A friend of mine has a two week old 18ft Lowe boat and trailer. Today he no longer has a trailer! Someone stole it off his truck at the Bernice bridge ramp in broad daylight today while he was out taking his daughter fishing.
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A friend of mine has a two week old 18ft Lowe boat and trailer. Today he no longer has a trailer! Someone stole it off his truck at the Bernice bridge ramp in broad daylight today while he was out taking his daughter fishing.
There are some crappy people out in this world. Hope he had the trailer insured.
Good Grief!! That's sickening! What do you do with your boat now? It's a weekend, and even if it's open all day Saturday, I'd be willing to bet the dealer where he bought his rig doesn't have a "spare" trailer so your friend can at least get his new boat out of the water!? Hopefully there's a marina nearby where he can put the boat in a slip!
OMG, that is terrible. But, even with a lock, they probably will still get your trailer. I've even heard of having the ball unbolted and the whole deal taken. SMH, some people! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by The Professional
Let me know what he did......someone tried to get mine last month. I had a special trailer lock on it but they beat the lock all up with a chisel. Damaged my lock but could not get it off...... beenwondering ever since what I would have done had they got it.
We do a lot of night fishing on our home lake!! Someone tried to get our boat trailer.It was locked!! so they lossened up our lug nuts on our trailer tires!!! The spare tire was locked to!! Down the road a couple miles the trailer tire came off!!! Lost the tire but by devine intervention!!! someone looking over us it did not damage the lug bolts!! Had some spare lug nuts on my spare tire!! We put the spare on!! Messed up my finder on trailer(repaired) all is well!!! The point is mark the lug nuts on your trailer with paint so you can tell if the lug nuts have been turned!!!(carry some spare) This all happened at 2:30 in the morning!!! I had to be at work at 6:30 am!!!
"G", what kind of lock do you use?Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
This is my fear of leaving my trailer behind. It is insured but doesn't lock. I need to invest in locking system. Anyone suggest a good one?
Weld your nut on the ball, master or Reese make decent locks, use cable instead of safety chain and lock it to your truck. Make it hard for them. In the end all it does is keep an honest man honest. Can't stop a thief.
If it does happen a 16' flatbed trailer will work in a pinch. Actually knew a guy that had a 1672 jon, and that's all he ever used is a dual axel 16' flatbed.
Never really thought about that, another reason to keep my 20 foot tandem axle trailer around, don't use it much but sho is handy.Quote:
Originally Posted by tcounty
Might want to fabricate something like in the image below. This will prevent them from lifting it off the ball when attached, and then flip it over and lock when unhitched.
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It was a Fulton trailer lock......I have a Master trailer lock on it now but its not made as good as the FultonQuote:
Originally Posted by Woodworker42
That just sucks. I hate leaving a trailer on my truck when I have to leave it someplace. I use a locking pin for the receiver and lock pin on the trailer tongue. I guess I never thought of the SOBs removing the nut on the ball. But they'd have to have a good wrench to do it. I use a 2' long wrench just for use with trailer ball and I torque that sucker down way tight. But I guess if they are determined enough, they'll do whatever it takes.
As far as a trailer stolen I have not experienced that one, but I have had a set of custom wheels stolen off my trailer sitting at the ramp along with a matching spare. Since then I have had a set of 3 locking wheel nuts fabricated at a local machine shop. Since I have had nuts loosened and laying on the ground but my wheels have not been missing. Just a thought for all to consider......Ranger
[Since then I have had a set of 3 locking wheel nuts fabricated at a local machine shop. Since I have had nuts loosened and laying on the ground but my wheels have not been missing. Just a thought for all to consider......Ranger[/QUOTE]
Ranger. Feel I should know the answer but what is a locking wheel nut? Have to admit I never considered that someone would steal my trailer. I use some really remote ramps at times.
Many different types to choose from :Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie ciller
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...ng%20lug%20nut
Some lock with a key, while some can only be removed with a special socket. Keyed ones are probably harder to remove, though. I have the special socket type on my spare, and it can be (& has been, by me) removed with a pair of Vise Grips. Even if they couldn't get the locking nut off, it wouldn't take but a few minutes longer to remove the spare tire carrier, tire & all. Might be a good idea to have that welded to the trailer frame.
We've had instances where trailers have been removed from vehicles, by undoing the bolt & taking the trailer with the hitch ball still in the receiver. Welding the nut to the ball stops that, but doesn't protect the wheels from being stolen or damaged.
... cp :kewl
You can not get to my lug nuts with any type of pliers. They are recessed making it impossible. My locking nuts takes a special socket but unlike any I have ever seen. Again had them special made for my wheels including the special socket.....Ranger
It is sad we have to go to these extremes today. I'm sure a lot of the older guys remember when we never even locked the doors to our homes and a lot of guys would just throw their truck keys in the floor board. Lock the trailer "Whaaaat"
Yeah I remember when my grandpa moved from Coffeeville to Lincoln Arkansas in the 80's He never locked his doors. Used to blow my mind. Town sure has changed as now he deadbolts everything! I blame a lot of things now a days on the internet. One of the greatest and worst inventions ever. It gives too many yardbirds, creeps and evil people too much access too bad stuff and bad people at the click of a button.