U.S. Navy, I'm happy to report that I too.... felt the fizz.
For anyone who knows or knows someone who's handy with a welder, you can also make your own version of this pretty easily, and the company sells the puck-locks individually for waaaay cheaper, if you want to save some money or want to make sure it fits really nicely on your trailer.
You know it's a good lock when you almost can't open it with its own key
Not sure about that, but you certainly know it is a bad key!
nah, he is just that incompetent :) lock is just fine
Hahahah duuude that just happened to me last week. My padlock with a weird core maybe jammed idk and i couldn't open with its own key. I had to break it apart using Lpl's wrench technique lmao so ironic
@@voltron9811 Basically he turned it the wrong way.
LPL has great content, I re-keyed a set of entry locks with his instructions to make them bump and pic resistant.
I found silicone orings with a 0.104" cross section cut to length to replace the last top spring makes locks unbumpable and unlockable as it's impossible to lift the last pin to the shear line. And no bump key could bounce the top pin up above the shear line.
I can tell you from historical experience that you should NOT trust him on any video he posts on 4/1 of any year.
Have you considered putting any kind of boot on the wheels in addition to the fancy lock on the tongue?
And a couple GPS trackers hidden here and there
LoJack!
@@bjb201040 Have you seen LoJack's website lately? Looks like they are winding down US sales.
What are you talking about? His video about getting into his ex's backdoor was VERY informative.
i also love his channel, but im always thinking if i were a serious type of criminal i would probably be watching his videos as tutorials instead of entertainment
This just strengthens my conspiracy that they are the same person.
That's impossible, they have way too different voices, and recently the lpl did a video where the lock was shiny and he was wearing a mask that covered the top half of his face, and he doesn't have a beard :v
It's a good pitch though
I think Zack from JerryRigEverything, and LPL are the same person.
We just bought a new 30’ RV that will be left on the ranch. This is exactly what I need!! Perfect timing.
Love LPL, Bosnian Bill and LockNoob, When I quit drinking, I took up lock sport as a hobby and they have really helped me progress through security levels. More fun, challenging and engaging than video games.
Go look at the mfg's video. it shows how to stow the chains. Hint, that isn't the way.
Don’t the chains go inside the container itself?
I just watched the mfr's chain installation video. It looks to me like he installed the chains correctly. What did he do wrong?
$200!?! I think you can get wheel locks under $20 a piece! One of those on each tire I would think would be all the discouragement a thief would need! Yeah, you could always change a tire, but are you going to change four tires? You could cut them off, but are you really going to take the time to cut four of those wheel locks off carefully to not cut up the tire? Too much noise and too much time for any opportunistic Thief to bother with!
Twist those safety chains up, to shorten, before locking them in. That will make them more difficult to use. ;)
$200 is well worth it when your trying to protect 100 times that amount from being stolen. Thanks
$270, looks like the owners have noticed!
Try looping the chains shorter or over the top, Not that I would, but I could drop one chain over any ball or pintle in a minute and be headed back east.
If thieves were willing to work for what they want they’d have jobs
Tell that to bank robbers lmao
They work hard to get what aint theirs.
I love you brother! My family and I are very supportive of you as we are absolutely like minded and we watch you in your life endeavors. May the Lord bring you peace and blessing, keep the faith brother ❤
And when you're not using it to lock your trailer, you can take it to the ice rink for some ice hockey. Brilliant!
It looks like the best non-lethal solution. :D
I have seen people disconnect the electric to the jack as well after putting down low enough not to be easily backed up to
Idk about all electric jacks but mine have a manual override at the top that uses a very generic tool. I would assume all of them have some variation of that in case the battery is dead.
@@Colterkni801 yep it’s just one more thing just to make it less convenient to steal nothing is foolproof
Cody: what ever you do on your trip: DO NOT LOSE that KEY!
Or at least, if you do, then make sure you have LPL's number to hand.
Yeah i mean he deserves the trust until you hear "4 is binding"
Love how the watermark on the free warning image on his video thumbnail wasnt removed
If you want to make sure no one steal your trailer, on top of this lock, bring your battery operated impact wrench and wood blocs. then jack up your trailer and remove all the wheels. No burglar would take your trailer, unless he brings a set a wheels for your trailer.. This is what I do with my equipment (trailers, snowblower, boat trailer). So far none of them have been stolen, even with a regular Master padlock to lock the hitch...
