Coupler locks and other trailer security

[4570Man]

Yup, in the day of the cordless angle grinder your best solution IF you HAVE to leave it is to remove wheel(s) from one side and take it/them with you. That will slow them down dragging it away.
And I've NEVER been able to cut through a good 1/2" chain in

Usually takes me at least 20 or 30.

This was a 1/2” grade 70 and it didn’t take long at all to cut with a cordless grinder.

 

[calfal]

I would invest in a gps tracker to put inside your trailer at least you will know where it is going when a thief takes it..

 

[sandman2234]

Since leaving dropped trailers in rest areas is prohibited in most places, you will also have to contend with the legal removal of your trailer from rest areas.
David from jax

 

[319Quahog]

You can also unbolt the hitch ball from the drawbar to take the trailer. For that reason, some people string a chain through the trailer frame and the vehicle frame, then padlock.

Again, couple of seconds with cutoff wheel and it's gone anyway....

I've done that with a 3/8" coated cable before. Keeping the lock hidden up under the vehicle.

Harder to cut with bolt cutters, but still no match for a cutoff wheel.

 

[319Quahog]

I would invest in a gps tracker to put inside your trailer at least you will know where it is going when a thief takes it..

Even something as simple as an airtag hidden on the frame will help.

 

[Runner]

I've done that with a 3/8" coated cable before. Keeping the lock hidden up under the vehicle.

Harder to cut with bolt cutters, but still no match for a cutoff wheel.

My empty boat trailer was worth more than with the boat on it....

 

[AnotherBueller]

I would invest in a gps tracker to put inside your trailer at least you will know where it is going when a thief takes it..

Apple air tag?