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My 7x14 tandem axle trailer was stolen in LESS than 4 minutes according to my neighbor's surveillance footage. I had a good coupler lock, padlock and The Club 491 Tire Claw bought in May 2010. It held up nice through all the weather for 5 years, but when the two thieves showed up while we were on vacation, it did not stop the thieves. Video showed they used an angle grinder to partial cut all three locks with just a 1/4" cut, then they used a pry bar to pop off the coupler lock, and the pad lock on the coupler latch. They didn't even try to pry the Tire Claw off. They just took off with the tire claw still on the rim with two partial cuts that took less than 10 second to cut. Three days later, we recovered the remains of my trailer. Somewhere along the line, the claw just fell off. I'll give the product its due. By the looks of the rim, The Club stayed on for a while. But it did not stop the theft. Police say this is typical. Thieves don't care about the damage it does, they just want whats in side for quick cash. If they have the time, they will cut the trailer up and sell it to the metal recyclers. A word to the wise, if the trailer is stolen on your driveway, content insurance goes to the home or rental insurance. If you do not formally notify your insurance company of the specific value inside the trailer, all you will get is a $200 check. Also, if you use this product, be sure to by McGard Lugnut Locks on the rim. Police says more than 50% of the people who use products like the club forget to lock the rim down. On a tandem axle trailer, they just remove the tire with the club on it. On single axle tires, they often have a spare and slap it on and go, so use McGard Lugnut Locks on that tire the claw is on. I have gone now with a Abus 10KS Chain 10' that feeds through the tire rim and wraps around the axle padlocked to a Abloy PL362 Grade 6 Padlock, a AMPLock Coupler Lock, and a Abloy PL 330 for that hitch latch. I will be getting a Trailer GPS Tracker too for $25/mo that connects to my smart phone and the GPS feed can be forwarded to the Police and Police cruisers.