Thieves steal our equipment trailer. We build a snow bunker with a new loader. We break up ice Banks with the backhoe, then stack the snow into a bunker and we pile the equipment inside.
Honestly, thieves suck but you have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment and no way to lock them up...... prioritizes. Seems like you need to understand some people have nothing and it's worth the risk. Also why should insurance be responsible for an unattended trailer left out in a parking lot corner....?
This looks interesting. Im currently a union electrician in california building my nest egg fir a career after disability ( ie: anything with a motor.) When i finally leave this filthy state behind me. Where yall at ?
Few hundred thousand dollars worth of heavy equipment parked in an unsecured open parking lot? HOW you're not missing more equipment is a miracle ... Security fencing or a cheap rental building would be what one should be using ... Set of master keys and you'd be missing all your equipment.
I bought my first plow a few years ago. I have a 05 duramax with a western straight blade. I plow my local neighborhood. Not into this to get rich. I am more out to help people. I find your reviews to be very helpful. I am looking into a v blade , just wondering what you would recommend as I look at getting a second truck for next year. Along with that what salt spreader do you notice has the least amount of issues. If you get to comment give me a shout out. So I know to look for a response. Thank you in advance.
Wondering if the criminals assume they can get away with more because Law Enforcement isn't as active during COVID-19. Police don't want to engage with lots of people unless they HAVE too. You could be a victim of current Law Enforcement priorities, not doing their regular routes or checking open businesses when so many are closed or limited hours.
im folowing you along time i hate when ur gear gets stolen but its perks of the job sad to say but give me a shout out some time robbie roche gls ireland keep the vids coming
Let's be honest here man, your trailer wasn't stolen, you made a script for a video so you could advertise that little mini loader in action. It's a cute toy but way underpowered and I'm sure way overpriced and not practical. Having said that, I still liked the video.
Stanley Did you Check Out The Building Near The Trailer Or Parking Lot For Cameras That It Be Able To Help You Out Or A Camera 🎥 Point Of View Of The Entryways Or Different Exit 🤜🏽 I Hope You Catch The Fucker Who Did It...Happy Big Birthday 🎂 To You SAM 👍🏽
everyone knows Cats. are expensive ,,, but to steal them didnt make sense till i looked at what they are made of ... Palladium ,,,,,,,, Ask price per oz. $2,403.28 ... compared to Gold ,,,,, ask price per oz. $1725.11 as of 3/3/21 and rising ...... i called this 5 yrs, ago when people were buying Gold to buy Palladium it was around 500 a oz. then ... i told everyone to watch it because if Trump came through and brought jobs,, new car sales would rocket and with Everything now having catalitic converters ,, the price of Palladium would rocket up ..... i'd say i made a good call ... but unfurtunitly ,, around that time i became disabled and didnt have the funds to buy any .. DAMN!!!
if i were you id make sure that engine compartment on the new tractor is locked like fort knoks ....thats a new converter and they wont have to clean that one before melting it down ..... PS ... now you know why the Cat. Converters cost so so much
That sucks man! Tbh I'm kind of suspicious it was someone that knows your equipment pretty well because they specifically stole only the good straps... If it was someone that doesn't know you or your equipment, they would've taken everything from that storage box. I mean why would they waste their time trying to open a tool box and take only tne expensive stuff and not everything else since they're already there and were able to open it. Thieves that doesn't know what is inside something, they'll just take everything to then find out what's worth more or what's better when they actually have the time to find out. I may be wrong, but I definitely think it was someone that knows your equipment. They either stole it themselves or had someone else do it. I would look into it.
This monster needs a pto shaft and a 3 point hitch for all the urban farmers coming up with global warming and collapsing economy, can pull maybe a 5-6 bottom plow behind that?
Wait... they stole your catalytic converter? Fucking people. Not worth it for insurance of course, I know about that. Crazy labor you had to put in just to counter fucking low life thieves who are getting high on your hard work. Or even worse, are just true low life thieves stealing because they've lazy fucks.
I wish I could be there to help you guys out to secure your place I'm a locksmith and I know a lot of little ins and outs to make a really really hard for thieves to steal things .
Based on my experience with having things stolen, the way it was explained to me is yes, they prorate the value of the merchandise stolen. They give you that up front. Then when you replace the merchandise you submit the receipts and they reimburse you for out of pocket expenses. That's the way it was handled with my insurance company anyway.
An easy option to make trailer theft much more difficult is removing the safety brake cable from the trailer if you're leaving it in a location that isn't secure. When they hook up to their truck it will lock up the wheels because the trailer will think it's come off it's transport vehicle. Of course, if a criminal wants it bad enough they'll find a way. That sucks man.
