On Oct 5, 7:00 pm, "desperado" wrote:
you could also try one of those vibrating lock pick tools, although bolt
cutters might be cheaper and you will probably have a use for the cutters in
the future.
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On Oct 4, 10:55 am, "Toller" wrote:
I bought a boat and trailer last spring. Yesterday I was checking the
tire
pressure before taking the boat out for the winter when I realized the
spare
tire was padlocked on and I don't have a key. That could be
embarrassing.

It is a laminated steel padlock. Do I beat it with a sledge hammer
until it
gives way. saw it with a sawsall and metal blade, or must I use a
hacksaw?
Any other suggestions? (don't have boltcutters...)

See if you can slide some shim stock down the side of the shackle and
disengage the locking lug.
Or sacrifice a feeler guage to the task.
Otherwise try one of those 6" wire frame hacksaws and cut very close
to the lock body, they never seem fully hard there.- Hide quoted text -

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Much more likely to have a use for an angle grinder and the angle
grinder will be cheaper. I got mine for about $20 at Wally World.

Harry K