Trailer Security Tips
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Trailer Security Tips
In this video I share some trailer security tips that I started to implement after my trailer and all my tools were stolen from my driveway in 2015. I discuss how my thought process on why I thought my trailer was secure before it was stolen, and the lessons I learned from how the thieves actually were able to steal my lawn care business trailer.
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Let me know in the comments below what you do to secure your lawn care business trailer?
Thank you for this. Got a trailer that will be “out” at my farm and although secure, I will use ur tips to make the trailer secure.
Glad you found value in the video. Thanks for watching.
Best video on youtube for security by far!!!! Took me all day researching and you hit every target in 10 minutes
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching.
Man! I hate thieves 😞 I had my Mustang stolen back in 2004 and are whole mowing rig stolen in 2018! Your right if they want it bad enough, they will take it. Like you said you have to take several steps to make it as time consuming as possible to deter them 😉
Yes thieves suck. I agree. I had insurance so everything was covered but it was still a pain to deal with sorting it all out. So I just do as much as I can to deter them and have them go elsewhere. Thanks for watching
Sorry about your trailer being stolen but awesome tips! Thank you!
Yeah, thieves suck! Thanks for watching.
Great tips! It’s a shame we have to live this way.
Yes I agree. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! Thank you! The had really been very Helpful
Great video and topic 👍
Yeah it’s an important topic that can be devastating some business owners. Thanks for watching.
I'm surprised that they were so bold and with determination as seen on the security camera. They stole a custom high profile trailer so they must've had a prearranged buyer because they could've peddle that unit openly.
I think they may have just wanted all the tools. When the police saw them and started to persue them, they eventually abandoned the truck and trailer and ran on foot but all the tools were already gone. So the police may have intercepted them on their way to dump the trailer somewhere. Plus they did a lot of damage to the side ramp door with pry bars trying to get it open. A whole new door had to be made to replace the original. Thanks for watching.
Very informative. Thanks for sharing.
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Great tips man! If thieves would dedicate their initiative to steal towards something beneficial, they would be rich! It's amazing what they are capable of. I worry daily about my things being taken away. I will have invested a large portion of the value of my equipment in security measures by the end of the year. Lol. The things I would do to these people if I could catch them all.
Thanks for watching.
Good tips. I would also suggest disconnecting trailer and pulling forward a few feet so you can add a good coupler lock. Altor and Proven industries seem to make the best ones. The Altor one I have is lock pick and angle grinder resistant.
I lile the car alarm idea. These are some great ideas!
Thanks for watching.
Thanks great info.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the tips. I have GPS on all my big equipment. Haven't had to use it yet, but I can locate anything that has been kyped
GPS is a great idea on the expensive stuff. Heck I may even do some testing and try out the new apple air tags. Thanks for watching.
Good tips thank you.
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Thanks for sharing your learning's with us, Julio. Sorry to hear that this happened in 2015. You lived and you learned, that is for sure!
Yes! That’s all you can do live and learn. Thanks for watching.
@@LawnCareBusinessSuccess Absolutely right! Always a pleasure!
What I do to my boat and utility trailers, either in my driveway, or hitched up to my vehicle- is remove one or both wheels off the trailer, and keep the lugnuts in my possession. A friend of mine had his boat trailer stolen off his pickup, while locked up tight to his pickup,,at the boat landing, while he was out fishing. I kept telling him to take the extra 10 - 15 minutes in removing one of his trailer wheels, and take the tire/wheel assembly with him in his boat. Welp, he didn't do it, and came back to shore missing his trailer. Yes, it might be an extreme way to secure your trailer, but anything you can do to divert or really slow down their escape plan, is worth the extra minutes of your life to keep what you worked so hard for.
That would help but taking wheels on and off every morning and evening before and after work would get old really quick. I put two of the wheel boot locks on it now. One on each wheel everyday.
@@LawnCareBusinessSuccess That's a great idea, but there are a lot of trailer owner's who don't have the extra bucks to buy the units you have. My suggestion might get old, but a trailer and it's owner can grow old together.
Thank you
No problem. Glad you found value in the video. Thanks for watching.
Another thing you could do is hide a Milwaukee tools TICK on the trailer (battery last a year). If you report it stolen/lost, anyone with Milwaukee One Key app that comes within range of the TICK, it will send you a notification that it's been found with GPS location.
Yes that’s a good tip. I thought about doing that with a traker device but not enough people use them to make the app effective. Same thing might be the case with the Milwaukee tick as I assume it’s a Bluetooth device that relies on other people with the app installed. What might be better is the new apple air tags. Battery life is a year and it relies on other iOS devices that it pings which there are literally millions of around the planet. Thanks for watching.
This makes me want to lock up all my trailers.
You can never be too careful. Thanks for watching.
Great tips, thieves are everywhere and always lurking to see what they can steel next, it's sad you went through this, but is that the trailer that was stolen or did you have to buy another one, hopefully the thieves were caught
Yes same trailer that was stolen. Police recovered it although mangled. Took a month to have it rebuilt as it’s a custom trailer. Thanks for watching.
I saw two things right off hand,, your bolt on coupler is a very big issue,, The bolts need to be welded or weld the coupler to the trailer. Just know you can go to Harbor freight and buy one of those couplers for about 20.00 bucks or so, and just replace it. you also need to secure your chains!! they can wrap your chains around their bumper to just take your trailer. Just a couple ideas..
