So I guess, mig weld over the screws and it's not too bad?
My alt account that I will barely ever use
Red do be lookin kinda sus tho.
That Goth Guy
They could have fixed that so easily by using long head screws and sanding the tops off.
Marvin De Bot
For some things there are no excuses . . .
BF3 and 4 HighLights
I am going to buy this lock, hopefully on sale now that the major flaw has been identified, remove the 2 screws and slap a little red loctite on them and then reinstall. Good luck getting them out ever again for any reason. I use red and blue (blue everyday) and red is for lack of a better description, chemical welding, It is only removable once cured by heating up parts to 500°F (260°C). An apprentice at work put together brakes using red. What a ___________ nightmare to correct. No more flaw.
DonziGT230
Install the screws with locktite and fill the heads with epoxy, problem solved. It's totally retarded that the manufacturer did nothing to prevent removal of the screws.
Bert Blankenstein
Surprising how there usually is a security shortcoming.
Fishheadmandible
You could fill the heads of the screws with epoxy or something else that hardens.
Luis Mi S.
If u weld that part, problem solved. But i wouldn´t buy it
Jeremiah Kane
Best way I could see to improve this would be to cut the top half so that it hugs the coupler and closes further down on top of the infalliably foolish screws.
Ryan Waltos
Break out the welder and weld over the screws and weld the lock body seam. Re- paint and make a flawed lock better.
Kyfer Ez
Why did they not weld the casing together? Lol!
mattikaki
It’s easy to glue the cover and use locking compound on the screws and then drill the hex part of them round.
mick76
lock company's should pay the LPL to check out locks before they go into production
Sam Miller
Lock companies must hate these videos
Rohan Grant-Dawes
👀👀👀
Sara Llewellyn
LPL - I have a request. How about picking one of the most expensive locks on Amazon? Such as a padlock used by the US Military: tinyurl.com/Link4LPL
fenderstratguy
Damn political commercials
snoopietravis
Something like this makes me like ooo what they got in there must be worth looking lol jk I ant a creeper just waz making a joke
CrazyWaffle5150
You could just weld the 2 screws into place.
Steve Greer
This is...at best...usable for lock out/tag out
baz carter
Having stumbled across you channel during lock down it has kept me entertained. And am amazed how easy it is to open some locks! You only need the tool and the knowledge to dismantle it - no picking requied!
Solenoid Null
I wonder if any of the lesser lock companies have tried to attack LPL because of his efforts showing how trash their locks are? I could totally see a crappier lock company making empty threats
jeremyb251
Wow.
MrSchuetzendorf
Hahahaha! Great piece of engineering.
ilikeyello
i feel like he should come out with his own line of locks
Jedadiah Simino
what trailer lock would you recommend?
GunGryphon
Could take a welder and seal the core housing.
Hellsong89
At least this is pretty easy to fix by end users minus shimming the locking lip and core issue. Just weld the plate on and put some touch up paint, or drill the ends round, touch usually you can open them with chisel and hammer. 99 Derbi Senda use special shear off bolt with round head that is tightened until intended spot gives out and you officially cannot open it.... buuut it only took less than 5 minutes with chisel and hammer to remove whole handle bar lock and ignition switch assembly (last owner had lost keys so i had to replace all the locks to bike and i know the owner so it was not stolen) Then again if i were to steal that bike, just use force to sheer the lock lip off and by pass one wire to get it running.... New lock kit will hide any chances that occurred and you only have only have title/serial number to worry about...
Mike andersen
That is an amazingly poor design, to the point that the people involved in its development should be fired.
Joel L
Epoxy the damn screw holes at the top and it should be fine for practical uses i think
J Bas
Trailer hitch locks are a joke anyway. If someone wants to steal your trailer, they can just chain it to the back of their hitch and drive away with it.
DOF 2965
I love this guy he makes all lock production companies look like Primary School technology classes have made their locks
Dr. Icky Does Stuff
Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like a good kick at the right angle would knock that lock off since there's nothing really grabbing at the top.
