Other than just turning off the gas, what's the best theft prevention you guys use. I've got a '60's muscle car that I just hide a switch that grounds out the ignition system. With the advanced electronics on these things (2008) rancher ES, I'm afraid of just jumping into the old school mind set.
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Mine is chained and locked to the headache rack/deck on my truck. If they want it bad enough they wil take it unfortunately, so get good insurance.
Uh Theft? I guess if I was to go into the city I'd take the key out of it. The key lives in practically everything out where I live, the trucks, tractors, gators. All the farmers have got a gun and dogs so there's not much worry of theft.
I recommend good insurance I live In a rural area but my budys got stolen out of mg garage a few months ago he had no insurance. If they really want it they will take it.
Well, off topic, but mines shifting just fine now, thank you. All my vehicles are well insured and kept in in closed garages or shops. But, being rural and likely to travel on occasion for extended periods, I think it prudent to make the theft of anything I own as time consuming as possible and maybe cause the piece of crap trying to rip me off to think twice. On second thought though, I'll just put in a security system that monitors the whole property that I can check via smart phone.....
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well I guess if you go around and get yourself a reputation for NOT being a guy to screw with, that can go a long way too
I won't say what my rep is here, BUt last time the cops came her they weree OH so polite in asking IF they could come on my property, as they were scared to LOL
as lets say I'm a local well know gun nut case, with more shooting skills maybe than brains!
working with so many police depts over the yrs, and training I once did and well having an explosive's lic doesn't hurt!
or known to have grenade launchers and flame throwers, and well a tank at one time!
who was never scared to go a litle wild at times OPP|s maybe I saying too much here!
BUT, no has ever stolen anything at my place!!
at the farm, iv'e had some trail cam's taken, BUT I have also had a couple returned, and don't really know anyone that has had that happen
and pretty sure the reasosn was someone found out they were mine LOL
SO< lets say having a reputaion of sorts can detere many from thieft too!
as once was said,
walk soflty and carry a big stick!!
but add don't be scared to use it!!
as more its been known to get used, less folks want to test it LOL
I won't say what my rep is here, BUt last time the cops came her they weree OH so polite in asking IF they could come on my property, as they were scared to LOL
as lets say I'm a local well know gun nut case, with more shooting skills maybe than brains!
working with so many police depts over the yrs, and training I once did and well having an explosive's lic doesn't hurt!
or known to have grenade launchers and flame throwers, and well a tank at one time!
who was never scared to go a litle wild at times OPP|s maybe I saying too much here!
BUT, no has ever stolen anything at my place!!
at the farm, iv'e had some trail cam's taken, BUT I have also had a couple returned, and don't really know anyone that has had that happen
and pretty sure the reasosn was someone found out they were mine LOL
SO< lets say having a reputaion of sorts can detere many from thieft too!
as once was said,
walk soflty and carry a big stick!!
but add don't be scared to use it!!
as more its been known to get used, less folks want to test it LOL
Some folks remove a wheel or two .......
Hardened chain looped over the frame and back to a hardened eye in the concrete floor.
Hide your disc grinder ...
Note: It's sometimes harder to cut stainless 'soft' core cable. It squashes and distorts, and it may take a few tries to get through it ....
Hidden 'night switch' ........
Lots of folks do lots of things ....
A determined thief will get your quad if he wants it .....
Hardened chain looped over the frame and back to a hardened eye in the concrete floor.
Hide your disc grinder ...
Note: It's sometimes harder to cut stainless 'soft' core cable. It squashes and distorts, and it may take a few tries to get through it ....
Hidden 'night switch' ........
Lots of folks do lots of things ....
A determined thief will get your quad if he wants it .....
I use a Winchester 270 or 300 Ultra Mag if I don't hear them quick enough, and they get 1/2 mile away, and a 45 if I do hear them quick enough. If I'm not home a surveillance system recording all the time.
....a funny story on theft prevention , my neighbor who I am not really friends with for say other than "HI , what's going on " , tied his pit bull to his bike on a chain as theft prevention , the dog ate the mud flaps off the bike
I fully agree some times if word gets around about , lets say your life style it can prevent things from growing legs. BUT sadly, many times coorks are from out of area and or just dumb kids that don't know you, or any better, drunk or on drugs at the time and NOT thinking at all.
and as others said, IF someone wants something bad enough, they will get past most things you can try, or do, to stop them, and why GOOD insurance is still at the top of my list.
