Security & Theft Securing tractor from theft

[aczlan]

There you go.. reverse 2 plug wires when you leave then let some poor sucker hand crank it!

what an idea, it would look fine to an unsuspecting thief, however once he tries to start it, he is SOL.


Aaron Z

 

[aczlan]

how is this:


requirments: corner of wall that is below grade, bulldozer
park tractor as close to corner as possible and block it in with bulldozer, then disable the bulldozer after sinking the blade and the scarafiers into the ground.


that does bring us back to how to disable a simple engine, hmmmmmmmmm.....


Aaron Z

 

[PILOON]

I like the quick disconnect trick.
Many if not all FEL's will have QD's in the lines.
Have the up circuit be female to female and have a pair of males joined with a short nipple.
The pair of males would be your "key" that you remouve.
Now when you park the tractor you lower the bucket (best if you have a tooth bar) 'til the front wheels are jacked off of the ground.
Now try to load the tractor on a tilt and load with that bucket dug in!
How many thieves will have a pair of male QD's in their kit?
And will they be able to cut a steel braided hose line to relieve the pressure?

Better still leave a pair male fittings in the line BUT weld the oil passage shut thereby blocking the bucket lift ability.

When you operate it you simply substitute the blocked fittings with your open flow set.

I do not believe there exists a tilt and load that could load a tractor who's FEL is dragging the bucket teeth in the ground!

Cost, maybe $30-40 for a set of fittings!

 

[Soundguy]

To answer the question on the hose.. yes.. a bat powered abrasive cutoff saw will cut that hose like cheeze..

soundguy

 

[aczlan]

Now try to load the tractor on a tilt and load with that bucket dug in!
How many thieves will have a pair of male QD's in their kit?
And will they be able to cut a steel braided hose line to relieve the pressure?

they wont need to cut it (although as soundguy said, a batt cutoff saw would go through the line in a rapid manner) a pair of wrenches and the line comes off either the fitting or the cyl, then the bucket will float

Better still leave a pair male fittings in the line BUT weld the oil passage shut thereby blocking the bucket lift ability.
When you operate it you simply substitute the blocked fittings with your open flow set.

good idea, sort of like swapping wires on a hand crank tractor, looks good till you try to use it, however I dont think it would be feasible to swap QD's on the bucket hydraulics while they are holding the tractor in the air...

I do not believe there exists a tilt and load that could load a tractor who's FEL is dragging the bucket teeth in the ground!

if you loosen the lines on the curl cylinders the weight of the tractor would roll it back and let you hook a chain onto it and slide it along the ground.


Aaron Z

 

[MossRoad]

Detail a method that will effectively prevent theft of a tractor parked in a field. The theft deterrent has to be something that is not so much hassle for the owner that he won't keep using it.

If neither SoundGuy, N-80, nor myself can't see a way to defeat the theft deterrent, then your method will be logged into the semi finals. Advancing from the semi finals to the finals will be based on the three judges voting on the candidate solutions. Wining the final round will get your name placed into a drawing where you may qualify for a swell prize. Good luck.

Pat

O.K. Take one of these and connect it to a few of those and control some of these.

How'd I do?

 

[aczlan]

O.K. Take one of these and connect it to a few of those and control some of these.

LOL, the only problem I can see is that if it dosent kill the thief he may sue you (and win) for his hospital bills + "pain and suffering" also, a animal or a leaf might set it off, and there is a possibility of reducing the tractor to a pile of scrap metal.


Aaron Z

 

[alchemysa]

Ideas to deter theft?

Just grow a tree up the middle of it.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/124129-starts-wont-move.html

 

[MossRoad]

LOL, the only problem I can see is that if it dosent kill the thief he may sue you (and win) for his hospital bills + "pain and suffering" also, a animal or a leaf might set it off, and there is a possibility of reducing the tractor to a pile of scrap metal.


Aaron Z

I suppose you're right. But a guy can dream, can't he?

 

[MossRoad]

I had a late 70's IH2500B. It was a 50PTO gas powered tractor/loader that I left unattended on my property for many years. I would take the rotor out from under the distributor cap and leave it in the ashtray of my pickup truck when I went home. I would also take the battery with me and shut off the fuel lines, plus disconnect the fuel shutoff solenoid from the carb. Good luck to stupid people trying to start that.

However, as noted, if someone really wants something, they are going to take it. No stopping them, just deterring them.