[Ed Corrigan]

I think I’ll just leave some milwaukee stuff on the ground nearby like a sacrificial anode

😂😂😂

 

[WBailey1041]

I think I’ll just leave a catalytic converter on the ground nearby like a sacrificial anode and get a 5/8” chain

Yep

 

[reggi]

Yep

Oh I know where I can find some! Gotta get up real early though…

 

[AustinDB]

wonder if you upgrade the chain and lock so much that the thief will cut the two hinges for an easier entry?

having a ring camera and motion sensing light at the entrance may be a greater deterrent than the upgraded chain and lock combo.

 

[rrk]

Every day I pass a car wash under construction near a major highway, that place is lit up day and night inside and out. Has huge windows along 1 wall and the entire lot has a 6ft chain link fence and numerous cameras.

Directly across the street is a motorcycle dealer set up the same way, this summer they caught 6 guys inside the fenced in area. They were picked up on the cameras.

 

[AllRounder]

A heavy duty wire rope might be a possibility. It’d tend to bind a grinder more than chain, and since I doubt thieves tend to maintain their bolt cutters, they’d struggle to cut it without having to cut each strand. Might not work, but it’s an idea. You could also weave some cable through the chain links to try and get the best of both worlds. Do your best and keep a property insurance or inland marine policy for the rest.

As an additional idea for either the chain or wire rope, maybe wrap some old chainsaw chaps around it and rivet them or something. It seems like maybe they’d bind a cutting wheel, but I’ve never tried it. It’d be nice to immobilize the grinder before it even hits the chain or rope.

 

[Kingcarpenter1]

A few shotgun shells & rat traps rigged just right works every time. Knew an ol boy that rigged this set up after break ins @ his house. See where this is going...well, he didn’t live for the next fix



Mike

 

[Kingcarpenter1]

A few shotgun shells & rat traps rigged just right works every time. Knew an ol boy that rigged this set up after break ins @ his house. See where this is going...well, he didn’t live for the next fix

The thief, that is



Mike

 

[Kingcarpenter1]

To be a bit more detailed, ol Don was another iron worker turned carpenter. 1 of my mentors as a young gun. He spent some time, & I’m not talking 6 months or a year in 1 of those less desirable dwellings. However, the smartest man & best carpenter turned GC I ever knew or will know.He once told me he spent all of his time on vacation studying & reading. He also wanted to see us young guns advance. Sorry for the derail Reg but you got me to thinking



Mike

 

[reggi]

To be a bit more detailed, ol Don was another iron worker turned carpenter. 1 of my mentors as a young gun. He spent some time, & I’m not talking 6 months or a year in 1 of those less desirable dwellings. However, the smartest man & best carpenter turned GC I ever knew or will know.He once told me he spent all of his time on vacation studying & reading. He also wanted to see us young guns advance. Sorry for the derail Reg but you got me to thinking



Mike

I like this derailment. He sounds like somebody I would get along with.

 

[Shorty]

Doberman or two would probably do the trick

I have two at my feet as we speak. Must be defective. I'd be on the roof doing stuff and look over and Boss, Neighbors, crew... they would all be hanging out by my truck at some point because the bigger one, Morgan, was there and he'll climb up in your lap if you let him. He's (mostly) all snuggles.

 

[hdavis]

I have two at my feet as we speak. Must be defective. I'd be on the roof doing stuff and look over and Boss, Neighbors, crew... they would all be hanging out by my truck at some point because the bigger one, Morgan, was there and he'll climb up in your lap if you let him. He's (mostly) all snuggles.

Wolf hounds could snuggle people to death....

 

[hdavis]

Saint Bernards could, too.

 

[Ctomevil]

I ran into similar questions a while back and ended up talking to someone from locksmithforlondon.co.uk—they gave me solid advice on chain and padlock combos that actually hold up in rough environments. They're used to dealing with setups where brute force attacks are common, so they had some good pointers on chain thickness and shackle clearance I hadn’t considered at first. Worth checking them out if you're stuck.