Yannis Gouras
5 mins with a welder would fix that
Jeff Blazes
Some red loctite and a 1/4 inch drill bit would fix that problem.
wasabi chips
reds looking kinda sus
Kimmeh Kajjeh
I thought when LPL was saying "unfortunately, the companies made a few regrettable decisions," he was gonna say "unfortunately, the companies made a few regrettable decisions by sending this to me"
Peter Fitzpatrick
Thats just embarrassing... 🙄😒
Jason Fritcher
The least they could have done was put red loctite on those screws. That would have made it a *little* more interesting, but not much. :)
Manuel Hofrichter
I would maybe buy it (apart from the high price) but bore out the hexagon out of the 2 screws... Would make it a bit safer... Or use one way screws to fasten the plate.... But for that price i would expect they would have thought more about those screws 🤣
DroneFragger
If a lock has visible bolts on the outside of it... you know t's gonna be complete dogshit.
ABHEEJIT SINGH
Your wife is a safe and u r the key and if u open the lock u will get your child
Charles Smith
If the LPL is this good at lock picking, I'll bet he is even better as a lawyer! My hat is off to him! 👍
Charles Smith
But...uh,...well...uh...well, your not supposed to be carrying one of those tools that you can buy at Home Depot! 😂😂😂😂😂😎
Mat May
But who has a ratched like this? I have never seen one like this
Mark C
Everyone who works on small mechanical devices has one. I've had one for 30+ years. Very handy doing exactly what LPL did, getting at screws that have little head room.
Ben Urland
this Lock is scrowed
Steven Amos
Sent them an email. Greetings, The Equipment Lock Company would like to thank you for submitting the information on the potential “flaw” with ball and ring hitch lock. We are now aware of the issue of how our lock could be defeated. Fortunately, to date we have not yet had a reported case of the lock being broken into. However, due to the customer concern, we are currently in the process of redesigning the lock with a more secure solution. We greatly appreciate the feedback and improvement suggestions provided by our customers! We value our customer’s opinions! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Amanda Butts The Equipment Lock Company
Franz Ferdinand VIII
perhaps they all have their heads up their *Butts?*
Old Goat
I had to pause the video at 1:26 after hearing about the two screws I just sat there with an expression like a guppy at feeding time. Mouth agape, dead stare
Kalle Klæp
A 115 $ piece of shit! A hammer and a center punch are enough to loosen the screws even if one comes buy and haven't a ratchet with the appropriate bit at hand.
sikkepossu
Locks are for honest people.
Emerald Block Boat
Imagine a bank vault owner invited him to a reveal of a new vault, he says this is unopenable without the key, he turns around for five seconds and he’d already in
Grimshaw Grummage
wowwwwwwwww, they could have just made the block taller so it goes all the way to the ceiling.
Gh0st620
Ah yes, those tamper proof screws where can get a whole set for cheap at Harbor Freight
redryderaus
That is crazy!! Who in that company thought this was a good design?
Rusty Dale
The screws just need a little "Loctite".
Jack
I'm speachless
Auto Roller
absolute garbage. Somebody email that company a link to this video.
Jim Nutt
It occurs to me that some red loctite would do wonders for this lock.
UrSoMeanBoss
I'm pretty sure that body's height was designed to be just about the size of the gap but then someone came along and said "why is there so much extra material here?" and knocked it down to save a buck
Philosophy Of Élivágar
LPL: "A Stunning Trailer Lock..." Me: :O LPL: "..Design Flaw" Me: There we go
Calvin at DrifterStudio
It's still a great lock, you just need to fill the screw heads on with epoxy.
SAXONWARLORD1000AD
HOLY CRAP - THATS UNREAL
George Washington
It would have been good to do a complete review. The screw issue can be resolved relatively easily by epoxy on the threads, and bending the center pin of the hex hole. I agree - one should not need to address serious design flaw before using a product.
ObsidianParis
What's stuns me the most is that even after 1163 episodes, we still can get surprised when discovering such a product… :-)
Tim the Enchanter
I'd probably spot weld the seams having seen this.
Summit 1234
My church recently had an enclosed trailer stolen, it had a lock on the tongue and a boot on one wheel, the thief busted the lock then pulled the trailer down the street till the boot came off after a couple a hundred feet. Haven’t seen the trailer since.
