I remember the saying, locks are for honest people. but I have realized the people making the locks are as crooked at the people they claim to keep out
True about the insurance, but most trailer hitches can also be locked with a $5 padlock, which unless it's a Master lock, it'll offer a little better security than this $20 trailer hitch lock that can't be used on anything else but a trailer hitch.
I don't believe that is true about the insurance. Insurance policies are generally pretty lenient. At most, a police report would be required, to satisfy an insurance payout.
Cameron Miller agreed. What most people don't know about insurance would fill the Atlantic and the misinformation about insurance policies spread about would fill the Pacific.
I couldn't get this brand of lock off of my trailer after it sat for several months. After using lubricates, etc still no luck. After watching this video, I gave it a couple whacks with my hammer and it just broke right off. Cheap lock. Priceless video.
Crazy small world of things. Yesterday my neighbor asked me to pick his. He said, “I don’t care if it takes you all week.” ...and then he noticed I was handing it back to him open.
Average Picker yup, that’s a Fallout 4 style bobby pin lock. They can all be smacked with a rock to open them. Never seen an actual secure trailer hitch lock that wasn’t home built or at least $200.
I used to work at a nationwide outdoor retailer that also sold boats and we used these locks on everything that wasn't in our shop area. There were a few times a lock would freeze up and the key wouldn't turn so we broke the lock by taking a drill with a 1/2" bit to the core and in less than 30 seconds the lock would be open. That along with how every store across the country uses the same key for this lock makes me amazed that we never had a boat stolen.
The fact that it is such a soft metal is why the ramset was less effective. It was able to take the compression by deforming the lock body instead of shattering. The core is embedded so shallowly a simple sledge hammer would probably have been more effective. But, as shown, why call that much attention when you can just rake it or shim it in seconds? To any passer-by not actively looking at what you are doing, it would simply look like you were unlocking it by key.
A. The Ramset is more fun B. Most likely a theft would be backed up to the hitch with a vehicle so a passerby won't think twice if they hear a noise while someone is hitching up
I think the Ramset would have been more effective toward the end of the cylinder than right at the base. Or maybe just a little toward the end - you want maximum torque at the base.
I have a feeling a 3lb weld breaker sledge would make extremely short work of the core as well. Easy to carry and hide, and probably quieter than the ramset.
I have smacked off two similar locks. One we lost the key, the second the lock rusted and the key wouldn’t fit. One was smacked three or four times with a chunk of 2x4 and the other I used a 3lb baby sledge and gave it a glancing blow which knocked it apart.
"Today we are going to try this advanced tool on this lock. Oh, by the way, here are ten other ways you can easily open the lock. So let's start the testing by..." 😂
I use one of these to secure a utility trailer, but from the start I figured it was mostly a visual deterrent. The second deterrent is a chain that secures the trailer tongue to the concrete slab on which it is parked. I also use a better-quality lock to secure the locking lever on the hitch, with an armored hasp that makes it hard to access with an hacksaw. Even if someone were to pick or destroy the Reese trailer coupler lock, the ball portion would remain locked in the coupler, making it difficult to tow the trailer away. The idea is to make it hard enough that a prospective thief would have to spend a long time trying to get through the layers of security, in plain view of traffic on the street, making the risk/reward ratio unattractive.
Hi Harry, Common trailer lock in Australia as well .... The best I've seen is a New Zealand Trailer lock. It's an alloy ball in two halves, the two halves are held together by a tension spring in a groove. The ball fits completely inside the round coupling. An Allen head expanding "screw" mechanism expands the alloy ball tightly inside the round coupling, using a simple Allen key. A small round 4 pin cylinder is then introduced covering the Allen head screw. This tiny brass round bodied lock cylinder has the tightest of keyways, and when the key is removed, it just spins. It sits completely within the Alloy ball. It can't be tensioned to pick or drill as it continually spins. Nothing protrudes from the coupling, so there is nothing to attack. Simple but extremely effective. Regards, Brian.
@@rodneyturton0 Hi Rodney, I did reply in the original video but it has disappeared. Type in Google " locking ball for trailer" and you'll see them. Regards, Brian.
Love your stuff, have watched dozens of your videos. I thank you for making them. I’m in atm and lottery machine business and mostly get brute force attacks, grinders or truck and chain yank it out approach. Lost my Yamaha rhino and trailer because of this weak lock a few years ago and that is what prompted me to find you. Everything I take care of is much more secure because of you. Thank you very much
As always thank you for proper reporting and with proper demonstrations as most people never heard of a Ramset type device or Hilti or any of the other 30 different brands, plus a sledgehammer and a large chisel will also break off the lock due to the POT METAL type construction. Always remember locks only keep honest people honest.
