ABUS 180/50 Solid Brass Combination Padlock

I ordered one of these a few years ago and it worked great until a tree fell on my gate and it bent the shackle on the lock. In the northwest we deal with lots of rain and weather elements. Just ordered a new one to replace it and I'm sure I'll be happy with it. The old lock survived the weather, but when a tree comes down that's a different story.

We use this lock to secure our dinghy, and it’s been excellent. The long arms make it easy to lock the chain to itself, and it’s held up really well in the Caribbean sun, salt, and rain. I even dropped one in the ocean by accident and immediately ordered another because it works so well. The combination is simple to set and use, and I love that no key is required -one less thing to worry about losing overboard. Highly recommend!

Terrible, terrible product. For work I am constantly on the road, and my tools are in a Pelican case which typically rides in the bed of a truck through all kinds of weather. I was looking for a long lasting lock that would hold up to the elements and protect my investment. This was one of the few "marine" locks that I could find with a long enough shackle for my Pelican case. Once the lock came in the mail I set my combination as per the instructions on the packaging. Once I set the combo and went to reopen the lock, nothing happened. Sure enough my combination was not working. I tried the default combination and still nothing. After calling ABUS and leaving a message I turned to searching videos online to find a way to open the lock. I found that the lock was actually pretty easy to open with zero locksmith skills. I simply followed the advice of one of the videos I came across, which was rapidly spinning the combination dials while pulling up on the shackle. After about 10 minutes of doing this while sitting on the couch, the lock sprung open! Although happy to have the lock open, I was disappointed that a $25.00 lock was so easy to manipulate. So now with the lock open, I was able to determine the combination (which was about 8 numbers off from what I had thought I set) that the lock had be set to. I used the included key to once again set my combination. This time I checked the numbers at least 10 times prior to setting it, thinking that maybe somehow the dials shifted during my initial combination input. Success! My combination worked perfectly. I locked and unlocked the lock at least 20 times just to be sure. I put the lock on my tool case and called in a night. This is where it gets good..... The next morning I loaded up my tool box and headed to work. It's important to note my job often takes me to remote locations, where myself and my team work entirely out of my toolbox... Once onsite I go to open the lock, and nothing happens. I check my combination and sure enough, nothing happens. My anger at this point is through the roof, and unfortunately my lock manipulation trick is much more difficult when the unit is installed and I'm standing in the blazing sun. Thank goodness I had a 20V grinder with cutoff wheel on hand, which made quick work of the lock. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. If you don't need the longer shackle than go with the Seasmee marine lock, I have it on other items that stay outdoors and have not had a single issue.

Nice Lock.

Working fine in the marine environment, but tend to open if even a few of the numbers are just close to the set combination.

Built tough... love it!!!

Been using these for years and they just work.

Lock does not feel even close to the quality of a master combo lock. When locked it rattles like the components are loose. The dials are not smooth to rotate. The key to reset seems easy to replicate. This lock does not feel like it will hold up to the environment and it is definitely not secure enough to protect something of importance.

I really like the sturdy weight to this padlock. It was super easy to set the combination. The rollers are so easy to use. I'm loving it so far!

Great locks with a resettable combination!

I remember it was pretty hard to set the combination when I got it. 6 months later, now it just won't close (not a forgotten combination, it worked 15 minutes before just giving up)

Using outdoors on the waterfront. Subjected to extremely cold temperatures, snow, rain, wind. No issues. Working well since installed 1 year ago

Looks good, prompt delivery. Solid and strong.