Never thought of the safety chains being used to steal a trailer... But I bet thieves have. Thanks for that. I will consider this going forward.
immediately when the quality steel started to ring i was thinking to myself "wow thats a pleasant sound" and Cody mentions the same thing 2 seconds later lol truly fizz worthy
5:00 "I think I've actually done it...my own, of course."😂😂😂😂
Men of resolve vs men of opportunity was the best way of describing security, and men in general. Great video
Also, tying a trip wire between the back of the trailer and the pin of a flashbang mounted to a tree or post isn't a bad idea... if they try to move the trailer, they're both deaf and scared shitless...
Brillant
I wish booby traps were legal.
I used to do this as a kid with the little pull to detonate fireworks you could buy. I used them to lock my motorcycle when camping.
@@RiylanCorma to be fair if positioned correctly it would not be a booby trap.. as long as it was designed to scare only but not kill or hurt someone... ooby trap NOUN -an apparently harmless object containing a concealed explosive device designed to kill or injure anyone who touches it.
Hey Cody! Just an observation, the safety chains are bolted to the hitch. If unbolted, the length is almost restored. Maybe the spot weld suggestion applies here?
I was thinking the same thing
I better go get one before the Wranglerstar rush hits.
It's 1am. I don't own a trailer. I don't pick locks. I have somewhere to be in the morning yet I'm perfectly content to watch this whole video.
I thank you for after all these years, for pronouncing Al correctly, first American I've heard it from
A members only peek at the camper would be awesome! Being a woman, I can't wait to see the inside❤😁
You got it,
💯 cant wait to see that sucker!
I second that.
I had this lock on my trailer... the thieves stole the lock and left the trailer..
You should do a collab video where the LPL comes to your home and tries to pick all your locks, vehicle doors, and ignitions
The one thing I always remember from an old friend that did alot of not so legal stuff is.. Your stuff is never secured enought to prevent theft. But it can be more secure than the car/bike/trailer next to it. And that is how you get to keep your stuff...
A better question is can wranglerstar be trusted? Once a sellout always a sellout. I do love LPL though
What did he do or what happened ?
@@AHeroAlmost the title is clickbaity
@@bruhmoment3478 It's been a while since I've come across this channel, but I think that's why I unsubbed and ultimately clicked "Don't recommend channel" a while back.
Could you wrap the chain around the jack before putting it into the "lock chamber" so it would not just be hanging there?
I must be doing something right when the channels I follow show RUclips love for each other.
A more secure thing to do with the chains would be to simply make them removable with hooks on ether side. Right now you essentially just made the would be thieves a great lasoe to throw over their ball or pintel hitch.
That was the first thing I saw. Just back up and throw those very secure chains over the ball and gone!
Great idea to remove the chains all together. The lock it self looks great just need to get rid of that slack or your helping them more then protecting your property.
@@mikeneratini5019 probably could wrap the chains around the hitch before securing into the lock as well.
2 of my fav sources of information. Good to see mutual respect between yall. Very nice
I always go the "3 barrier" way.
Put up 3 barriers to your stuff and people will usually quit by the second one.
A big or heavy obstruction.
A lock.
An alarm.
My Grandpa was a policeman. He always said "Locks keep honest people honest." By this he meant, to secure a place or a thing you realy need to keep an eye on it.
This saying is utter bullshit. Or are you suggesting everyone is a theif when they discover an easy enough target?
@@PXCharon No one is truly honest.. not having a lock someone who otherwise wouldn't steal something might have an easy opportunity and the resulting temptation might present an opportunity that might cause someone to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. That's why locks are often reffered to as a deterrent.
@@infernaldaedraI suspect you're projecting your own moral weaknesses on to the rest of us.
You're partially right about one thing. Deception is a defense mechanism found everywhere in nature. That doesn't make us all thieves.
@@PXCharon I'm not saying everyone is a thief. I'm saying no one is 100% honest and those that claim to be have some delusions.
@@PXCharon Ok Gandhi
You should have some way of disconnecting the safety chain and removing it, then you would be good to go with that setup, with that safety chain exposed, your trailer is still compromised
@HH AA
Well nothing is foolproof, but at least you can say you gave it your best shot
You should consider tracking tags hidden in your trailers so if they do get stolen you can track their location.
They have signal jammers to combat that.
Love it when channels plug eachother, especially coming from a fellow Oregonian logger.
I think that the extra $100- stainless puck would be wise as it would be much harder to defeat.
Cody, you could always twist up your chains like you taught Jack recently before slipping them into the lock. The shorter loops would be more difficult to connect anything to.
As an extra safe gaurd run a heavy motorcycle chain and lock through the trailer wheels.
I'm also a fan of the Lock Picking Lawer and have really upped my lock game since I found him lots of puck locks.
Great idea!
"kind of a triangular design"
I'd say it is a disk detainer lock....
