What padlock

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Penumbra, Oct 28, 2019.

  1. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Just get a cheap one for now. You can get a heavy-duty padlock from Lowes or Home Depot later if you find you are using the cheap one more than once per year.
     
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  3. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    You could use the cheap one on your load bars. BillyBob loves to steal those too.
     
  4. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    whichever lock you use, make sure you dont lose the key. dont ask me how i learned that one. not one of my brightest trucker moments
     
  5. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    :laughing-guffaw:
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  6. Powder Joints

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    None of them are unpickable, thats just an advertising ploy. Brinks and master are the easiest to pick.
     
  7. Tb0n3

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    With the protec 2 I don't believe it has been picked. Regardless. It's not pickable with a ziptie like a masterlock.
     
  8. Powder Joints

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    I always carry my 48" boltcutter, and a die grinder. Actually really do and have for years.
    Not for breaking into trailers, but they work on gate locks as well.
     
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  9. Powder Joints

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    Youtube check out the lockpicking lawyer, most of these locks are scams, buy a cost effective lock. Some are definately easier than other, most you don't even need picks for you can open them with a soda can.
     
  10. Tb0n3

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    I watch him all the time. He cannot pick an abloy.
     
  11. Powder Joints

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    picked 6 months ago by Mr.Locksmith, not the average driver of course. average driver just cut the hasp.
     
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