I worked for an equipment rental company that had a box of these. Fastest way to get it off a trailer is to back into it with a trailer ball on a truck... which is what you would haul a trailer off with anyway.
Just used your shim making video to open this lock. Our foreman left for vacation and we needed to move the trailer so this video really helped , thank you!
I'm not sure it did... Notice he didn't unlatch the hitch after the first attempt. I think it was broken, but he hit it again because he forgot to unlatch the lock from the hitch.
Thanks for the video, had one of these stuck on a trailer for a year. Lost the key... Cut a piece of sheet metal, shimmed it couple seconds. It pulled right off. Way things go, the key will probably show up... Thanks again!
With how much the body holding the core sticks out and how much wide open space you have to swing at it, I'm guessing even a regular hammer would take that core off one or two hits.
their is substantially more power in a good hammer hit than this ramset gun the difference is the speed, this would certainly crumble with a hammer strike or even a rock
poo: um.. no? If it were true that theres more 'power' in a hammer, then a ramset gun, people would just use a hammer. You should watch some videos of the gun being used for its intended purpose. I've never used a ramset and the way I have to attach things to concrete is 10 minutes with a masonry bit and hammer drill followed by a split lead or zinc concrete lag bolt anchor. I still honestly don't get how the nail pushes aside the concrete. Maybe *someone* can explain that.
@@htomerif ... the nails are made out of hardened steel and are fluted to push through the concrete..... a 22 rimfire round has relatively low energy (ft/lbs), only about 100 ft/lbs.... but it takes that 100 ft/bs of energy and applies it to the small diameter head of the nail in a fraction of a second, this creates a lot of force which is much more than the concrete....
I know this is 4 yours old, but.... I recently was returning from a motorcycle trip, when I had an issue that forced me to ride no further, about 120 miles away from home. Called my God son to see if he could pick up my trailer and save my ass, except I had the keys to the locks with me. One was a Master Lock, the other was this type. With the knowledge I gained from this channel, I told him to do it the LPL destructive lock picking method. He's a fan too, worked like a charm. He even had his 12 your old daughter do the Master Lock. He he he. 😉
I had to destructively remove one of these once after the key was lost, and a quick smack with a framing hammer sheared the entire core off just like you did with the Ramset. That being said, you now have me convinced I need a Ramset. I hate having to use masonry bits and Tapcon screws for anchoring small objects to concrete. BANG!
Haha, I just found this channel and I was wondering what a faster way to get into these things are than just taking a damn angle grinder to em. The keyways rust so easily so the keys never work, so we've gotta bust one open at least once a week when we sell a trailer.
Hadn't even watched this but just raked the core with a bent brad nail and a screwdriver for tension. My business partner is on vacation with the key to our hitch lock. Think I might invest in a stronger lock. Thanks LPL!
Trouble is, in my opinion, locks only keep the honest from removing your stuff from your possession. I use this lock on my trailer but haven’t changed to anything else because no matter what the receiver just bolts to the trailer tongue with a pair of bolts with a 3/4” head on both sides. Quick and quiet way of changing that all out.
My uncle runs a chain from the tires through the trailer and onto the boat (pontoon). He then pulls the chain taught and puts the padlock behind one of the pontoons. It's a very tight fit and you won't see the lock unless you know where to look. Something like that is probably what you're going have to do or make your own.
You could tack weld the bolts and make it infinitely harder. Even the red or green locktite would work fine. You won't be getting that off without noise and light producing tools. The locktite is cheaper and requires zero skill. I wouldn't waste the time to weld it.
Nicely done my friend we have similar ones in the UK my dad has one on his trailer and I've told him to get something better because they are so bad once again another cool video😎😎👍👍
A trailer I owned was stolen this year. I had one of these locks on it with a few other protections as well. Hope this video made the thief's life easier.
I’ve bumped into one of these Reese trailer locks before while I was mowing. Just barely swiped the thing and it busted into three pieces. Gotta love cast zinc
The problem with using this ramset to defeat a lock is that it makes a very distinct noise of a gun shot which draws a LOT of attention. The noise travels quite a bit and will instantly alert everyone in a 1000 ft radius that someone may have been shot. Unless you are in a very remote area, this really is unrealistic.
@@lockpickinglawyer hi there, as someone who knows nothing about locks, I tend to think that the ramset is an unfair test, because it seems incredibly strong. Do you disagree? In your expert opinion, is it reasonable to expect most locks to be able to withstand a ramset attack? Thanks for the entertaining and interesting videos.
@@beamish123 As someone who knows very little about locks, but has spent a lot of time using ramsets, No, they are not incredibly strong. If you can break it with a ramset, you can break it with a claw hammer and some time, or a single whack from a light sledge.
