Security & Theft secondary kill switch

[tervete]

Hi guys. I was thinking of installing a hidden kill switch on my JD3320 to deter theft. Does anyone know how?

Pauly

 

[jd110]

There are many ways to do this. You can put a cutoff switch on the battery cable, the hot wire to the key switch, the hot wire to the injection pump or in the wire going to activate the starter. Any one of these methods are effective as long as you can place the switch so it can't be easily found. You could just get in the habit of removing the fuse to the key switch also. This can be just as effective in deterring theft.

 

[Tx Jim]

Another theft deterrent would be to turn the fuel off at the water separator.

 

[downsizingnow48]

There are several safety interlocks on my kubota - clutch, pto, the rocker pedal for forward/backward. I put the pto control on, then unplug the clutch switch and hide the wires. that makes two "kill switches" that would take a while to puzzle out. also park the thing in the middle of some trees so it cant be hauled out by a tow truck.

 

[MH8675309]

Many people just remove the key,,,

 

[nybirdman]

Many people just remove the key,,,

Seeing Kubota uses one key,not much of a deterrent.Battery switch may be the easiest to do,lots of people do it for their"classic"cars that are in storage.

 

[Tx Jim]

One would think since new tractors cost as much as they do all tractor manufacturers could install an ignition switch with a key that not duplicated.

 

[tervete]

Thanks guys. I'll check out what Radio Shack for a switch.
Tx again.

 

[creekbend]

Expensive but has a high success rate, if worse comes to worse. LO/JACK.

 

[Fedup]

You could remove the clutch pedal and take it to bed with you.

 

[dieselcrawler]

I just take off 3 tires every night... *grin*

The trick is making the added switch easy to use and hard to find... and remembering that anything you do is only a deterent and not fool proof. If they want to steal it they will, no matter what you do. Sometimes making it harder to steal just means they tear up more stuff in the process that ultimately you have to pay for or repair if recovered.

Mine stays in a locked barn most of the time. Outta sight outta mind.

Good luck...

 

[mcgill72143]

AR-15 does a pretty good job around my place....

 

[madmax12]

AR-15 does a pretty good job around my place....

Cool!

How does that work when no one is home, though?

 

[mcgill72143]

Cool!

How does that work when no one is home, though?[/QUOT


What? someone needs to be home...?.....The Government says the guns do all the shooting....LOL :laughing:


My 3320 is locked up in my garage most of the time so I do see where some people would need extra precautions if they store theirs outside. I've heard of people getting their equipment stolen by guys just winching it onto a trailer and telling anyone who asks that its going in for service. A log chain around the axle to a tree may make a thief think twice and move on to something easier. Usually thieves don't want to spend a lot of time on grabbing it so something they can see as a " time killer" usually makes them go down the road....

 

[madmax12]

Yes, the debate over guns does get odd.

Making it harder for thieves makes a lot of sense :thumbsup:

 

[cartod]

Pull the pto switch, lock the joystick with bucket on the ground, take out the keys and lock the building.