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GPS / ANTI THEFT Tracking
- Thread starter Flienlow
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buckfever
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We take our stuff down every night. It takes a little while in the morning to get set up but I know I don’t want to be the one that has to make the call to my dad to tell him someone still out globe. I know of companies around here that leave all their technology in their machines and on their base. That just seems stupid and lazy to me.
cuttin edge
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Do you mean the grade control stuff or the heavy equipment it'self
thepumpguysc
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Pops had a Lo-Jak on his brand new Kenworth.. by the time it was activated & the signal was tracked the truck went from Florida to a chop shop in Texas & was unrecognizable or usable..
The insurance paid it off.. but they woulda paid it off regardless.. seeing it was stolen..
I guess it just made the process a lot quicker.
The insurance paid it off.. but they woulda paid it off regardless.. seeing it was stolen..
I guess it just made the process a lot quicker.
mg2361
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Many systems today have Geo-Fencing which can send out an alert if the machine is moved.
DoyleX
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You dont have to spend big money on theft deterrent. They sell fake lojack stickers, premises under video surveillance signs, dummy and real cameras. They also sell shotguns, bear traps, and woodchippers.
In the stolen the most stuff a easy fuel solenoid cut out switch is what you need. A game camera and a dummy on the site with a video surveillance sign will stop 99% of em.
In the stolen the most stuff a easy fuel solenoid cut out switch is what you need. A game camera and a dummy on the site with a video surveillance sign will stop 99% of em.
cuttin edge
Senior Member
I know it is more convenient, but I always thought having one key fits all to be a bad idea. Everyone in the country has a cat key.
cuttin edge
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One of the reservations here, if we do any jobs for the band, we can't leave any equipment on site over the weekend. Overnight is ok, but everything has to be hauled to a contractor yard a few miles away for the weekend.
RZucker
Senior Member
Yes, but I have installed many hidden cutoff switches that cut cab or ECM power on many machines. If those get stolen... it was an employee or one really smart cat. Behind the seat, under the cab skirts... About as good as anything. And yes I have a huge key ring that will start almost anything.
RZucker
Senior Member
That only works on turbo Detroits.I just hide the starting fluid in cold weather . LOL
check
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The more cats get stolen, the more cats they sell! Why should they change?
Tinkerer
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Machine specific keys for say, Caterpillar would be a nightmare for a contractor that may have 30 or more machines running multiple shifts. There are always some operators that take the keys home at the end of the shift.
Sometimes they will pull them out of an unattended machine. I saw it happen over and over again.
Sometimes they will pull them out of an unattended machine. I saw it happen over and over again.