I work at tractor supply and this is one of the most popular trailer locks we sell. I always try to subtly dissuade people from buying them because I’ve always felt they are low quality products. This video confirms those suspicions.
Note that it sells also under various other names, such as "Monzana Device Trailers Lock Bars-Theft Clutch Anti-Theft Box Safety Clasp". Other than that, just get a trailer coupler with padlock locking, good padlock, and one of these ball inserts. Makes wonders, and the padlock can be also used when the trailer is attached to a car, allowing you to park just like anywhere you wish.
The instructions for the Ramset i had said to never fire it without a nail in it and to always shoot the nail into something hard. The problem was in the piston overtravel stop which could break it by impact. Thats what it said so i never even tested it that way. What if there was a hole in the coupling through which a suitable padlock could be in place to prevent ball entry? Very simple and straightforward.
It would be much easier, quieter, and would require fewer tools to just remove the two bolts that attach the locked coupler to the tow bar of the trailer and swap it out with a $25 replacement. Trailers are tough to protect outdoors...
That takes too long, and too much attention to the task. Also, who the hell goes out and buys/steals parts, to go steal stuff? That is extra work. Especially for just a couple grand. A prybar is cheap, fast, multifunctional, and reuable.
These also can be opened with a solid whack on the metal bar towards the front with a mini sledge. It bends the bar over the tongue, and the ball can simply drop off... I have had the need to move my trailer when the key was not on hand.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Earth Wind & Fire, both missed a (cheap) trick... "...gotta ramset into your life..." ...however, the top band from Rockford, Illinois did have some advice for the Reese, which it dutifully followed... "...surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, way, wayyyyyyyyyy!"
I have removed this model of lock from my dad's trailer with a crowbar in less than a second and completely silently when he lost the key. All you need to do is yank the shackle forward and it levers over the coupler lip.
Had you left the ball lock open on the tongue it would have opened first hit. I’m a recovery agent by trade and a typical mode of destruction without use of a pick set is to simply use a ratchet strap over the tongue on the boom of the wrecker and these fly right apart. I’m simply amazed at how many of these locks are in use 😳.
Place the shackle on the flat steel of the boom, 2” strap over the top tongue and they snap right apart. Notice it skipped a few teeth with the Ramset hit but the ball lock held it up. Odds are he could have easily pulled up on the shackle at that point. The ratchets we use have no problem getting the core to fail, they put out a lot of force. These locks are really that bad, I’ve bypassed or broken dozens of these in Private Property Impounds or Repossessions.
Maybe LPL can show the tiny tab of metal that holds the u-bolt. I have no doubt that this method would work. Maybe even not destroy the lock as well. It’s damn pot metal and they come apart with little more then harsh language.
Another point ... most of these use a few different odd ball keyways ... BUT if you were to copy the key on to the ubiquitous Y11 blank, the resulting key can be used by simply tapping it into the lock with the handle of a screwdriver ... the warding that specifies the keyblank is just a few tiny notches at the front of the keyway.
I picked one of these with literally a paperclip in front of my boss. He couldn’t believe how easy it was to open. Needless to say, he never used one again.
A lot of thieves will leave the hitch gaurd in place and use the break away chains or any chain or strap to attach the trailer to the truck. The hitch lock helps hold the thief’s rigging in place. The best security for a tow trailer or rv is good insurance. The hardest lock to pick on the planet is no match for a battery powered grinder.
It's just to deter people like anything. In the storage business we always laughed at people using these. We had to move a few boats around once and we just lowered the lock part down onto a ball and the weight will allow you to move the item...not going to drive down the roadway far but if you just need to get around the block to then cut the lock that's good enough. Could always strap it tight to a ball too...best detonator for a trailer is put it on blocks (take the tires off).
I like how they used that thick-ass shackle and the body of the lock is made of modelling clay. And as easy as the lock was to rake it can probably be raked with a paperclip or bobby pin and shimmed with something you can make out of a beer can with a pair of scissors.
Ian Moone Kind of loud though... Although the ramset is loud aswell, it's a quick pop in the middle of the night on I am assuming cottage country where people hunt... The first bang would wake you up and in most cases 1 blow with the ramset would be enough...
Two shackles and a short length of chain attached to the silver hoop of that lock. Hook the chain over your ball hitch and tow the trailer away. Best way of locking a trailer is a big chain from the chassis to a ground anchor. Hitch or wheel lock and the trailer can still be towed.
I was wondering why you would use the nailer when it would be so easy to open the lock without it. Then I saw the failure, it made me spit beer on my keyboard it was so funny. Good work !
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Zinc, when you’re classy enough to avoid plastic, but too cheap to make an actual effort.