My gun store was robbed 3 times, and had 24/ 7 cameras, metal doors , bars on wwindows, security systems, motion detectors, and so on, they cut a hole thru thr roof once, and a wall second time and so on.
never got much, and all 3 were later arrested.
and worse maybe, all 3 were people I knew and thought of as friends, and LONG time customers.
heck last two, had guns on layaway, and didn't even take there own guns when they rob me.. just took a bunch of junk guns ,as all the good ones we kept in a BIG safe. LOL
when folks want to steal, if they want it bad enough, its really hard to stop em.
harder you make it, less folks want the work to get it.
and my rep started in High school too, well was the first time I had dealings with the FBI, who hauled me out of the lunch room in front of every one, and rumors flew from there, and then when the state police showed up a few times , and so on.
and all the while, I never got a charge on me. and still to today have a clean record.
BUT folks sure have wild idea's on what I did or didn't do in my area LOL
rumors and imaginations run wild.
I get a lot of breatihng room due to it too LOL
and as others said, IF someone wants something bad enough, they will get past most things you can try, or do, to stop them, and why GOOD insurance is still at the top of my list.
My gun store was robbed 3 times, and had 24/ 7 cameras, metal doors , bars on wwindows, security systems, motion detectors, and so on, they cut a hole thru thr roof once, and a wall second time and so on.
never got much, and all 3 were later arrested.
and worse maybe, all 3 were people I knew and thought of as friends, and LONG time customers.
heck last two, had guns on layaway, and didn't even take there own guns when they rob me.. just took a bunch of junk guns ,as all the good ones we kept in a BIG safe. LOL
when folks want to steal, if they want it bad enough, its really hard to stop em.
harder you make it, less folks want the work to get it.
and my rep started in High school too, well was the first time I had dealings with the FBI, who hauled me out of the lunch room in front of every one, and rumors flew from there, and then when the state police showed up a few times , and so on.
and all the while, I never got a charge on me. and still to today have a clean record.
BUT folks sure have wild idea's on what I did or didn't do in my area LOL
rumors and imaginations run wild.
I get a lot of breatihng room due to it too LOL
It usually sounds like Afghanistan at my house 2-3 Sundays a month because my brother likes to come from the beach and go shooting.. I have a hundred yard range right in the back yard.. Usually 4-5 of his/our friends come out with him.. I typically always have a sidearm on me and anyone that knows me in the area knows I love guns, and I'm a pretty good shot to say the least... lmfaooo... Most people don't rob places where shots are already being fired.... lol
Plus my neighbors will stop in if anything is suspicious lookin and have guns drawn.. Funny story, I moved my side X side out next to the shop and 2 of the nieghbors pulled in the yard the next day expecting to catch someone trying to steel it, come to find out what they thought was a person sitting on it was the head rest...
No one really messes with anyone in my neighborhood... Everyone has guns and quite a few retired farmers and most of them are all related in one way or another so any weird looking people around and they'll find out the hard way...
Plus my neighbors will stop in if anything is suspicious lookin and have guns drawn.. Funny story, I moved my side X side out next to the shop and 2 of the nieghbors pulled in the yard the next day expecting to catch someone trying to steel it, come to find out what they thought was a person sitting on it was the head rest...
No one really messes with anyone in my neighborhood... Everyone has guns and quite a few retired farmers and most of them are all related in one way or another so any weird looking people around and they'll find out the hard way...
sounds like my place, and area
I live in a town that has just one road a dead end too LOL
and in the whole town there are less than 40 n homess LOL
we all live RURAL< shoot guns in our yards, at the end of the dead end is an actualy shooting range, 100-200-300 yard , a pistol range, a shotgun range and a trap skeet house and range, and then there is a reactive target set up for more advanced shooting, and a sub gun range for small machine guns LOL
its a Private range, most home owwners in the town belonge to the club, and ALL the police depts use it to qualify, masybe 40+ depts from several county's, I do range work there off and on and have trained a lot of shooting over the yrs there and else where and then when it was an actual job for me for many yrs!
so, we have a pretty steady flow of cops on my road, all neighbors are armed and hearing gun shots is a 24 hr deal here, NO one complains about shooting here, no matter at what hr, as we train at night and such, and well, folks in the country are known to , lets say enjoy a fire and that many times leads to a few shots going off at????
