Security & Theft Stolen Tractor

[CompactTractorFan]

Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that...

 

[teg]

That sucks... can you give some information to help other beef up their containers? Or did they just a cut lock? I know some have welded a Lock Box around the lock to make it a bit harder to cut. Did you have anything like that?

 

[Ken]

This is a good time to read your insurance policy if have replacement costs. probally not even if agent said it would be there.
It will read minus ded. minus age or hours and will be only the piece mentioned no add ons tools or extra equipment.
May 1st. Son-in-law had Dodge truck Finn Hydro Seeder and all tools and extra material stolen. Total clean out of his business.
Insurance co. said could rent from Home Depot a sprayer to use for his job for up to $25. bucks a day.
He told her it cost more than this in fuel to operate. He still has not received any money and will have to enter into a law suit to recover what should be plain language.
Helped him purchase used truck used Hydro seeder and thought the $50,000 was good purchase.
So all this is say have your insurance company point out and underline what replacement costs really is.
I know just another Rant but your money when it is gone.
ken

 

[DABSGT]

Sorry about your tractor. After 27+ years in a police department hope your local officers can help. My guess is 1 of 2 out comes, first it was taken for a joy ride by local youths or it is on a trailer heading to some ones yard for use or parts. More like option 2 kids like the cars better. The job and ecconomy situation has increased thefts.that with most departments shortage of officers doesn't make it easy. Best of luck. You may want to notify local tractor. Dealers to keep an eye out knuckle heads may try to sell to them or even trade also check local papers. If it was a joy ride check neighborhood Nd wooded areas where kids 4 wheel.

 

[JamesHW]

Sorry about losing your equipment.

I know it's painful, but I'd be interested in the details on the theft. Maybe help someone down the road. I'm considering the purchase of some equipment which will be stored for long periods of time and security is in the front of my mind. Thinking a shipping container since I don't have any sort of barn yet.

Also, I have LoJack on my wheels. I wonder if something like that could be useful for an expensive farm tractor.

 

[creekbend]

Sincerely sorry about the theft of your tractor and equipment. Did the thieves leave any trace or indication at all in regards to what means of transport was used to move the items, such as tracks; etc? Even minor details or clues may be helpful. I really hope that you recover all that was stolen from you, and that the Low Life B*******S are caught, prosecuted and put away.

 

[buck12]

Watch craigs list, put signs up at local stores etc., check auctions etc. I know of a couple of cases where peolpe have been able to recover thier stuff. I wish you the best.

 

[300UGUY]

That really sucks. Hope the law catches up with the idiots. We had a local guy here that was running a construction company, with stolen equipment. They caught him after a guy who had been hit before, put a lo jack system on a piece of equipment. The guy stole a skidsteer, took it about 15 miles away to his place, and the cops were able to track it. They found that every single piece of equipment he had was stolen. Another local was running a collision shop, right across from the county offices. He had a rep for doing good work, cheap. No wonder, he was also running a chop shop - the replacement parts were stolen. Interestingly, he got caught when he started dealing drugs also.

 

[Short Game]

So much theft these days is by the meth heads. A bronze statue of Sacajawea was stolen from a state park near Astoria and it showed up at a scrap yard in Eugene, sawed up in pieces. The yard operator took one look at the pieces and called it right in and they got the thieves on the spot. If it was pros, it might be harder to get them. I'm glad I'm way off the county road.