WHAT WOULD YOU DO ( trailer theft)

[ozscott]

I make sure that I only get pissed at home these days Roughie...I dont let my love drive my 4.5 tonne rig!!

[FNQCairns]

Has anyone had or heard of a trailer being stolen that didn't have lights fitted?

What about painting the rails and sides in contrasting fluro colours -cloud 9?.

What about rigging up a very particular light plug extension that is not standard and taking the extension fishing for the day.

Where possible back the trailer up to a post etc and pull the hand brake, impossible to unhitch.

I am scared of this happening to me, just some things I though of to make the lift less appealing.

I bought a wheel clamp for the trailer but it is so damn difficult to put on!

These days when heading back before I look at the ramp, I try and spot the car and trailer

cheers fnq

[fishingjew]

Getting one of these for my trailer to lock it on to the tow bar on the cruiser

http://www.padlock-protection.com/do...p-flyer-v1.pdf

[russ81]

Looks like a top idea how much are they stinging you for one

[fishingjew]

Looks like a top idea how much are they stinging you for one

$300.00 with lock or $268.80 without plus postage.

[finga]

I back mine into something else that not going to move easy (no not the landcruiser or new Subaru. Just a tree or bollard or something ) so they'll have to lift the bugger over Wally the wagon to get it and the little one is coated in grease for two reasons. a) thieves don't like getting their hands dirty and b) the trailer looks like crap after a few dirt roads.
Any form of protection will possibly deter the buggers away from your trailer to the next one. Especially if it's an easier mark.
The real deterent would be to have some realistic sentence from our court systems so those thieves would think twice about stealing anything.
A slap on the wrist and/or 25hrs community service just isn't good enough. It takes us longer then that to do the paperwork for the insurance.

[finga]

Looks like a top idea how much are they stinging you for one

How do they cut the chain to length??
You can get cordless angle grinders now for those that really want your trailer.

[SgBFish]

The thieves make life hard for us, lets make it hard for them.
How do you catch a rat? You use a rat trap with some nice cheese.
I’d like to see the copper start setting up sting operations at ramps. Deliberately leaving a nice vehicle unlocked with flash trailer attached at night at prone ramps and wait. It would take long for the cheese to work.
Rats are smart. Once you catch a couple the others would be shy to try. Advertise in the local rags their successes and name the caught rats like they do drinkdrivers.

[FNQCairns]

Sgbfish, now wouldnt that directly relate to a proactive force and where it is needed in crimal cases?

Although it would make a great change from the mop up crew we have now..but where would the revenue come from if they did their job the way society needs them to??

cheers fnq

[SgBFish]

FNQ I realise our highly trained force are flat-out parked on the side of roads in FWD’s all day clocking up revenue which should be contracted out to private firms but that’s another story. What a waste of resource.

I always try to put myself in the other blokes shoes.

Imagine you’re the thief and the police have been do setups at boat ramps at night, you would be very reluctant to attempt it and go on to an easier target after a few have been caught.

[bootyinblue]

FNQ I realise our highly trained force are flat-out parked on the side of roads in FWD’s all day clocking up revenue which should be contracted out to private firms but that’s another story. What a waste of resource.

'WITHOUT PREJUDICE'

SGB, mate you are 100% incorrect with that statement.

I assume you are talking about speed cameras in 4wd vehicles. These vehicles are owned by Queensland Transport, the camera is owned by Queensland Transport, the wages for the Cop sitting in the car is paid by Queensland Transport and the revenue raised by motorists speeding past the site goes to Queensland Transport.

[SgBFish]

Bootyinblue.

Who paid to train the police officer in the car?
Isn’t there a better use of that resource than sitting in a car all day?
Unless of course the police have plenty of police workforce to spare.

[Dirtysanchez]

OOPS, lets not get into a sh!t slinging match guys, on an otherwise very valid thread.
Let's instead, invent some method to improve securiity on boat trailers. How about a removable draw bar or something simple, that can be removed quickly and renders the trailer absolutely ineffective without it ?
If it doesn't have a wheel, or a draw bar then it can't be pinched easily so they move on.

Otherwise, buy a mongrel dog and chain it to it while you are out, but make sure you leave it some food and water or the RSPCA will be onto you

[Luc]

At the minimum, use a good trailer lock but don't forget a couple of weld spots on the coupling bolts, the towbar bolts etc...

Not much point having a trailer lock if all they need to do is unbolt the coupling or tongue.

Having said that, if some lowlife realy want's your trailer !!!!!!!!

Luc

[Wayne_Red]

I had the wheels (and hubs) stolen of my trailer one night and they pinched the valves out of the car tyres.
Lucky i didn't live far from the ramp and i had a deckie with me.
I got home, found some valves and valve tool in the shed, woke the neighbour and asked if i could borrow his wheels and hubs off his box trailer and got home a few hours later than i planned.
Thieves idea of a joke i guess.
Regards wayne