Stolen tractor
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Topic: Stolen tractor
Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: Stolen tractor
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2025 at 3:25pm
| Some low life stole my son in laws John Deere 820 . Can't imagine it's worth a lot and how would they even sell it? Anyone on here had their Allis swiped and did they get it back? Thanks |
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Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2025 at 7:02pm
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Is this a little new one or a big old 2 cylinder? |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2025 at 7:58pm
| their were some combines stole in my area from differant farms a few years ago they just drove them away they were found ayear later about 200 miles away when somone whent to get parts and used the serial number |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2025 at 8:30pm
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My dad has a farm 5-6 miles from us with a machine shed and some neighbors right across the road that keep stealing stuff, last time (about 2 weeks ago) they stole the battery’s out of my dads D7E Cat and his fertilizer spreader. One of the D7E battery’s is 140 lbs!!! Getting very sick of them now because we have to pull all the batteries out of anything up there. And the other “stuff” they do… ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45 |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2025 at 8:51pm
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Dust the parts with security powder. It turn stains the skin purple when it comes in contact with moisture. Security cameras will help prove the identity of the thieves.
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2025 at 4:29am
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Thanks guys. This was his late Dad's tractor. Guess it's 30 something years old |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2025 at 2:36pm
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Not a lot of stole tractors get recovered, but you never know. Fifteen years or so ago they cough a guy bearing tractors he had stole, going to dig them up at a latter date and use. Back when a JD 2950 was a new tractor, one disappeared here. Sitting next to a major road. Belonged to a guy that was use to momma coming and fixing his problems. But momma had died in the last year. Only 400 mile to Mexico, so that was my guess. Maybe even with the owners help  . But the insurance company paid off. A few years ago now a druggy living on 10 or 20 acres is getting in trouble after being off police radar for years. His parents had money bought the property and dolled out money to keep him high but out of trouble. Parent died he ran out of money. So creditor close in. Sherriff is looking things over check a tractor sitting out in the weeds. The long lost JD 2950 is found. The druggy had just got on driven tractor to his acreage cut the weeds with it. Had used it every year, until his gravy train ran dry of funds. But within the last 5 years the professionals pull into the JD dealer fenced lot loaded a tractor in the night and got on the highway. With security system, the Sherriff office got notified. Tracking devices on tractor shows it on the main highway south. With in an hour of the first notice, the tracking device stopped sending any information. This from the Sheriffs office, the professionals know how to disable the tracking devices real fast. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2025 at 5:05pm
| Interesting Ray. Had an uncle in Wisconsin that used to claim he buried his snowmobile to keep it from getting stolen. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2025 at 7:25pm
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We don't kill the right people! Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 7:23am
| Wondering if there's an easy way to disable the ignition on my old D 15? Maybe unhook the coil wire? Thanks |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 8:17am
Keep it locked up in a nice shop…  Tie the steering wheel with it turned all the way with a pad lock, pull the rotor out of the distributor. Seen people do that around here. ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45 |
Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 8:24am
| Take the rotor out of the distributor. And remember where you stored it. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 8:30am
| It's safe and sound in my shop now but I'm taking it to the farm soon. I usually leave it parked in the woods for a few weeks about this time of year. Always been fine,so far. Thanks |
Posted By: Les Kerf
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 8:50am
Add a ground wire to the points' side of the coil and run it to a hidden switch. Even if they try to hotwire it the engine still won't start.
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ACinSC wrote:Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 10:35am
| time to get the folks across the street on camera and get them in jail |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2025 at 10:40am
| Thanks Les |