😂😂😂
@@lockpickinglawyer zzzZZZZzzzzZZZzzzz
Plastic would probably be stronger than zinc but with the latter, the product can be advertised as being "solid metal."
LOL, that just about sums it up perfectly! 😆😋😜
@@scootergeorge9576 On a boat trailer, this could count as anti-rust protection - the lock will rust before the trailer...
This is probably the best ramset advertisement.
Silter Skies It is- I'm seriously considering buying one to fuck about with.
Same
Like wise
How much does a ramset cost?
@@Mike_Rogge $70-140
"This lock is slightly too strong for me to break with my bare hands. Fortunately, I have this gun Bosnian Bill and I made."
Normal thief: "I must be stealthy so I don't draw attention"
LPL: *gunshots*
You raise any attention, you can just shoot 'em with some nails, I guess
Gunshots wouldn't faze anyone where I live. Our crime rating is an F, though my mother's neighborhood is a D-.
From experience, this takes only two modest blows from an ordinary hammer to break.
From experience?
We forgot the key for that lock one time and yeah 2 hits from a normal hammer and we broke it open
@@thomaskreisz8477 suuuurrre
Experience?
@Srbistanik 01 what's wrong about some experience?
I remember the saying, locks are for honest people. but I have realized the people making the locks are as crooked at the people they claim to keep out
The difference is that if it was stolen and there was no lock his insurance may not pay off.
lost on long island yup, I have a hand break lever on mine. It can easily be stolen but the wheels won’t turn.
True about the insurance, but most trailer hitches can also be locked with a $5 padlock, which unless it's a Master lock, it'll offer a little better security than this $20 trailer hitch lock that can't be used on anything else but a trailer hitch.
I don't believe that is true about the insurance. Insurance policies are generally pretty lenient. At most, a police report would be required, to satisfy an insurance payout.
Cameron Miller agreed. What most people don't know about insurance would fill the Atlantic and the misinformation about insurance policies spread about would fill the Pacific.
How could you not call this video "Reese's Pieces"?
After the test.
Underrated comment!!!😁😅😂🤣
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@@JimboJuice ouch, sorry, geeze
Top kek
I couldn't get this brand of lock off of my trailer after it sat for several months. After using lubricates, etc still no luck. After watching this video, I gave it a couple whacks with my hammer and it just broke right off. Cheap lock. Priceless video.
"how much brute force does it take to open this lock?"
*opens the lock with a tiny piece of flat metal in 2 seconds*
Peter would like to thank you for showing everyone how to steal his boat 😁
Peter's boat was a lot of fun out on the lake.
Crazy small world of things. Yesterday my neighbor asked me to pick his. He said, “I don’t care if it takes you all week.” ...and then he noticed I was handing it back to him open.
Average Picker yup, that’s a Fallout 4 style bobby pin lock. They can all be smacked with a rock to open them. Never seen an actual secure trailer hitch lock that wasn’t home built or at least $200.
Can we ramp it up a notch and go with a 12 gauge attack?
@D-MMA Albert Einstein
@Disobedient One CH751 maybe?
Would've loved to see the face.
I used to work at a nationwide outdoor retailer that also sold boats and we used these locks on everything that wasn't in our shop area. There were a few times a lock would freeze up and the key wouldn't turn so we broke the lock by taking a drill with a 1/2" bit to the core and in less than 30 seconds the lock would be open. That along with how every store across the country uses the same key for this lock makes me amazed that we never had a boat stolen.
Maybe because people are fundamentally good.
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LOL jokes. Probs CCTV
A drill was too much effort, probably could've gotten it off with a solid kick using a steel toed boot
@Jimmy De'Souza now we know the real reason why Peter was asking about these locks.
@@joshklein987 Nah, these things after a while rust up and you have to do that even with the key in to get it off.
I know exactly what store you're talking about. No boats stolen but someone did steal the catalytic converter off one of the company trucks.
The fact that it is such a soft metal is why the ramset was less effective. It was able to take the compression by deforming the lock body instead of shattering. The core is embedded so shallowly a simple sledge hammer would probably have been more effective.
But, as shown, why call that much attention when you can just rake it or shim it in seconds? To any passer-by not actively looking at what you are doing, it would simply look like you were unlocking it by key.
The guy who.sent the lock in asked for it to be tested against brute force attacks if you watch the first minute or.so
Because blowing apart locks with a ramset is fun?
A. The Ramset is more fun
B. Most likely a theft would be backed up to the hitch with a vehicle so a passerby won't think twice if they hear a noise while someone is hitching up
The sender ask him to be tested against brute force attack
I think the Ramset would have been more effective toward the end of the cylinder than right at the base. Or maybe just a little toward the end - you want maximum torque at the base.
