Preventing theft
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GregP27
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The only thing wrong with that is people see you removing it when you start it.
I'd put a switch somewhere near the dipstick or some other place where you would normally perfom a check of the tractor before running it. That way, it can be sort of hidden. You flick the switch when you check the oil. They don't normally monitor you all that closely when you leave the tractor in order to steal it, but they watch for what you do before you start it. When you leave they're just watching to see when you go away. Maybe put it down near the seat belt where you reach down around it anyway?
I like the idea above about leaving a control engaged as part of the theft system.
I had one friend who out an external battery disconnect on his hot rod near the front fender. He also located a hidden switch near the finder inside. When he knelt down to operate the battery switch, he ran his inside hand into the fender well to enable the hidden switch. That car was never stolen and there were several attempts at it.
Same guy was running about 750 HP on the street and did something I have seen only once since on a race car. He separated the starter switch from the ignition. That way, he could run the starter until he had oil pressure before switching on the ignition. Maybe not an anti-theft thing, but it saved startup when there was no oil filim inside the engine. But separating the starter from the ignition would allow a remote starter ebalbe switch AND a remote ignition enable switch. The combination would be much harder to bypass as it would also be completely unexpected by most people, including thieves.
I'd put a switch somewhere near the dipstick or some other place where you would normally perfom a check of the tractor before running it. That way, it can be sort of hidden. You flick the switch when you check the oil. They don't normally monitor you all that closely when you leave the tractor in order to steal it, but they watch for what you do before you start it. When you leave they're just watching to see when you go away. Maybe put it down near the seat belt where you reach down around it anyway?
I like the idea above about leaving a control engaged as part of the theft system.
I had one friend who out an external battery disconnect on his hot rod near the front fender. He also located a hidden switch near the finder inside. When he knelt down to operate the battery switch, he ran his inside hand into the fender well to enable the hidden switch. That car was never stolen and there were several attempts at it.
Same guy was running about 750 HP on the street and did something I have seen only once since on a race car. He separated the starter switch from the ignition. That way, he could run the starter until he had oil pressure before switching on the ignition. Maybe not an anti-theft thing, but it saved startup when there was no oil filim inside the engine. But separating the starter from the ignition would allow a remote starter ebalbe switch AND a remote ignition enable switch. The combination would be much harder to bypass as it would also be completely unexpected by most people, including thieves.
GregP27
Bronze Member
Yes, but most of them would not allow you to run the starter with the key off, and that is the whole point. Especially on a high-performance engine, get oil pressure before enabling the ignition. I'd usually crank for some 7 - 10 turns before the oil pressure came up. THEN I'd start it ...
Our engines lasted a long time and looked good internally at rebuild. Most engines get a LOT of their wear when they frist start up dry, with no oil pressure. I don't let the guys at the oil change places start my vehicles anymore, when I go there. The last one who did started it and reved to about 1,500 rpm. He said they get oil pressure quicker that way. I threw him out of the truck and said he didn't know a thing about engines. They got upset but declined to do anything about it. After that, I now start it and just let it idle until it gets pressure.
But when I get a tractor, I'll use that old technique on it.
Our engines lasted a long time and looked good internally at rebuild. Most engines get a LOT of their wear when they frist start up dry, with no oil pressure. I don't let the guys at the oil change places start my vehicles anymore, when I go there. The last one who did started it and reved to about 1,500 rpm. He said they get oil pressure quicker that way. I threw him out of the truck and said he didn't know a thing about engines. They got upset but declined to do anything about it. After that, I now start it and just let it idle until it gets pressure.
But when I get a tractor, I'll use that old technique on it.