Steven Schwartz
Thanks! What would you recommend for a trailer locking mechanism?
colin p
they are better off using standard hex bolts, and hammering a ball bearing into them to prevent removal
downeyd88
"Twist out of one, Twist out of two, thats all for today"
Techalyzer
Jesus Christ, is everything going to hell in our days? IT stuff is just ridiculous at this point, cars are made of plastic and chinese parts, locks are being held in place by screws, what's next, cardboard satellites? Paper buildings (already being done in US)? Sugar medicines? Glass aeroplanes? What next? :(
Dan W
Why would they even think this was a good idea?! Even if they spot-welded that cover on after they put the lock cylinder in, you could probably still run a thin stainless shim up the square tubing and get it open, since it's spring-loaded.🙄 *EDIT:* If someone wanted to be really mean they could run a padlock through the ball-hitch release and weld it to the edge of the 'trailer lock' and throw the key away, just to piss the real owner off a bit.😈🤣
American Man TV
Must be watching enough LPL. Immediately noticed the fasteners lol.
Kriegie
Well, If I owned one of these I would intentionally strip the screws so that way noone could unscrew it
The Generalissimo
Why not just glue the screws down?
706d
Worst lock ever
seth rosenberg
Can you please suggest a good trailer lock?
Moe Row
Some designer just got slapped twice: One was a open hand and the other a pink slip. 😂
lost cause
Pissing off lock companies 1 lock at a time! I love it! Well done sir well done.
Mr. Fister
A $115.00 visual deterrent?
Falcon EC
What's with the computer voice? so stupid of a channel.
Calluna
So, buy it and weld it?
V 4 Vendetta
Wow that's shameful
Tim Johnson
green loctite seems it would be a quick easy fix
J L
They made a bright red target.
Aitch
What kind of idiot puts this into production?
Maciej Załucki
I have the same Neiko ratchet. Great, handy tool. Squeezes where regular 1/4" does not fit.
jonh bishop
That's not a flaw, it's a feature 😂 In all fairness I think the idea was to lock thinner things and the screws would be hidden/protected when the lock was closed. I think this video was s bit forced for the lock to fail
Peter Thompson
Such a simple fault that would have taken 3 seconds to rectify with a couple of weld tacks at the factory when it was assembled
Tony P
I park my trailer with a basic lock I've been researching but can not seem to decide on one, what lock would in your opinion would be the best locks to use? both on my truck hitch and the trailer tongue and doors
Kate Samson
Man my favorite locks to see here are by FAR the ones where they just leave the screws exposed... to the outside... 😂
TheHobbyShopFilms
Put some red lock tight on the screws and reassemble. That would make it more difficult to remove in the limited space.
pcfxr4u
I hope they keep the design, I like free trailers.
king james488
a few well placed blows with a hammer would probably shear those little screws right off...
Tank To Chest
Anything can be beat by an angle grinder...
John Cochran
Looks like you can fix that issue by taking the screws out. Applying a drop of Loctite Red, and then putting the screws back.
hill billy
just pull the screws and jb weld them back in, then drill out the top of the screws
Tony Virelli
Face Palm!
Verlisify
"You think they can unscrew that?" "Nah, no one makes screwdrivers that small"
I guess if you weld it then it would be alright
So I guess, mig weld over the screws and it's not too bad?
Red do be lookin kinda sus tho.
They could have fixed that so easily by using long head screws and sanding the tops off.
For some things there are no excuses . . .
I am going to buy this lock, hopefully on sale now that the major flaw has been identified, remove the 2 screws and slap a little red loctite on them and then reinstall. Good luck getting them out ever again for any reason. I use red and blue (blue everyday) and red is for lack of a better description, chemical welding, It is only removable once cured by heating up parts to 500°F (260°C). An apprentice at work put together brakes using red. What a ___________ nightmare to correct. No more flaw.
Install the screws with locktite and fill the heads with epoxy, problem solved. It's totally retarded that the manufacturer did nothing to prevent removal of the screws.
Surprising how there usually is a security shortcoming.
You could fill the heads of the screws with epoxy or something else that hardens.
If u weld that part, problem solved. But i wouldn´t buy it
Best way I could see to improve this would be to cut the top half so that it hugs the coupler and closes further down on top of the infalliably foolish screws.
Break out the welder and weld over the screws and weld the lock body seam. Re- paint and make a flawed lock better.