I have a feeling a 3lb weld breaker sledge would make extremely short work of the core as well. Easy to carry and hide, and probably quieter than the ramset.
I suspect you are correct.
but not as entertaining...
I wish you had don'e a hammer attack which probably be the most common type of attack.
Magic Locks: agree. One blow and it's toast.
Magic Locks I think you could probably get that Reese off with a small crowbar.
this essentially is a hammer attack.
yeah woulda come off first strike instead of second, we all know its samesame :)
I have smacked off two similar locks. One we lost the key, the second the lock rusted and the key wouldn’t fit. One was smacked three or four times with a chunk of 2x4 and the other I used a 3lb baby sledge and gave it a glancing blow which knocked it apart.
"Today we are going to try this advanced tool on this lock. Oh, by the way, here are ten other ways you can easily open the lock. So let's start the testing by..." 😂
Anton Juul-Naber that “advanced” tool design is 50+years old... more like old ass tech.
Sometimes it's fun to do the complicated stuff even if you have an easier solution
He did show the easy solutions at the very beginning.
Hearing LPL struggle to contain his laughter is a rare pleasure.
I use one of these to secure a utility trailer, but from the start I figured it was mostly a visual deterrent. The second deterrent is a chain that secures the trailer tongue to the concrete slab on which it is parked. I also use a better-quality lock to secure the locking lever on the hitch, with an armored hasp that makes it hard to access with an hacksaw. Even if someone were to pick or destroy the Reese trailer coupler lock, the ball portion would remain locked in the coupler, making it difficult to tow the trailer away. The idea is to make it hard enough that a prospective thief would have to spend a long time trying to get through the layers of security, in plain view of traffic on the street, making the risk/reward ratio unattractive.
LPL: You could probably break it with a hammer.
Also LPL: I'm gonna use the Ramset instead.
LockPicking Lawyer is easily top 10 most honest TH-cam channels on here
Hi Harry, Common trailer lock in Australia as well .... The best I've seen is a New Zealand Trailer lock. It's an alloy ball in two halves, the two halves are held together by a tension spring in a groove. The ball fits completely inside the round coupling. An Allen head expanding "screw" mechanism expands the alloy ball tightly inside the round coupling, using a simple Allen key. A small round 4 pin cylinder is then introduced covering the Allen head screw. This tiny brass round bodied lock cylinder has the tightest of keyways, and when the key is removed, it just spins. It sits completely within the Alloy ball. It can't be tensioned to pick or drill as it continually spins. Nothing protrudes from the coupling, so there is nothing to attack. Simple but extremely effective. Regards, Brian.
megatyre.co.nz/content/2011/05/trailer-cops/ Is this what you were talking about?
What's it called and who makes it? I'm in Aus are are looking at options for my new boat.
@@rodneyturton0 Rodney if you type into Google " expanding ball trailer lock" you will see them, a number of companies sell them.
@@rodneyturton0 Hi Rodney, I did reply in the original video but it has disappeared. Type in Google " locking ball for trailer" and you'll see them. Regards, Brian.
Love your stuff, have watched dozens of your videos. I thank you for making them. I’m in atm and lottery machine business and mostly get brute force attacks, grinders or truck and chain yank it out approach. Lost my Yamaha rhino and trailer because of this weak lock a few years ago and that is what prompted me to find you. Everything I take care of is much more secure because of you. Thank you very much
this one rates up there with the best 11foot8 bridge videos
this comment is golden
Glad to know there’s others in the crossover audience of the 2 channels!
@@danielgbgibson Google Ad-sense: "I see this fellow is in the market for a padlock to secure his rented moving truck."
Quick predictable damage in both channels
They can be subtitled, "Hey, if you like carnage, watch this!"
As always thank you for proper reporting and with proper demonstrations as most people never heard of a Ramset type device or Hilti or any of the other 30 different brands, plus a sledgehammer and a large chisel will also break off the lock due to the POT METAL type construction. Always remember locks only keep honest people honest.
I worked for an equipment rental company that had a box of these. Fastest way to get it off a trailer is to back into it with a trailer ball on a truck... which is what you would haul a trailer off with anyway.
Just used your shim making video to open this lock. Our foreman left for vacation and we needed to move the trailer so this video really helped , thank you!
I'm surprised it took two shots to break it.
I wonder if you can aim further out and use it as leverage against the main body of the lock.
I'm not sure it did... Notice he didn't unlatch the hitch after the first attempt. I think it was broken, but he hit it again because he forgot to unlatch the lock from the hitch.
Taylor Young also look at the groove. It definitely got knocked loose on the first hit.
