Trailer Security in Riverton, WY

Utility trailers, stock trailers, and enclosed cargo trailers are easy targets when they sit unlocked in a driveway or out at a ranch. As a mobile locksmith based in Riverton, Spare Me Locksmith Services helps Fremont County owners lock them up with commercial-grade discus and shrouded padlocks — and we can set gates, sheds, and trailers on one key.

Trailers do get taken in Riverton

According to a Riverton Police Department media release covered by County 10, a flatbed ATV trailer valued at $2,000 was reported stolen from the East Park Avenue area of Riverton. It was an 8-foot 1990-model trailer with wooden side panels.

That kind of theft is not rare in small towns. A padlock alone is not magic, but a solid discus or shrouded lock on a proper hasp raises the work a thief has to do — especially when the trailer also has a hitch or coupler lock and is parked where it can be seen.

What to lock on a trailer

• Trailer door hasps. Enclosed and stock trailers often use a padlock on a hasp. This is where a discus or hidden-shackle lock shines.
• Gates and chains. Pasture gates, yard gates, and chain wraps need a thick shackle and a lock that shrugs off weather.
• Coupler / hitch. A coupler lock keeps someone from hitching up and rolling away. We can advise on padlock options that fit common hasps; bring your hitch size when you call.
• One key for the property. Gate, shed, job box, and trailer locks can be keyed alike so you are not juggling a ring of different keys.

Discus and shrouded padlocks for trailers

A discus (round) padlock wraps its body around the shackle so bolt cutters have almost no room to bite. A shrouded or hidden-shackle padlock does the same job with a different shape. Both are better fits for trailer doors and hasps than a thin, fully exposed hardware-store shackle.

See the full lineup — including Good / Better / Best tiers, keyed-alike sets, and specs — on our padlocks page. Padlocks can be returned within 30 days with local pickup in Riverton (see our return policy).

Why a typical cheap padlock falls short

We are not naming brands to knock. The difference is in the parts you can see and measure:

• Exposed thin shackles give bolt cutters a clean bite. Discus and shrouded bodies leave little or no exposed shackle.
• Soft shackles cut more easily than boron alloy or hardened steel. Our Better and Best tiers use thicker boron or hardened shackles.
• A weak hasp undoes a strong lock. If the hasp screws can be backed out while the lock is closed, upgrade the hasp too — the same lesson as on sheds and outbuildings.
• Not rekeyable. When a hired hand leaves or a key goes missing, a rekeyable cylinder lets us change the key instead of replacing every lock. Many American Lock and Master Lock ProSeries models we carry are rekeyable.

One key for gates, sheds, and trailers

We can key a set alike so every gate, trailer, shed, and job box opens with the same key. Many of the padlocks we carry are rekeyable, and we can also rekey your house and shop door locks. For more padlock options for sheds and outbuildings, see our padlocks page.

For more of what we do around Riverton and Lander, see our residential and commercial locksmith pages, or our Riverton locksmith page.

Why work with Spare Me

• Mobile-only locksmith based in Riverton, serving Fremont County
• Fully insured
• 100% satisfaction guaranteed
• ALOA Security Professionals Association member #AR125851