securing mini-x at remote location

[RickB]

Are they all keyed the same? If so it’s of very little value?

Looks like a John Deere Ag key from the 1960’s.

 

[Tomtint]

I have the same concerns with leaving my Cat Skidsteer at the property we plow in the winter. I'm 100% certain it would disappear before the season was over. Small equipment is so easy to just throw on a trailer and any jack hole with a pickup truck can make off with it. On the very rare occasions where I had brought my machine to the property before a storm and left it there. I ran a heavy chain across the front entry door and padlocked it. I also chained and locked the tracks to my trailer that was parked next to it .. In all seriousness ....with today's battery operated angle grinders, it would only take about 4 minutes to cut the locks and be off.
Maybe a hidden ignition kill switch and a hidden lock to get into the engine bay would help. ..a little..

 

[Diggin It]

On older cars, one trick was to open the distributor cap and pull the rotor. Another was simply to take the coil wire and one or more plug wires.

I'd be considering something along those lines other than the battery or something obvious. Is there some key ignition item that's portable enough to remove easily but too expensive for dirtbags to be likely to carry around with them?

 

[Tomtint]

On older cars, one trick was to open the distributor cap and pull the rotor. Another was simply to take the coil wire and one or more plug wires.

I'd be considering something along those lines other than the battery or something obvious. Is there some key ignition item that's portable enough to remove easily but too expensive for dirtbags to be likely to carry around with them?

I'll have to look for the rotor on my Perkins Diesel in the Cat. Lol

 

[Industrial Toys]

Yeah. Take out the spark plugs.

I have been in the security business since the 80s. All kinds of technology available for detection. But then what? First, property crime is not a big priority here. But then, what is the response time? And, you had better make sure you have ZERO false alarms, otherwise it makes law enforcement even less interested in responding. Hardening the target is about your only option. And as was said, insurance. But you always pay for that anyway, even if not the full amount.

 

[4570Man]

On older cars, one trick was to open the distributor cap and pull the rotor. Another was simply to take the coil wire and one or more plug wires.

I'd be considering something along those lines other than the battery or something obvious. Is there some key ignition item that's portable enough to remove easily but too expensive for dirtbags to be likely to carry around with them?

I figured there’s close to zero chance of the thief carrying a battery. I don’t know how your LS is setup but on my Kubota pulling the battery would be a pain. Pulling the negative cable off would only take a second. Wiring a kill switch would still be way easier and more effective. For maximum effectiveness the kill switch needs to prevent the engine from running not just starting.

 

[Code54]

If I leave mine I have a SPOT gps that I can hardwire on it. If it moves I know it and could just call it in. Pulling a starter relay would disable things quickly and make it difficult for most people to even guess what was wrong with it. Also parking the machine with the cab perpendicular to the tracks helps - hard to winch it on a trailer and take off with it not starting and sitting in that position.

 

[k0ua]

A hidden kill switch in the fuel shutoff solenoid will keep diesels so equipped from running or starting. Even if they have a copy of the key.

How many guys come on here and can't make their tractor run? A lot. I doubt most thieves will stop to troubleshoot your rig.

 

[farm boy00]

Battery disconnect, fuel shutoff, a few chains to trees, plates that go over the dash.
Maybe you could even remove a Joystick controller.

Depending how your diesel is shutoff, disconnect the electrical or is oldschool and shut off with a kill lever, unhook the cable or level in the off position.

 

[strum456]

A hidden kill switch in the fuel shutoff solenoid will keep diesels so equipped from running or starting. Even if they have a copy of the key.

How many guys come on here and can't make their tractor run? A lot. I doubt most thieves will stop to troubleshoot your rig.

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