Thanks for the video, had one of these stuck on a trailer for a year. Lost the key... Cut a piece of sheet metal, shimmed it couple seconds. It pulled right off. Way things go, the key will probably show up... Thanks again!
With how much the body holding the core sticks out and how much wide open space you have to swing at it, I'm guessing even a regular hammer would take that core off one or two hits.
htomerif if you were a crippled old lady it may take you two hits.
Its just ironic that the default hitch locking mechanism and even a Master Lock would probably be better.
their is substantially more power in a good hammer hit than this ramset gun the difference is the speed, this would certainly crumble with a hammer strike or even a rock
poo: um.. no? If it were true that theres more 'power' in a hammer, then a ramset gun, people would just use a hammer. You should watch some videos of the gun being used for its intended purpose.
I've never used a ramset and the way I have to attach things to concrete is 10 minutes with a masonry bit and hammer drill followed by a split lead or zinc concrete lag bolt anchor.
I still honestly don't get how the nail pushes aside the concrete. Maybe *someone* can explain that.
@@htomerif ... the nails are made out of hardened steel and are fluted to push through the concrete..... a 22 rimfire round has relatively low energy (ft/lbs), only about 100 ft/lbs.... but it takes that 100 ft/bs of energy and applies it to the small diameter head of the nail in a fraction of a second, this creates a lot of force which is much more than the concrete....
love the Ramset videos, always good to see tools used for things that they weren't intended.
We have these at work. Damn things seize up like crazy so we just take em off with sledges.
Someone on TH-cam with an actual skill... refreshing
“Yeah i can remove this lock”
“Lock pick? Whats that?”
*loads .22 blank with malicious intent”
I was just looking to buy this and thought I better do some research.. Glad I came here. Thank you!
Hmmm wierd, Peter's neighbor just had his boat stolen😉
I can't believe how much I like your videos. As always, great job. Thanks.
This may end up being the only tool I ever buy just because its cool, dont have a use or it but I would find reasons to use it
If I'm learning anything from you it's what locks to buy and what not to buy and yes quite educational
It would be nice if the LockPickingLawyer could recommend some locks in each category he deals with.
Would probably raise issues with liability or something
I know this is 4 yours old, but.... I recently was returning from a motorcycle trip, when I had an issue that forced me to ride no further, about 120 miles away from home. Called my God son to see if he could pick up my trailer and save my ass, except I had the keys to the locks with me. One was a Master Lock, the other was this type. With the knowledge I gained from this channel, I told him to do it the LPL destructive lock picking method. He's a fan too, worked like a charm. He even had his 12 your old daughter do the Master Lock. He he he. 😉
I enjoy watching your brute force videos.
I had to destructively remove one of these once after the key was lost, and a quick smack with a framing hammer sheared the entire core off just like you did with the Ramset.
That being said, you now have me convinced I need a Ramset. I hate having to use masonry bits and Tapcon screws for anchoring small objects to concrete. BANG!
Haha, I just found this channel and I was wondering what a faster way to get into these things are than just taking a damn angle grinder to em. The keyways rust so easily so the keys never work, so we've gotta bust one open at least once a week when we sell a trailer.
I also own this lock. I don't have any experience and I raked this lock open in less than 30 seconds. Keep the videos coming.
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lol
Hadn't even watched this but just raked the core with a bent brad nail and a screwdriver for tension. My business partner is on vacation with the key to our hitch lock. Think I might invest in a stronger lock. Thanks LPL!
Would you be willing to a video on a good trailer lock?
Peter Huskilson don’t think there is one. ☹️
Trouble is, in my opinion, locks only keep the honest from removing your stuff from your possession. I use this lock on my trailer but haven’t changed to anything else because no matter what the receiver just bolts to the trailer tongue with a pair of bolts with a 3/4” head on both sides. Quick and quiet way of changing that all out.
My uncle runs a chain from the tires through the trailer and onto the boat (pontoon). He then pulls the chain taught and puts the padlock behind one of the pontoons. It's a very tight fit and you won't see the lock unless you know where to look. Something like that is probably what you're going have to do or make your own.
thefuzzbutt there is a decent number of hitches these days that don't have bolt on balls.
You could tack weld the bolts and make it infinitely harder.
Even the red or green locktite would work fine. You won't be getting that off without noise and light producing tools.
The locktite is cheaper and requires zero skill. I wouldn't waste the time to weld it.
I've been binge-watching LPL videos for a week now. Fascinating stuff.
Lets just be thankful the Lock Picking Lawyer chose a life of the super hero, rather than super villain. Nothing would be safely locked away.