I was a little deeper into shooting than most folks here too, for many many yrs, I used to shoot about 20-1,000 rounds a day EVERY day, we held shoots every weekend in which we shot tens of thousands of rounds, brass was oicked up and 50+100 lbs of brass was rather common!, as having so many class II items, ammo went fast,
the belt fed 50's and 308's and 303's 8mm's
sure added weight to brass fast! LOL
add in all the small things we blew up in teh name of fun on a weekly basis
and I guess I fit the so called gun nut picture pretty well
then add in all the professional training I went thru and then the training, the competition shooting, from the up close stuff to the 1,000+ yard work I loved and still do.
I would guess my skills are a little higher than a lot of gun owners LOL
I've traveled to a LOT of places armed over the yrs and its rare for me not to have a gun on me, just second nature after so many yrs of doing the things I did
then again I have also been shot too before LOL
SO< that I guess makes me appreciate things or view things a little differently too! LOL
been stabbed too LOL, also carry a kinfe most places too LOL
OH well, we all have our hobbies! HAHA!
I live in a town that has just one road a dead end too LOL
and in the whole town there are less than 40 n homess LOL
we all live RURAL< shoot guns in our yards, at the end of the dead end is an actualy shooting range, 100-200-300 yard , a pistol range, a shotgun range and a trap skeet house and range, and then there is a reactive target set up for more advanced shooting, and a sub gun range for small machine guns LOL
its a Private range, most home owwners in the town belonge to the club, and ALL the police depts use it to qualify, masybe 40+ depts from several county's, I do range work there off and on and have trained a lot of shooting over the yrs there and else where and then when it was an actual job for me for many yrs!
so, we have a pretty steady flow of cops on my road, all neighbors are armed and hearing gun shots is a 24 hr deal here, NO one complains about shooting here, no matter at what hr, as we train at night and such, and well, folks in the country are known to , lets say enjoy a fire and that many times leads to a few shots going off at????
I was a little deeper into shooting than most folks here too, for many many yrs, I used to shoot about 20-1,000 rounds a day EVERY day, we held shoots every weekend in which we shot tens of thousands of rounds, brass was oicked up and 50+100 lbs of brass was rather common!, as having so many class II items, ammo went fast,
the belt fed 50's and 308's and 303's 8mm's
sure added weight to brass fast! LOL
add in all the small things we blew up in teh name of fun on a weekly basis
and I guess I fit the so called gun nut picture pretty well
then add in all the professional training I went thru and then the training, the competition shooting, from the up close stuff to the 1,000+ yard work I loved and still do.
I would guess my skills are a little higher than a lot of gun owners LOL
I've traveled to a LOT of places armed over the yrs and its rare for me not to have a gun on me, just second nature after so many yrs of doing the things I did
then again I have also been shot too before LOL
SO< that I guess makes me appreciate things or view things a little differently too! LOL
been stabbed too LOL, also carry a kinfe most places too LOL
OH well, we all have our hobbies! HAHA!
This is what my brother text me last weekend.. Said "Coming over for breakfast, bringing a few toys." LMFAOO... We are both ex military..
A lot of my neighbors are game wardens and sheriffs as well, all good friends..
We like to play paintball too, not the speed ball type, the woods ball and urban fields. It keeps us up on urban techniques and stalking through the woods.. We take it kind serious to say the least.. Gets real fun when they let us go full auto, I can ramp up to 15 shots a second... We've got a small team of about 5 to 10 of us.. It's real good for learning how to control adrenalynn and shooting.. Plus nothing like shooting people all day and them not really dying..
Edit:
Some of my paintball buddies..
At a tournament in NC and my buddy decided to shoot the cop car with his nerf ball bazooka..
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1915958991809&l=1658990478993886538
A lot of my neighbors are game wardens and sheriffs as well, all good friends..
We like to play paintball too, not the speed ball type, the woods ball and urban fields. It keeps us up on urban techniques and stalking through the woods.. We take it kind serious to say the least.. Gets real fun when they let us go full auto, I can ramp up to 15 shots a second... We've got a small team of about 5 to 10 of us.. It's real good for learning how to control adrenalynn and shooting.. Plus nothing like shooting people all day and them not really dying..
Edit:
Some of my paintball buddies..
At a tournament in NC and my buddy decided to shoot the cop car with his nerf ball bazooka..
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1915958991809&l=1658990478993886538
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