Why did they not weld the casing together? Lol!
It’s easy to glue the cover and use locking compound on the screws and then drill the hex part of them round.
lock company's should pay the LPL to check out locks before they go into production
Lock companies must hate these videos
👀👀👀
LPL - I have a request. How about picking one of the most expensive locks on Amazon? Such as a padlock used by the US Military: tinyurl.com/Link4LPL
Damn political commercials
Something like this makes me like ooo what they got in there must be worth looking lol jk I ant a creeper just waz making a joke
You could just weld the 2 screws into place.
This is...at best...usable for lock out/tag out
Having stumbled across you channel during lock down it has kept me entertained. And am amazed how easy it is to open some locks! You only need the tool and the knowledge to dismantle it - no picking requied!
I wonder if any of the lesser lock companies have tried to attack LPL because of his efforts showing how trash their locks are? I could totally see a crappier lock company making empty threats
Wow.
Hahahaha! Great piece of engineering.
i feel like he should come out with his own line of locks
what trailer lock would you recommend?
Could take a welder and seal the core housing.
At least this is pretty easy to fix by end users minus shimming the locking lip and core issue. Just weld the plate on and put some touch up paint, or drill the ends round, touch usually you can open them with chisel and hammer. 99 Derbi Senda use special shear off bolt with round head that is tightened until intended spot gives out and you officially cannot open it.... buuut it only took less than 5 minutes with chisel and hammer to remove whole handle bar lock and ignition switch assembly (last owner had lost keys so i had to replace all the locks to bike and i know the owner so it was not stolen) Then again if i were to steal that bike, just use force to sheer the lock lip off and by pass one wire to get it running.... New lock kit will hide any chances that occurred and you only have only have title/serial number to worry about...
That is an amazingly poor design, to the point that the people involved in its development should be fired.
Epoxy the damn screw holes at the top and it should be fine for practical uses i think
Trailer hitch locks are a joke anyway. If someone wants to steal your trailer, they can just chain it to the back of their hitch and drive away with it.
I love this guy he makes all lock production companies look like Primary School technology classes have made their locks
Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like a good kick at the right angle would knock that lock off since there's nothing really grabbing at the top.
5 mins with a welder would fix that
Some red loctite and a 1/4 inch drill bit would fix that problem.
reds looking kinda sus
I thought when LPL was saying "unfortunately, the companies made a few regrettable decisions," he was gonna say "unfortunately, the companies made a few regrettable decisions by sending this to me"
Thats just embarrassing... 🙄😒
The least they could have done was put red loctite on those screws. That would have made it a *little* more interesting, but not much. :)
I would maybe buy it (apart from the high price) but bore out the hexagon out of the 2 screws... Would make it a bit safer... Or use one way screws to fasten the plate.... But for that price i would expect they would have thought more about those screws 🤣
If a lock has visible bolts on the outside of it... you know t's gonna be complete dogshit.
Your wife is a safe and u r the key and if u open the lock u will get your child
If the LPL is this good at lock picking, I'll bet he is even better as a lawyer! My hat is off to him! 👍
But...uh,...well...uh...well, your not supposed to be carrying one of those tools that you can buy at Home Depot! 😂😂😂😂😂😎
But who has a ratched like this? I have never seen one like this
Everyone who works on small mechanical devices has one. I've had one for 30+ years. Very handy doing exactly what LPL did, getting at screws that have little head room.
this Lock is scrowed
Sent them an email. Greetings, The Equipment Lock Company would like to thank you for submitting the information on the potential “flaw” with ball and ring hitch lock. We are now aware of the issue of how our lock could be defeated. Fortunately, to date we have not yet had a reported case of the lock being broken into. However, due to the customer concern, we are currently in the process of redesigning the lock with a more secure solution. We greatly appreciate the feedback and improvement suggestions provided by our customers! We value our customer’s opinions! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Amanda Butts The Equipment Lock Company
perhaps they all have their heads up their *Butts?*
I had to pause the video at 1:26 after hearing about the two screws I just sat there with an expression like a guppy at feeding time. Mouth agape, dead stare
A 115 $ piece of shit! A hammer and a center punch are enough to loosen the screws even if one comes buy and haven't a ratchet with the appropriate bit at hand.
