First attempt probably took longer as it had to smooth out the pins LOL Na but seriously though i have had some real solid lock sets that were total pitas to open the first time because every thing was stiff and needed broke in like a pair of new shoes LOL So while joking and poking fun at it im also serious had he used the key a couple times first it would have been just as fast the first time as the second try
@@bigduphusaj162I was thinking the same thing. There’s nothing outside of “moveable” things (cables mainly) that angle grinders won’t be able to get through… and even with cable all you’d need is some vice grips.
He had to push the shackle deeper into the mechanism to get it to pull the shim in with its teeth. This wouldn't be possible if it was installed, as the shackle would be tightened onto the trailer coupler, and unable to move. I'm sure he could probably still wiggle it in there, but this should've been tested with the lock installed.
@@lxndshark4123its pretty honestly always going to be possible to shim. It may be a bit more of a pain, but that lock is shit, and not going to protect anything.
What we don't do enough is take the time to appreciate the absolute quality these orange juice containers are constructed with. They should make a lock.
The most remarkable thing here is the fact that the company failed to do the most BASIC real world testing and STILL went on to sell it as being "secure".
They probably did test it and notice those flaws, but those flaws are intrinsicly linked to the design of that lock. A redesign probably wouldn't fix more problems than created, and re-doing things costs money and time.
Doesn't matter, they still sold the product. That's all that matters. Probably mass produced crap from China bought from alibaba and repackaged. It doesn't have to work as long as the customer sends them money and get a product in return.
@@seriousmaran9414 Oh they knew what they were selling. The point is they were selling trash to the consumer. Selling being the operative word. As long as some moron bought it, it's a win to them.
This lock is actually quite clever. Nobody will expect it's so easy to open so when it unlocks it will fall on the thieves foot and incapacitate him from running away!
@@puntabachata One could hope (probably fruitlessly in a country with an average IQ of 80) that a company being afraid of a lawsuit might cause it to stop selling this foot-basher in the USA... See that as 1 way to get rid of trash on the market...
these works similarly to handcuffs. anyone who's been in handcuffs for long enough would realize the concept is similar to this lock and pick it the same way they would the handcuff XD
@mermaidmuncher2708 There’s something to be said about that. In the USA during WWII the Manhattan Project was the most secure and guarded project of the war.. with remote villages being constructed with gates and fences and armed guards and yet.. it was completely compromised by the Soviets. In Britain they had their Ultra program to decode Nazi U Boat orders.. and components of the program were contained Nissen huts with a single guard out front in military bases with tens of thousands of conscripts going by it every day. Hidden in plain sight.. there’s no what what Eisenhower said was the most decisive program of the war would be guarded so haphazardly….
@@hyksos2When it comes to thieves, it's supposed to slow them down, or at least look like it will slow them down. The longer it takes, the higher the risk of being detected. So, if it takes too long the thieves might just bail, and if it already looks like it will take too long before starting, they might not deem it worth it in the first place.
Thief 1: "Damn, this thing weighs a ton and is like 3 inches thick, we can't cut through this." Thief 2: "Yeah, you're right, we better.... hold up, is that a recycling bin?"
@@mari_023 he said any lock can be picked, it's only a matter of time. In fact, he also proved any thing can help picking, it's only a matter of time ... I am pretty sure a bullet can help at some point. Probably against a master lock 605 or so ...
I mean really though if someone wants a trailer bad enough a hitch lock won't stop them. I've seen people cut the old hitch off and weld on a temporary one.
@@--_DJ_-- True but time is often the variable that saves your trailer. Ive caught people trying to run off with mine before. I use a trivial cheap hitch lock, easy to pick. That is just to stop the quick ones that want to put no effort into it. I also lock them up with a 3/8 10k lb chain to my fence. this is installed under where you cant see it, snakes in the grass to a 10ft railroad tie sunk 4ft in the ground (those are my fence posts). The last person to try and run off with one of the trailers ripped the back end of his pickup off. I got a newer to me trailer out of the deal.