I go for multiple layers on our trailer. Hitch lock, hitch latch lock, I lock the chains around the jack crank so it can't turn to raise or lower the jack plus that secures the chains from easily being used. I also throw a tire claw on one tire.
edit: Thank you for the good review, that looks like a sweet lock!
1:10 Excellent point. In network security we refer to the most talented men of resolve _(plural_ _as_ _it_ _is_ _often_ _a_ _group)_ as an Advanced Persistent Threat. They have the knowledge, they have the skill, they have the time, they have the resources, but most importantly they have the intent that is focused on a specific target.
Get a cover for your electric tongue jack, they aren’t waterproof.
I imagine it came with covers for all 4 also that he keeps it indoors
@@MrOzzy281 I doubt it'll be living indoors. Almost all his vehicles live outside. Even the sawmill has spent months in the snow.
Hi Cody: Don't forget the propane tanks, locking lug nuts on the wheels and spare tire if you have one. Anything that can walk will disappear. Frank
Why do you feel the need to type your name at the end of your comment when it literally says your name right before the comment. Sorry, just seemed a little weird.
@@MrEazyE357 I like my name. It was my Father's name. There are bigger things in this world to worry about other than why I sign my posts. Frank
Well, this turned into a very frank discussion.
@@wade2361 Yup. I'm Frank with everyone Lol
@@wb2ire Sorry - Couldn't resist that pun. :)
Question, i dont know anything about trailers: can someone still tow that trailer from pulling through the dangling looping chains? Would it be better if you can hide all parts of the chains inside the lock cylinder thing?
Yes. As mentioned it is not as easy as just hooking the chain hook to a truck. Now a thief would have to have their own set of chains.
@@beauherron4258 they wouldn't fit... A hitch lock will deter random drive up theft, and a good one like this will deter the average guy who would just pry off a generic hardware store hitch lock, above that you become a targeted crime, your trailer will be scouted and a method determined to get it. There's no use worrying about the small details, deter the 99% and that's as far as you can reasonable go. There's always another way to attach something and tow unconventionally, but at that point what is being taken? Besides a brand new bobcat or piece of desireable construction equipment nothing is that high of a target.
@@volvo09 I second that. More you can do than that, is have this stuff insured.
Those bolts holding your safety chains to the tongue aren't much of a deterrent. I do have two of their locks on my car trailer. One for the bulldog coupler and one for the channel mount for the coupler. My chain hooks don't fit in the coupler lock so I have to do something else.
The distinction between men of resolve and men of opportunity was really insightful
I also sometimes do lockpicking, it is more a sport than a real art of burglary, often in real life it takes hours to become familiar with a new lock, it takes the tool of the right shape and thickness, tests .. then when you know that lock well, 5 minutes are enough to open it.
LpL is a real enthusiast and I like him very much but you always have to remember one thing about youtube: it's all about entertainment.
Cody be careful showing keys online. People can screen shot and make a copy
Yeah Cody you might wanna blur that if you get recognised somewhat frequently, not 100% on that type of key but others could be cloned from seeing it in a video
He did not show it well enough, I was only able to make a 20% copy
Oops
I don't need the lock but I got the fizz!
I'd be very interested to see how this lock stands up to a prying attack. The pin that holds the puck to the hardened shackle didn't look that beefy. But as it's close to the ground i guess you couldn't get a big lever bar on there.
Can he be trusted? Yes if he isn't trying to pick your house locks
DO NOT POST PICTURES OR VIDEO OF YOUR KEYS! I haven’t seen anyone else mention this yet so I’m going to hope Cody sees this. There are a few videos on RUclips where dudes took intentionally bad pics of a key and was able to make a working key off of the pic using hand tools (Deviant Olllam talked about it on a defcon presentation if I remember correctly and the Modern Rogue did one as well). If you want a real good example look up how people discovered the cut depths on TSA master keys for luggage locks, most of them were cracked off of pictures alone. Now I will admit that lock Cody is using has an Abloy core which has pretty tight tolerances and is not easily defeated with low skill, non-destructive attacks but even a amateur lock picker like myself could make a working key with a little time and the footage in this video.
An alloy lock can be burnt off quite quickly I have had dozens of trailers and have always used a hitch lock and a heavy duty wheel clamp using just a hitch lock give thieves the chance to just throw chain around hitch and tow it they only have to move a short distance out of sight then empty it into something else a pickup or another trailer it’s a well known thing here in uk
Just close your ballhitch on a live grenade... thief releases the latch, pineapple drops on his toes, and a second later you'll hear the report telling you to reset your alarm with a fresh pineapple.
Why in the world do you use titles like this?