Locks are for honest people.
Imagine a bank vault owner invited him to a reveal of a new vault, he says this is unopenable without the key, he turns around for five seconds and he’d already in
wowwwwwwwww, they could have just made the block taller so it goes all the way to the ceiling.
Ah yes, those tamper proof screws where can get a whole set for cheap at Harbor Freight
That is crazy!! Who in that company thought this was a good design?
The screws just need a little "Loctite".
I'm speachless
absolute garbage. Somebody email that company a link to this video.
It occurs to me that some red loctite would do wonders for this lock.
I'm pretty sure that body's height was designed to be just about the size of the gap but then someone came along and said "why is there so much extra material here?" and knocked it down to save a buck
LPL: "A Stunning Trailer Lock..." Me: :O LPL: "..Design Flaw" Me: There we go
It's still a great lock, you just need to fill the screw heads on with epoxy.
HOLY CRAP - THATS UNREAL
It would have been good to do a complete review. The screw issue can be resolved relatively easily by epoxy on the threads, and bending the center pin of the hex hole. I agree - one should not need to address serious design flaw before using a product.
What's stuns me the most is that even after 1163 episodes, we still can get surprised when discovering such a product… :-)
I'd probably spot weld the seams having seen this.
My church recently had an enclosed trailer stolen, it had a lock on the tongue and a boot on one wheel, the thief busted the lock then pulled the trailer down the street till the boot came off after a couple a hundred feet. Haven’t seen the trailer since.
Thanks! What would you recommend for a trailer locking mechanism?
they are better off using standard hex bolts, and hammering a ball bearing into them to prevent removal
"Twist out of one, Twist out of two, thats all for today"
Jesus Christ, is everything going to hell in our days? IT stuff is just ridiculous at this point, cars are made of plastic and chinese parts, locks are being held in place by screws, what's next, cardboard satellites? Paper buildings (already being done in US)? Sugar medicines? Glass aeroplanes? What next? :(
Why would they even think this was a good idea?! Even if they spot-welded that cover on after they put the lock cylinder in, you could probably still run a thin stainless shim up the square tubing and get it open, since it's spring-loaded.🙄 *EDIT:* If someone wanted to be really mean they could run a padlock through the ball-hitch release and weld it to the edge of the 'trailer lock' and throw the key away, just to piss the real owner off a bit.😈🤣
Must be watching enough LPL. Immediately noticed the fasteners lol.
Well, If I owned one of these I would intentionally strip the screws so that way noone could unscrew it
Why not just glue the screws down?
Worst lock ever
Can you please suggest a good trailer lock?
Some designer just got slapped twice: One was a open hand and the other a pink slip. 😂
Pissing off lock companies 1 lock at a time! I love it! Well done sir well done.
A $115.00 visual deterrent?
What's with the computer voice? so stupid of a channel.
So, buy it and weld it?
Wow that's shameful
green loctite seems it would be a quick easy fix
They made a bright red target.
What kind of idiot puts this into production?
I have the same Neiko ratchet. Great, handy tool. Squeezes where regular 1/4" does not fit.
That's not a flaw, it's a feature 😂 In all fairness I think the idea was to lock thinner things and the screws would be hidden/protected when the lock was closed. I think this video was s bit forced for the lock to fail
Such a simple fault that would have taken 3 seconds to rectify with a couple of weld tacks at the factory when it was assembled
I park my trailer with a basic lock I've been researching but can not seem to decide on one, what lock would in your opinion would be the best locks to use? both on my truck hitch and the trailer tongue and doors
Man my favorite locks to see here are by FAR the ones where they just leave the screws exposed... to the outside... 😂
Put some red lock tight on the screws and reassemble. That would make it more difficult to remove in the limited space.
I hope they keep the design, I like free trailers.
a few well placed blows with a hammer would probably shear those little screws right off...
Anything can be beat by an angle grinder...
Looks like you can fix that issue by taking the screws out. Applying a drop of Loctite Red, and then putting the screws back.
just pull the screws and jb weld them back in, then drill out the top of the screws
Face Palm!
"You think they can unscrew that?" "Nah, no one makes screwdrivers that small"
Verlisify dude what are you doing here?