Finally manipulated a LaGard
First ran AWL and AWR. Found two peaks about 30 to 40 apart, but no gates.
Started finding low areas on each wheel, dialing by tens, or down to 5 or 2 1/2 increments to find centers of low areas. Where low areas flattened, I took the center numbers.
Found lowest RCP readings at AWL @ 45.
Parked 1 & 2 @ 45L, ran 3AL (45L was lowest on 3)
(Yes, for finding lowest points I ran all the wheels the SAME direction. Left was giving the lowest readings on this lock. When searching for a gate, I ran the wheel in its normal dialing direction.)
1@45L / 2AL / 3@45L (60L lowest on 2)
45L / 60L / AL (30-50 lowest on 3, so took center of 40L)
AL / 60L / 40L (45 still lowest on 1)
45L / AL / 40L (90 now lowest on 2)
45L / 90L / AL (45 now lowest again on 3)
Going for the gates, by increments of 2, direction dependent on wheel...
AL / 90L / 45L (23L lowest area on 1, turned out to be the gate)
23L / AR / 45L FENCE DROPPED IN THE GATES AT 76. Wheel 3's gate turned out to be at 45.
23L / 76R / 45L - initial manipulated combination
22L / 76R / 46L - centered combination
Combination given with the lock as purchased was 26-80-50, clearly not the correct combination. And, no, I did not look at the combination before I manipulated the lock.
I'm going to mount a few 6730s to manipulate before I mount my next LaGard (3330). I can use a break!