Simple,Crook-Proof Lock-In-A-Tube

Simple,Crook-Proof Lock-In-A-Tube SECURITY/SAFETY Ideas 22-1-41 None of the high-tech crime-fighting gadgets money can buy work as well as this simpleto-build "lock-in-a-tube" that a North American farm equipment dealer came up with. "We tried motion detectors, cameras and security lights and were still getting broken into every six months," says Arnold Kerry, Utica Farm Equipment, Port Perry, Ontario. "We haven't lost a single lock since we came up with this idea last year." Kerry welded lengths of 5-in. dia. pipe to the top of his gates, which are made of 4-in. dia. pipe, to completely enclose padlocks so that bolt cutters can't be used on them. The 15-in. long pipe sections weld at 90 degree angles to strap iron on top of the gates. The strap iron forms a clevis that attaches the gates together with the pin running up through the clevis. The padlock fits inside the pipe and secures the gates. "The only way to get at the locks now is to use a torch or hammer and chisel and that evidently attracts too much attention for crooks," Kerry says. "The real beauty of this idea is that it can be adapted to any situation, including the farm." Cost to install the guards on both the front and back gate at his dealership was less than $100 (Canadian). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Utica Farm Equipment, P.O. Box 717, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada L9L 1A6 (ph 905 985-9701; fax 9704).

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