Working in a corporation gives you insights to this kind of thing. You always have people on the inside who are against these decisions, but someone high up presents a “plan to save money by cutting unnecessary waste” and the product suffers. This person gets a nice bonus and quits the company long before the consequences of their action materialize. At this point suing them would cost more money than it’s worth and so people like this never face consequences. If it’s not exactly like that, it’s some kind of variation.
Any random criminal with a pick set can rake a lock like this open. It requires almost no skill. You just put the tensioner and the rake in and start going crazy with it. That's why rake resistance is so important and you should avoid rakable locks.
@@TeaInTheMorning-we2kh Yup. Which is why LPL always does it that "haphazardly". Once you get actually good at raking many of these locks will give in after just an in-out-in motion. I have chinesium gym-locker locks that open already on the first "in" if I hold the tension right.
I enjoy these so much, i find myself smiling and laughing ( at the silly lock companies) and then enjoy it some more reading the funny comments. Love these videos!
There should be a "No Skill Required" or "Picked with trash" playlist. And it should be shared as publicly as possible to shame these low effort companies.
@@bluephreakr That's exactly what I mean. LPL should showcase a highlight reel of locks that don't require experience or proper tools to open so consumers don't use them and the companies have to actually try.
@@internet_introvert Said playlist already exists: the list of LPL's videos. OK, with the FEW & RARE exceptions of GOOD locks. Way too few to be worth the effort of extracting them from said playlist. I side with LPL in NOT recommending any lock. People get what they deserve, irrespective of the amount of research.
I have a child guard cabinet lock made from recycled plastic, like the bottle LPL used to make his shim, that's harder to open than this 8 pound trailer lock. It's not made to stop thieves, just errant toddlers getting into cleaning supplies.
@@mybrainisshortcake they probably do and just respond with "yeah well a real thief isn't going to be prepared to pick it or cut as well as he is" which they very well could be, it's not like you can't look at a lock and come back later
As long as their products make a profit, the companies could care less about lack of proper security. The only thing that will ever cause them to change is if customer's stopped buying and demanded better quality, which will never happen, because even with nearly 5 million subscribers, the Lock Picking Lawyer is a niche channel, and the overwhelming majority of people buying these locks have no idea how bad they really are.
@Durwood71 It's not just that. Sometimes, even those of us who know better have no choice. There has been more than one occasion where I have had to settle for a junk lock because I had to have a lock (any lock) RIGHT NOW and all that was available was the rubbish. Still went looking for a better replacement though, maybe one day will even find one locally.
I was mildly surprised it actually took a few seconds with the wave rack. But then again, with how fast the second jiggle was, I'm pretty sure that was a fluke.
LPL purposefully rakes like a Muppet to show how easy it is with the "unskilled approach". The thing just is that he very quickly learns the correct tension and can't help himself the second time around. It's more common than not that the second open is faster.. and that he doesn't give it the same amount of vigor the second time around.
How well done is the casting around the lock core? Is it something that the ramset could sheer off? Not that waving and shimming are hard, I just think further clowning on the bulletproof name would be fun.
They spared no expense when making everything other than the lock itself. If you're going to spend that much making the hitch bulletproof, you can afford a little more for a decent lock.
Signature Select is a store brand found at Safeway Stores. Not surprising that the LPL chooses to shop at a store with “safe” in its name! I wonder if he ever enjoyed an adult beverage from the 7 Locks Brewing Company!! 😜
I guess the manufacturer wanted something that looked intimidating so a thief will move to the next trailer (hopefully). It would have been nicer if they moved to a better lock core.
Idea for a follow up video, firing a few slugs from your M&P 45 at it to see if it's really "bullet proof". If it fails the viewer who sent you the lock gets a free Covert Companion.
