Maybe asking to park the trailer and ATV and stuff near the front entrance to the hotel. The desk person usually is up all night, so they could also keep an eye on it as well.

I've heard of tracker devices that can be placed on a trailer and on an ATV and then programmed into your smart phone with a parameter set so that if either go out of the parking lot an alarm will be sent to you smart phone, and it also acts as a GPS tracker for your trailer, ATV or whatever you have it on.

 

use chain instead of cables.

 

I park my rig as close to the door of my room as possible. If I can, I back the trailer gate up against the wall of the hotel. If they make that much noise to get my bike over the rail of my trailer and I dont hear them, they can have it, it's insured.

 

Make sure that the hitch has a lock through it when it is in the receiver of your truck....had a buddy of mine have a ranger bass boat trailer stolen that way while he was fishing......and like Muddinmike said "have insurance.

 

If you have a vehicle alarm, you can get the closed loop trailer addon's but you've got to wire it and have an alarm in the first place of course: Closed Loop Sensor 502T | Directed Electronics Closed Loop Sensor 502T

I would use the chain though too and a trailer lock like the others said. Up here, some of these guys are pretty diehard! I've heard of someone having an ATV in the back of the box, backup to the hotel, and 3-4 guys lifting the quad over the cab then rolling it down the front of the truck to get it. I guess if they want it, they'll do whatever it takes!

 

Went on an overnight trip this fall. Motel owner (really small place) came and showed me where to park close to my room. I ran a heavy motorcycle cable through the trailer and the quad's frame. If they wanted it, it would have been work.

 

Buy enclosed trailer! What thieves cant see they will not steal

 

Yep ^

I use my sled trailer when I go on trips .
Out of sight , out of mind .

 

Pull a tire off the trailer and one off the bike and keep inside. You can do this with an electric impact, probably way less time then running all those cables.

 

Like the poster above I take a wheel off. Carry a small scissors or hydraulic jack and take a trailer tire and ATV tire off. It only takes a few minutes. Take them to your room. There is no way they are going to drag a trailer or roll an ATV with a missing tire.
With battery grinders and portable torches the locks and chains will not be an issue for thieves.

 

If I was that worried I would just sleep in the truck :th_smiliethumbsup:

 

Get a dog and a gun. The dog will let you know someone is f'ing with your stuff and the gun...

 

Thanks for the feedback. I know it is impossible to stop them, but I was just looking for ideas to make it difficult. As for the last comment, I'm from Texas. We have plenty of guns. :th_smiliethumbsup:

 

Buy a Polaris ATV cover to put over it, seems to work!

 

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Welcome aboard!

 

Park under a light that has a camera pointed at it and chain it down. If they have to spend that much time getting it they typically won't mess with it. Ask if the camera works as well because if it doesn't the thieves probably know.

 

I always back my inclosed trailer up to a light pole so the back door cant be opened. And make sure my fire and theft insurance is up to date.:thumbsmilie:

 

Run some fishing line through some beer bottles and cans, just make sure it looks like the cans are just strewn about but run the line around the trailer and atv. The extra noise will scare off opportunist thieves; however professional thieves will need more deterrent, because they will be faster and better planned. Fishing line is invisible at night yet strong enough that it takes a fair bit of effort to break it.

 

It really depends on the hotel and its setup. Most hotels i've been at have very good lighting. Depending on the lot you can jack knife the truck and trailer to where its so tight they would have to move the truck to get the trailer out. Granted go jacks make that an easy task to get past put most thieves that sophisticated arent out driving around in hotel parking lots. Cable though the trailer wheel and then a seperate one though the bike will usually deter most. They are looking for a quick 1 min or under snatch. Also while a enclosed trailer keeps you from seeing inside they are just as easy to get into. Your 30.00 lock might keep them from opening the latch but remember what the rest of the latch is made out of. Some of the cheaper trailers their latch can be cut with a hacksaw in a under a min. Doesnt matter what you do if they want it bad enough they will get it.

 

Now that's funny! But, there are many out there that think Polaris is god's gift to the ATV world. That might backfire.:th_smilielol:

 

I've heard of someone that had a lock on the trailer hitch with a locking hitch pin on the draw bar and the thieves merely took the nut off the trailer ball and then moved the locked hitch tongue and ball over to their draw bar. I heard a suggestion to put a tack weld on the ball nut to the draw bar to prevent this.

 

That is a good point, i woulda never thought of that.

 

People dont realize that those newer reese hitches that have the hex indent in them that corresponds with the ball. It was designed to make it easier to take off the ball with one wrench but all it did was make it easier for thieves to get the nut off. I know on the old style every time I tried to get a ball off I needed 2 pipe wrenches. 1 to hold the ball from spinning and 1 to get the nut off. There is no way you are getting a pipe wrench on the ball when a trailer is hooked to it. At least our trailers tongues stick down far enough to prevent that not sure if every brand is the same.