It's easy to gps equipment, and it's possible to gps a trailer hiding the unit in the battery box of the brake system but because the gps unit won't get continual power it would be a little more tricky to track. I started gps equipping my iron and it's been pretty awesome! long range remote starting via satellite communication, I can see if a battery is going soft in real time, I can set geo fences that alert my cell phone if unauthorized equipment use is going on; engine hours at my desk making maintenance very easy to track and resolve operator issues quickly and professionally. I'm an actual user not a seller and Canadian, you guys have way better and cheaper options down south. I highly recommend you look into this if you haven't already. Insurance companies also love it, so over time the cost may be recovered.
You don’t have to replace it when it’s plugged you can pull it of and have it cleaned we send them in and they bake them at high temp and it cleans them out really good and the price for that is around 500 dollars
There are GPS tracking devices gadgets that you can attach to the gear,trailer,etc if you're leaving them overnight or unattended. for next time. They work great and lead you right to your equipment. It's cheaper and worth it.
Man for a guy who got a 2nd thing stolen you handle it pretty well at least on camera glad that truck driver was ok and glad nothing has been stolen so far from the snow bunker
We had our 773 bobcat up on a country job in the middle of no where and the people that bought the house stole it from us and used it before taking too... got a brand new 570s now so no big deal lol
Hi could you not consider fitting trackers to your gear ,i know it could be costly but might be worth it ,because once these scrotes now where things a re they tend to come back for more...
iso and sae, but it dont know which is which, we call them cat vs deere, or excavator vs backhoe, if you get used to switching frequently its not that bad, but it seems to me that it makes me less fine tuned on both.
I’ve found with most all “off brand” machines (not necessarily this one) is they throw a great motor on it to impress you and make them seem tough and reliable. They seem great at first, but the longer you own them the more problems you’ll find. I’ve seen everything from cheap electrical wires that prematurely crack and corrode, hydronic lines blow out after very little use, welds cracking do to cheap steal and poor weld penetration.. the list goes on and on. A large network of dealer support, and easy to find parts are also very important. No doubt there are some great “no name” brands out there, I’m just not willing to roll the dice
My family is in road construction, we were 14 hours away from home on a bridge site. The a holes stole our pay loader and some other small machines! I couldn't believe people would be able to get away with something that big, but they did!! Never recovered the equipment! It's bullsh!t people stealing!
I would have parked 2 skid steer side by side the the tlb deere across the back of them in the snow bunker! Make them Pos really work for the equipment to steel it! Happy late birthday Sam!
Its atleast 2 guys u prolly seen them around jobsites or maybe even work for u because most people arent brazen enough to steal a trailor without knowing wen u would be there. They knew about the good straps also.
You need a lock on the tow hitch . So they can’t hook up ... but you know it’s just going to get worse ... dam people have no morals these days . They broke in to my home , they even took my silver ware! Still trying to replace stuff , but it’s not easy on disability... I still have a long ways to go... my baking stuff will be the hardest most was vintage stuff ... you can’t just replace ... my kitchen aid bowl was taken and mixers ...they did not have the bace ... but I don’t have 1,000 to replace ... I am so sad ... you need to set up a camera ..
You guys have what I call the girlly girl sticks your backhoe only has two sticks I like the old Case Backhoe with the 6 sticks to run things can do a much better job 😆 lol
Some of your equipment can fit into a shipping container. Maybe a shipping containter that is bolted into a set of metal stakes in the ground, can reduce theft?
I think this pandemic is making a bad problem a lot worse. I only have anecdotal evidence from listening to my scanner but it is like the wild west most nights with armed robberies and lots of other stuff i don't see covered on the news.
Idk why these companies leave their trailers in a person's parking lot. Even if your paying for the spot this is what happens. It's a trailer out in the open no fence no security no GPS no cameras. Nothing. This says easy target all over it. Other companies in my area do it and this is exactly why we don't. No matter how beneficial it is for your company to have these so called "satellite sites" its a easy target for someone with too much time on their hands. There's easy 20.00 dollar GPS options that could have possibly led him or the police to his trailer. Hopefully this is a learning experience for them and to other companies watching. Just buy a second shop, work closer to home base, or at lease use a little sense and gps track your stuff at a minimum and maybe throw a couple cameras up. Yes theft insurance is nice but your without that trailer until they dish out money. Best option don't even consider having a satellite location to save a few bucks.
They make them for kids and pets. You can get a commercial GOS account even cheaper when you are tracking multiple devices. Don't have to worry about recharging them on the powered equipment. Then you can track your guys productivity on the job, or if somebody is taking a 2 hour lunch/nap.
If u r not worried about heavy equip then park the backhoe bucket on top of the trailor and atleast put locks on the trailors, comon man u know these meth heads dont sleep
Your aidiot when it comes to that. Im surprised they didnt take both. You didnt even have your box locked. I didnt mean your anidiot. That snow bank wont stop them lol. And they took your converter. U should have known
best controls . down and in, up and out. bring it in throw it out. its much more intuitive. bring the stick in to lift the boom? no. push the stick right to curl the bucket in? no. i think people only debate otherwise because they got use to doing it one way or the other but objectively down and in is better.