STOP TRACTOR THEFT???

[Treemonkey1000]

Another thing is the fact that a lot of these tractors are all look a like basically. Orange or Green or something like that. Make yours stand out with a Farm name on it or a big Smiley face. Those are harder to hide and not be noticed...I like the guy that got bit on the hiney by a snake. Take that one step further and hook a Stun gun under the seat. Set it to turn on when you leave.. Some thief sits in the seat and gets zapped where his brains are... Just don't zap yourself.

 

[Soundguy]

not kosher to set traps.. law isn't on your side on that one... unfortunately..

soundguy

 

[horse7]

not kosher to set traps.. law isn't on your side on that one... unfortunately..

soundguy

Which brings up a question: when is a trap a trap?

Some are obvious-- a shotgun with a tripwire.

But if someone keeps their pet collection of poisonous vipers loose in the garage with suitable "beware of snakes" signs on the outside (and the tractor inside) is that a trap?

Obviously it is intent, but it seems to me that if the owner takes reasonable and prudent actions to indicate a dangerous situation (loose poisonous snakes in the building for this contrived example) the trespasser who breaks and enteres takes on full responsibility for his actions. [if you want to argue the point, the flip side is: the thief steals the perfectly serviceable tractor and is injured in a rollover or other tractor accident. Who pays? The owner for not adequately preventing said thief from stealing the "attractive nuisance" of a nice juicy tractor? Should the owner always leave the Operator's Manual on the seat in case the tractor is stolen, so the thief has the proper instructions and can't sue?:confused2:]

 

[corey9212]

I know here if you have a trained guard dog and put up a beware of dog sign and a burglar goes into your yard and gets attacked that they can sue you and win cause according to the officers here all the sign says is there's a dog on the premises so be ware. But if you have a beware of dog sign AND a guard dog on duty sign then if they break in and gets attacked then you are not liable cause they were warned of a guard dog wich means they will be attacked. So buy a guard dog and put up both signs and you will be fine.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Wouldn't be practical to have a guard dog staked out for a remote place unless you had a way to feed it every day unless he ate a steady diet of thieves. Posting the property with signs that it is protected by security measures might get you off the legal hook. Too bad you have to worry about protecting your property from thieves and lawyers willing to take on a criminals case.. Not trying to dig all lawyers here by the way.

 

[NorTracNY]

Only the lawyers win with what you are talking about now. I've been told to never have a "Beware of Dog" sign. You're advertising that you have a dog that is dangerous. Can I read the sign when I'm robbing you at night? I'm not for it, but again... Only the lawyers will win.

 

[shownuff]

I like the idea of taking a tire or 2 off but I think it would just as easy to take the starter out

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Taking the starter off wouldn't slow down the guys pulling the tractor onto a trailer or haulback truck as much as removing a tire. Problem with removing a tire is it is a pain in the tookis and you don't want to drop the tractor on yourself.. Now if it fell on a thief just call it a Farm accident....

 

[Soundguy]

i'm sure the starter won't effect a rollback with a winch..

as for a trap.. the stun gun idea mentioned earlier.. which i was refeing to would surely be considered a trap.

soundguy

 

[corey9212]

Plain and simple is if they want it, they will take it, you may be able to make it more difficult for them to deter them but if they want it bad enough nothing will stop them. Only thing you can do is make sure your insurance is in place and up to date. It does suck but that's the harsh truth. You may become a victim and it is no fun cause it's a double loss for you (losing your equipment plus increased insurance premiums for making a claim.) do your best to prepair for the moment with deterring them and proper insurance and hope for the best.