Beautiful tutorial LPL, now i have 2 boats (on trailer) a horse trailer and 3 caravans in my back yard :)
LPL:I think that did the trick
Meanwhile lock:shattered to smitherines
Your channel is awesome! I have no clue about locks, but it certainly is very entertaining to watch you do your thing. Right on :-)
Nicely done my friend we have similar ones in the UK my dad has one on his trailer and I've told him to get something better because they are so bad once again another cool video😎😎👍👍
A trailer I owned was stolen this year. I had one of these locks on it with a few other protections as well. Hope this video made the thief's life easier.
I love how TH-cam has adds below the video of 4 places I can buy this lock XD
I’ve bumped into one of these Reese trailer locks before while I was mowing. Just barely swiped the thing and it busted into three pieces. Gotta love cast zinc
@LockPickingLawyer What do you recommend for a trailer lock?
ChristianConservativ I am going to assume he would say a shot gun
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love that this is to the point, informative and high quality. keep it up
I know this Peter, he’s my old neighbor, this sounds exactly like something he would send in and ask 😂😂
Holy smokes you defiled this lock. Thank you for your service
The problem with using this ramset to defeat a lock is that it makes a very distinct noise of a gun shot which draws a LOT of attention. The noise travels quite a bit and will instantly alert everyone in a 1000 ft radius that someone may have been shot. Unless you are in a very remote area, this really is unrealistic.
This is the silenced version... it sounds very similar to a car door closing.
OH... I didn't know they made such a thing. I've used them before (a different one) and they very much sounded like a gunshot. Thanks.
@@lockpickinglawyer hi there, as someone who knows nothing about locks, I tend to think that the ramset is an unfair test, because it seems incredibly strong. Do you disagree? In your expert opinion, is it reasonable to expect most locks to be able to withstand a ramset attack? Thanks for the entertaining and interesting videos.
@@beamish123 As someone who knows very little about locks, but has spent a lot of time using ramsets, No, they are not incredibly strong. If you can break it with a ramset, you can break it with a claw hammer and some time, or a single whack from a light sledge.
I work at tractor supply and this is one of the most popular trailer locks we sell. I always try to subtly dissuade people from buying them because I’ve always felt they are low quality products. This video confirms those suspicions.
Took one off in 45second with battery sawsall. More a deterrent than security lock.
Kind of like a home alarm system or car alarm.
Note that it sells also under various other names, such as "Monzana Device Trailers Lock Bars-Theft Clutch Anti-Theft Box Safety Clasp".
Other than that, just get a trailer coupler with padlock locking, good padlock, and one of these ball inserts. Makes wonders, and the padlock can be also used when the trailer is attached to a car, allowing you to park just like anywhere you wish.
Guess I need to convince my dad to get a new trailer coupler lock
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lol that core got out of there post haste! Thanks LPL, I enjoyed that immensely.
I think I’m learning because when I saw the ratcheting I immediately thought, “Shim”.
The instructions for the Ramset i had said to never fire it without a nail in it and to always shoot the nail into something hard. The problem was in the piston overtravel stop which could break it by impact. Thats what it said so i never even tested it that way.
What if there was a hole in the coupling through which a suitable padlock could be in place to prevent ball entry? Very simple and straightforward.
It would be much easier, quieter, and would require fewer tools to just remove the two bolts that attach the locked coupler to the tow bar of the trailer and swap it out with a $25 replacement. Trailers are tough to protect outdoors...
Everyone's an expert in the comments section.
That takes too long, and too much attention to the task. Also, who the hell goes out and buys/steals parts, to go steal stuff? That is extra work.
Especially for just a couple grand.
A prybar is cheap, fast, multifunctional, and reuable.
Besides lots of tongues are welded on not bolted
Wow Ramset just ok I really like how fast you rake that open LPL.great video buddy. Thanks for sharing. 🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟😎
Boat for sale in Charleston. No lock (anymore). No ownership.
Thanks, as a criminal that enjoys stealing boats I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
I’m pretty sure this lock can be defeated with a small rubber mallet.
Bigskydaddy I give it 50/50 chance. They really are that crap.
These also can be opened with a solid whack on the metal bar towards the front with a mini sledge. It bends the bar over the tongue, and the ball can simply drop off... I have had the need to move my trailer when the key was not on hand.
lol....what a waste of a ramset cartridge!
:-)
it was for science! XD
Of 2.
They're cheap
@@CM-xr9oq whoosh
This was very helpful, lost the keys to this lock and I now know how to open it,
I've opened this lock with a flathead screwdriver.
Me too
What I needed from this episode: I need a Ramset in my life.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Earth Wind & Fire, both missed a (cheap) trick...
"...gotta ramset into your life..."
...however, the top band from Rockford, Illinois did have some advice for the Reese, which it dutifully followed...
"...surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, way, wayyyyyyyyyy!"
