Keeping a BX22 Home

[BobD]

I just bot a BX22 and have been watching all the local landscape artists driving by oogling it. Down here I have learned to keep my hand on my wallet until I get know someone and since I have to let it sit out until I get a garage built I'm wondering what is the best way to keep it from wandering off on its own. Is there some way of easily disabling my pride & joy so it stays where it belongs?

BTW, these forums were a great help in buying my baby. Its a real pleasure to read informative, mature posts without all the bashing I've found by the kiddies on other forums. A great bunch of gentlemen.

Bob

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Bob,

I'd start by parking it around back, and then get started on that garage asap. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[WVBill]

Here's a thought:

Put together a motion activated car alarm actuator and a car horn in some kind of a metal box painted orange and mounted (can even be temporary) to the BX22 somewhere looking like a tool box.

I'd think that anyone monkeying around with your tractor would be so startled by a car horn alarm going off that they'd bail out real quick.

 

[whaler54]

Hi Bob,

I have a 2002 BX22.

On mine, there is a connector with a removable link (like a blade type fuse - might even be a fuse now that I think of it). The connector is located on the right side of the tractor. I get to it by reaching up under the body about inline with where the hood meets the firewall.

If this doesn't make sense, let me know and I will post a picture.

Hope I am not giving away a secret and helping the bad guys.

Regards,
Paul

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Whaler, I saw that done at a dealer when I was shopping for tractors. Every one that I wanted to test drive he had to plug in the fuse. So I guess that is how some dealers keep them on the lot.

 

[nitronut1]

It's right above my oil filter...

 

[MDNick]

Bob,

If there is no significant other to complain, and you have some french doors . . .

Take off the loader and hoe. With out the tractor, they are pretty much useless and not likely to be stolen. Drive it into your living room, get a Chalkley cup (look it up on this site) and you have yourself an easy chair on wheels. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif It would be so /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif in the living room, and appear quite a bit bigger. If you do have a significant other, leave the loader on and tell her she can use it to help clean the house. I claim no responsibility for your pending demise, though. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ronjhall]

Bob
There are 2 old threads that cover tractor security.
Click Here

Click Here

There was another long one that had an unusual name. I was not able to find it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Maybe someone else can remember the heading on that thread.