MY KEY IS YOUR KEY?

shownuff · Nov 21, 2006

bx 23 key will not work in the bx 24 or vice versa its a different set up

Dusty · Nov 21, 2006

How about a big Ole mean Rattler curled up in the seat?

ozzie tractor · Nov 21, 2006

Dusty said:
How about a big Ole mean Rattler curled up in the seat?

heard a story about a guy with a harley who threaded a spark plug into the bottom of the fuel tank. when he parked the bike he would pull the plug lead off and stick it on the fuel tank plug. he was apparently charged with man slaughter. dunno if its true or not, sounds a bit far fetched to me..

Mike_V · Nov 21, 2006

_RaT_ said:
If you own a tractor, chances are, your honest. Thats how I look at it.

The guy you're worried about doesn't own a tractor. Yet...

Bob_Young · Nov 21, 2006

I figured the keys weren't providing much security the day I mistakenly started one of the 'botas using the key for my Neon. When they're both at 'home' there's not much to worry about since they are parked within 100' of where I sleep, and the neighbor is the sheriff. But the long looks they get from visitors and people driving by, sure make me nervous

The L4300 is often off site locked in a pole barn 1/4 mile from the road with no one living nearby. Besides leaving it in gear and with PTO engaged, I turn off the manual fuel valve at the filter. I figure that if they do get it running, it won't run long and then it will need to be bled before it can be restarted. Might be enough discourage them. Have I got that right?
Bob

rdsaustintx · Nov 21, 2006

ozzie tractor said:
heard a story about a guy with a harley who threaded a spark plug into the bottom of the fuel tank. when he parked the bike he would pull the plug lead off and stick it on the fuel tank plug. he was apparently charged with man slaughter. dunno if its true or not, sounds a bit far fetched to me..

That's crazy. I would forget and blow myself up.

I know for sure this one happened: An 11 y.o. kid here was having trouble with neighbor kids taking his bicycle. He watched his dad wire up their garbage cans to 120V through a christmas light blinker (to scare off possums). After trash day the kid attached the setup to his bike.

Sure enough, neighbor kid grabbed hold. Unfortunately it knocked him out and the bike fell on top of him. Electrocuted.

The boy with bike got committed to a state mental hospital. His dad got hit with a wrongful death lawsuit, but no charges.

(Geez I regret typing this now)

Tig · Nov 21, 2006

I have two Polaris snowmobiles and a Murray riding mower that use the same key. It's more of a child proofing than a theft deterrent.

Dusty · Nov 21, 2006

Tig said:
I have two Polaris snowmobiles and a Murray riding mower that use the same key. It's more of a child proofing than a theft deterrent.

Most children today can figure out more than we adults can sometimes figure out. I don't see it as much value as child proofing.

_RaT_ · Nov 22, 2006

Mike_V said:
The guy you're worried about doesn't own a tractor. Yet...

What, where did he get a key, did he still that too?

Dallas_Lilly · Nov 22, 2006

At my work we solved the same key problem with this system
Caterpillar: Products>Technology>Fleet Management Solutions>Machine Security System

We were not so worried about theft but un authorized use. We had a backhoe parked overnight in a rural subdivision and when we came back the next day it had 5 more hours on it than when we left it.

AlanB · Nov 22, 2006

I guess I have been around the Army too long, when I got an extra key for my tractor, and they just handed me one from behind the counter, I realized it may not be the most secure thing out there.....

So I have a short chain padlocked below my seat to the frame and I padlock it around a spoke in the steering wheel.

I believe that locks keep honest folks honest, but I do whatever is reasonable to keep a borderline guy on the right side of the fence.

While you could steal our tractor with a bit of patience, it makes the lazy man look for something easier. And I do not think many Theives are known as "real hard workers".

dgl24087 · Nov 22, 2006

Yep, my JD key will fit 1 cousin's 2 JD's, another cousin's 1 JD, and an Uncle's JD. The tractors are: 2 1530's, 2 2240's, and a 2350.

N80 · Nov 22, 2006

AlanB said:
And I do not think many Theives are known as "real hard workers".

And the one's that are real hard workers are probably unstoppable anyway.

There was a big Kershaw r-o-w cutter on my place a month or so ago, one of these jobs with a long fiberglass boom and a round saw blade on the end. When the crew left it for the weekend they spray painted a line on the tire down to the ground as well as a line on the top of the tire up onto the frame. This obviously doesn't deter theft, I guess they were just preventing joy riding. Of course the thought crossed my mind that I sure could get a lot done with that thing over the weekend, if it hadn't been for that spray paint, who knows what I could have accomplished! I suspect some of it would have ended up on the local news.....

escavader · Nov 22, 2006

I thought about installing one of those battery shutoffs on my bx.Isaw them on the cover of Harbor FREIght recently for a couple bucks.I have used them before on my tandom deep cell 12 volt battery bank at camp,they work well.This might keep the tractor from discharging over any long storage etc
ALAN

Timber · Nov 23, 2006

I never take my key out of the ignition but I also keep my tractor in the garage when I am not using it. I think most people keep the tractors inside out of the weather and out of sight. Animals will always let you know if something is a miss

Dargo · Nov 23, 2006

I still have a Cat key and a Case key from when I had dozers from them. They are just tossed in the toolbox in the back of my truck. When I went to meet a guy who was going to do some dozer work at my property he was cussing that he'd made the 30 minute drive and forgot his key. Yup, you guessed, my spare Cat key from my old 955 fit his new D6 just fine.

lawn_king · Nov 23, 2006

Going back 5 or so years ago, 1 ford key would start my tarus, my f350 & my buddies f250.

MOPAULY · Nov 23, 2006

AlanB said:
I guess I have been around the Army too long, when I got an extra key for my tractor, and they just handed me one from behind the counter, I realized it may not be the most secure thing out there.....

So I have a short chain padlocked below my seat to the frame and I padlock it around a spoke in the steering wheel.

All Military equipment that I ever spent time on in the Army did not use any type of ignition key. Most military vehicles have a chain / padlock system to the floor since they use no ignition key. HUMMV's don't use keys, but the old Chevy Blazers CUCV do. My M1 Abrams had no ignition key, just switches and buttons

_RaT_ · Nov 23, 2006

Hilti now sells electric tools that will not operate unless you are in poccession of a small device you can attach to a key ring. It is required for the tool to run. You apprently will destroy the tool trying to defeat the mechanism and replacement parts require a serial number which is part of the theft deterent system they have implemented. I'm sure there are work arounds, but it is a start especially since I have lost two Hilti drills.