@@leothenomad5675 you're the only one... nobody "above" except OP. but the threat of it being bullet proof isn't worth risking it for real if you want to steal it. too loud. sure, testing is fun, but with the threat of it stopping a bullet one would assume the hassle is too great to attempt for real.
I found this channel several years ago when reaearching coupler locks. I never realized how useless most locks are. Your videos led me to build my own custom coupler lock that uses the Abus 20/70 diskus padlock. The lock that i built is made from 1/8" steel plate. There's a plate with a ball in it that clips into the coupler, that's made from two pieces of 1/8 welded together and has a tab on the front that the lock goes through. I put the ball in the coupler and latch it, then there's a housing that slides over the whole thing, and the tap in the plate slides through a slot in the housing, and the Abus lock goes through the tab. Around theAbus lock is another housing which would make it nesr impossible to get any tools in to pick, grind, cut etc. I've used the biggest pry bar I've got and can't budge the housing. You could defeat the housing with a grinder, or a torch, but it's going to be alot of work, and orobably noise because you'd have to cut the main housing, and the one that covers the lock. Anyway, thanks for making these videos as i can now sleep well at night when i leave my trailers on job sites.
These videos are amazing. I found them through Stuff Made Here. Wow, these lock companies must really hate you. You are probably the topic of every Monday morning meeting... Lol. Keep up the great work 😊
Perfect if you lose your key, or if you want to "lose" that money pit of a boat you bought and collect the insurance payout with plausible deniability.
I am interested in trailer locks and it looks like this isn't it. I'm wondering what you think of the litelok x1 and x3 bike locks? I know you have looked at some of their stuff a while ago but these seem promising.
I can see someone with this lock and losing their key and LPL comes along, sees what is going on doesn't even need his Covert Companion just finds an empty plastic bottle cuts a strip out of it and opens it, he does do it twice just to show it is not a fluke 😆
one quick note - when you used the plastic, you moved the shackle bar DOWN which gave the plastic some room to get in - moved the tooth out. If the shackle were completely tight (which we do) then it is much harder to move to get the tooth out and a flimsy shim in. We use one of this type (not this one, and not a ratchet-tooth kind - uses a ball bearing I believe) just to make us a bit less of a low-hanging fruit. . .
what ive learned from your channel is that any lock is defeatable when properly prepared, but what really gets me is when locks are defeatable *un*prepared. Like you could do this one with a bottle from the ground.
@@JohnSmithShields Why shield the ratcheting mechanism? Just build one, that can't be shimmed, even when you get to it. It has been done in a lot of padlocks by using a ball bearing mechanism. Okay, maybe then it isn't a ratcheting mechanism anymore, because you most likely will need a key to fully insert the shackle, but at least it would be more secure. And yes I know there are padlocks with ball bearing that allow for closing the shackle without a key, but they only have one position to click in, on the shackle and I don't know if that mechanism would work for multiple positions like that.
I love your videos - for as much as they also terrify me - what would be amazing is a top 10 locks you trust the most and a top 10 shame list of locks to avoid!
sorta reminds me of my younger days working with a locksmith, we would go out on a job where the customers had a custom front door they paid $ thousands for ...and had a $10 lockset in it
there are only a few actual locks that will keep people safe...although, if someone wants to get in bad enough, they will get in regardless of security features...
no the angle of the cuts prevents the plastic from going in the bottom but i have lost my key before and yes the plastic WILL go in from the top without needing much slack mine was really tight just jiggle and jiggle it will slip in and bam!@@swapnilmankame
To be fair... You don't know how tight the tolerance is that would prevent something like having or not having a half inch to push down on it. Those are some pretty big teeth on the mechanism and trailer tongues aren't all a standardized shape or height, which requires the use of all of those teeth instead of just a single set point that would be more resistive to an attack like this. Also to be fair, it still only requires a little bit of wave raking to open so going the shim route is a party trick you do for the laughs.
Glad to see a good quality orange juice in play at LPL's house. Lets us know that he's going to be alive and well for ages to come, giving us quality content.
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