I don't see the Lock Picking Lawyer answering these ... I wanted to ask what trailer lock did he recommend but that's likely useless.
He can probably suggest you the best lock you can get, then make a video showing how to pick it in a minute the week after 🤣
He never recommends because of liability
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I think this proves I need one of those Ramsets in my tool box at work
'In sum, you need a better lock.'
Recomendations?
Hemp rope? It's cheaper, for one.
CrystaTiBoha A zip tie
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Kryptonite needs to make an "Alabamafuggetityallgonnadie!" trailer hitch lock...
I wanna thank u for showing me the key to the city thanks to u i can grab,go,steal, what i want anytime anywhere got to love the ram set
Lawyer'd!
I have removed this model of lock from my dad's trailer with a crowbar in less than a second and completely silently when he lost the key.
All you need to do is yank the shackle forward and it levers over the coupler lip.
Had you left the ball lock open on the tongue it would have opened first hit. I’m a recovery agent by trade and a typical mode of destruction without use of a pick set is to simply use a ratchet strap over the tongue on the boom of the wrecker and these fly right apart. I’m simply amazed at how many of these locks are in use 😳.
a ratchet strap..yea ok, i call b.s. on this comment
Place the shackle on the flat steel of the boom, 2” strap over the top tongue and they snap right apart. Notice it skipped a few teeth with the Ramset hit but the ball lock held it up. Odds are he could have easily pulled up on the shackle at that point. The ratchets we use have no problem getting the core to fail, they put out a lot of force. These locks are really that bad, I’ve bypassed or broken dozens of these in Private Property Impounds or Repossessions.
Maybe LPL can show the tiny tab of metal that holds the u-bolt. I have no doubt that this method would work. Maybe even not destroy the lock as well. It’s damn pot metal and they come apart with little more then harsh language.
Another point ... most of these use a few different odd ball keyways ... BUT if you were to copy the key on to the ubiquitous Y11 blank, the resulting key can be used by simply tapping it into the lock with the handle of a screwdriver ... the warding that specifies the keyblank is just a few tiny notches at the front of the keyway.
Not good, Peter
Like I said before you are the best. Great video.
You should get a slo-mo camera for your Ramset shots
I admire your skills and Professionalism. As the saying goes, Locks only keep the HONEST people out.
I picked one of these with literally a paperclip in front of my boss. He couldn’t believe how easy it was to open. Needless to say, he never used one again.
A lot of thieves will leave the hitch gaurd in place and use the break away chains or any chain or strap to attach the trailer to the truck.
The hitch lock helps hold the thief’s rigging in place.
The best security for a tow trailer or rv is good insurance.
The hardest lock to pick on the planet is no match for a battery powered grinder.
bosnian bill said this was shit
It appears that he was right!
More than shit, basically that they're ripping you off of your money xD
Moreover, bosinanbill has not yet found a competent trailer hitch lock.
Has he seen an Enforcer?
It's just to deter people like anything. In the storage business we always laughed at people using these. We had to move a few boats around once and we just lowered the lock part down onto a ball and the weight will allow you to move the item...not going to drive down the roadway far but if you just need to get around the block to then cut the lock that's good enough. Could always strap it tight to a ball too...best detonator for a trailer is put it on blocks (take the tires off).
I like how they used that thick-ass shackle and the body of the lock is made of modelling clay. And as easy as the lock was to rake it can probably be raked with a paperclip or bobby pin and shimmed with something you can make out of a beer can with a pair of scissors.
DECENT
Battery operated angle grinder & 1 mm cutting disc, even faster than the Ramset attack!
Plus it cuts chain as well.
Ian Moone Kind of loud though... Although the ramset is loud aswell, it's a quick pop in the middle of the night on I am assuming cottage country where people hunt... The first bang would wake you up and in most cases 1 blow with the ramset would be enough...
I find the Ramset videos a bit boring because it takes no skill and it’s not an attack that is likely to be seen in the real world
FORSAKEN ESF thats exactly why i just bought one
No shit right....i was just looking them up on google....sku 839442 / $150.00
Thanks for making better criminals bud
I don't understand, what is the intended use of this lock?
Is it supposed to be attached to a car?
Or is this for locking trailers to a concrete post?
Two shackles and a short length of chain attached to the silver hoop of that lock. Hook the chain over your ball hitch and tow the trailer away. Best way of locking a trailer is a big chain from the chassis to a ground anchor. Hitch or wheel lock and the trailer can still be towed.
That actually wouldn't work. The ingenuity of this lock would make the lock break from the towing force. Plan foiled!
I was wondering why you would use the nailer when it would be so easy to open the lock without it. Then I saw the failure, it made me spit beer on my keyboard it was so funny. Good work !