Good suggestions. Thanks for watching.
I secure my cargo trailer by chaining up my wheels and my spares tire as well. I also use a hitch lock and I secure my safety chains. I'm going to engrave my Driver's license number onto my trailer soon. By engraving my Driver's license number onto the trailer, the Police will be able to quickly identify who the trailer belongs to in all 50 States, in a matter of seconds. I seem to have the only trailer in my Subdivision that is secured. I'm guessing that I must live in a low trailer theft area.
My enclosed 6x12 tandem axel was stolen. I got it back but everything was taken.
That sucks. Sorry to hear that, and I can say I know how you feel. Hopefully you had insurance. It feels so violating. I had trouble sleeping for a long time after as every little noise would wake me up and I would check to see if someone was messing with the trailer. It does get better though with time though. Ever since that day I no longer leave any equipment in the trailer overnight. Thanks for watching.
Lock everything, bloody thieves. I've had it happen with a scooter, my dad said to put a lock around wheels, I thought the pin locks would do. Now my boat and trailer would need a grinder to take....I hope at least
Thieves suck. Thanks for watching.
Can you please do an entire video on your trailer I’m very curious what kind of trailer that is
I’ve a couple of videos already. Here is a link to a detailed trailer tour video I did complete with measurements and specs, showing all the features including the dump working. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/tl5UztclCaI/v-deo.html
Put all thieves on a 7 day cruise ship, then bring the boat back empty the next day after it leaves so it can pick up another load!
Proven industries lock for your trailer. Best lock you can buy
They do make nice locks. Thanks for watching.
Has anyone thought of having a geo tracker put underneath there trailer . If they succeed with stealing trailer back still be located
Great idea. I was even thinking of the new Apple air tags that let you track lost items. Thanks for watching.
Don't use cheap locks there a video on youtube of a guy saleing a badass lock and show in all video braking all other lock in less than 10 secounds. it around $500 but well worth it
Thieves will get through any lock. I’ve seen a video of even the expensive proven industries locks being defeated. Thanks for watching.
Next time get a tandem axle trailer.. they won't be able to swing the tongue with just muscle.
And the keyed lug makes absolutely no difference. They use a cheap socket that is designed to remove them.. available for $10 at harbor freight.
Good tips. Thanks for sharing and watching.
It looks like your trailer jack lock can be easily defeated by loosening the bolts on the jack mount and sliding the jack forward to slip the lock off of the pin.
Correct. If a thief wants something they will take it regardless of what you do. The point is to slow them down or make it not worth the extra effort as their are other trailers around that would be much easier to steal. Thanks for watching.
Just wondering why your camera didn't notify you that someone was in your yard.
? Mine do. I had a utility trailer stolen out of my back yard in the rain in the early morning hours. It was chained to a telephone pole. I had a security camera that I accidently erased the footage(long story). It was my own fault for not securing my trailer properly. I've since learned to do a better job at securing my property and my new trailer from watching videos like yours. Thanks for taking the time to share.
I turned that feature off. It was always going off with cats, raccoons, cars etc. thanks for watching
@@LawnCareBusinessSuccess Ring cameras have a zone feature that allows you to zone in on exactly what and where you want to get a notification. Probably could of saved that trailer. Oh well, at least it was insured.
@@charlesburns2237 The trailer was stolen in 2015 so unfortunately Ring cameras were not a thing at that time.
It's disgusting that you have had to do so much to keep thieves away from your property. Sorry man. Thanks for the video.
Yes it’s bummer for sure. Hopefully just a one time thing. I owned the trailer for 10 years when it got stolen and it’s now been 7 years since it happened. Thanks for watching.
@@LawnCareBusinessSuccess I can tell how much you were affected by this theft. I'm a patrol officer and I have a difficult time finding people's stolen trailers because there are so many of them and they all look alike. I know they all don't look alike, but they kind of do and finding the stolen trailer isn't easy. You have gone to extreme measures to keep your property safe. Thanks for sharing your ideas and I too hope it was a one time thing for you. You provide a great service to people by sharing your experience and then you give great ideas on how to keep your property safe. The only other thing I would add is if a person who owns a trailer can keep the trailer out of sight, then there's a greater chance the criminal won't steal it. I always advise people to park a vehicle in front of their trailer as you did. It just didn't work out for you because your thief was determined to steal your trailer.
Apple airtags to help track it
I’m testing them out currently. Thanks for watching.
Got any advice on a good hitch ball lock?
No. I just use whatever I can find. I think a determined thief will break any lock. My strategy is to just use a bunch of locks to slow them down and make it not worth the effort. Thanks for watching.
Too bad you have to go through this to keep your stuff. If it was legal to shoot and kill when they are stealing your stuff I bet there would be a lot less of this going on.
Yes it’s unfortunate that people steal. Thanks for watching.
A GPS tracker would be good too.
Yes for sure. Maybe even an apple air tag would help. Thanks for watching.
@@LawnCareBusinessSuccess I had $25k worth of film equipment stolen from me. Hate thieves. The apple tag is a very simple solution, you can have more than one for peace of mind.
Did you ever recover the trailer??? 😩
Yes. That’s the trailer in this video. At the end of this video and in the description is a link to a video I did showing the security camera footage of it being stolen and what the trailer looked like after I got it back. Thanks for watching.