Thieves HIT AGAIN! so we Build a Snow Bunker ...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- 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.
Hey Stanley, (Almost retired cop here), a few things that might help catch these guys, (which you may already know)... 1. Video - If the businesses around you can turn a camera onto your equipment, it might be beneficial to LEO's in catching them. If there are no cameras, set up your own. Trail cameras with low intensity infrared is very affordable. You can set them up for still shots, interval shots, and video recording. And you don't have to check them every day. If you can't get one pointed at your equipment, see if you can install them at access points to catch plate #'s and suspect vehicles approaching or leaving. 2. GPS Tracking Devices - These are now available on the internet believe it or not. If the battery holds and you can find a place to hide it, set up a few of your pieces with them. You can track down your gear and call your LEO's when you find it. 3. Spread the word to the businesses around your storage areas. You would be surprised to find out that someone saw something or someone that might help catch your bad guys. 4. Your LEO's - Ask for patrol checks from the law enforcement agency that covers the area where you store your gear. Often times, patrol officers will make that area their new report writing area and park there in addition to checking the area often. 5. Latent Evidence Processing - Advise your LEO's that your company has been hit pretty hard with thefts. Ask if they can process for latent fingerprints and more importantly, latent DNA evidence. Its pretty easy to do, but they will need 'known samples' from any of your crew that touches the equipment regularly to rule them out. 6. - Alarms - There are small high pitched electronic alarms that you can install, (hopefully in a hard to get area), where you set the contacts on hatch panels, door access areas, etc. When the circuit is broken, the alarm screams loudly, (deafeningly). Its a good deterrent, especially if they can't get to where the alarm unit is hidden. I hate to see good people getting victimized. I hope that you get your equipment back, and I sure hope that bad guys get caught!
Thanks for all the tips! It is reported to the police and they have increased their patrols. I like your idea on the high pitched alarms. thanks.
@@Dirtmonkey Hmm... you might also want to see if you can get a motion detecting camera that you can have send you a text message when it detects significant motion (set it so a bird or stray cat won’t set it off, but a thief will) and have it setup so you can see the camera’s video on your phone just to double-check before calling 911.
The other thing you might do is put out trip-wires and/or pressure plates rigged to send you a text.
Personally, I’d probably rig it up with a raspberry pi; but I’m a software engineer. I figure there’s gotta be commercial solutions to this though...
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@@Dirtmonkey Another thing comes to mind: see if there’s an easy to remove, non-generic (so a battery cable probably isn’t the best choice) component that must be present to start the machine; and take it with you when you leave.
Perhaps an electronic module of some sort? Or part of the wiring harness?
The idea is that they wouldn’t be able to move the machine that’s blocking in the rest of your gear...
@@darkwinter6028 install hidden quick disconnect inline with starter or battery. Alternately, my truck doesn't even need a key for the ignition key housing to freely turn, and start the truck lol Oh well.
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Nothing pisses me off more than...all the money you pay to insurance companies and when you have to make a claim you are penalized!
Exactly. They calculated the risk up front when they set the premiums. It should be illegal for them to change your rates due to a claim.
In Australia if your cars stolen they pay you for the car but the policy is also cancelled. Yes the insurance steal your insurance? You have to buy the policy again.
gps tracking on everything, locks on everything. leaving trailers unlocked and not monitored on a site is just careless. theft is a crime of opportunity so make it not so easy and youll deter 9/10 thieves.
How does an invisible gps tracker deter a thief? Just curious....
Yeah he should had locks GPS but everyone of the trailer locks I've seen u can a hammer and 3 or 4 hit they everyone bust all to hell
@@Frindleeguy think the idea behind lojack is that you're able to find your equipment.
@@artdeco5464 quite right. But we were talking about stopping thievery. Also, you only find what you have LoJack on. I dunno about you, but my $8,000 aluminum trailer is worth maybe 10% of what's inside of it.
This is a true statement. Honor system only works with honorable people. You give things away if you leave it unsecured.
Dude your empathy for your fellow human being is so admirable!!!! Dump truck driver or not. It helps keep my faith in humanity when you speak from the heart like that. Thanks Stan!!
Appreciate you Justin! 👊 God Bless
Weld your name on EVERYTHING. And stamp it everywhere. make it so they have to wreck something to remove it.
Cool idea. Thanks👊
And add a tracker - they are not that expensive and will pay for themselves.
@@ckm-mkc absolutely!
They can just grind it off and paint over it. It would leave some evidence though. Double wheel locks for trailers that cover the studs so they can't pull the wheels off and put on their own without at least cutting through the locks with a grinder. Hydraulic jacks are an advantage if you remove the controller so they can't break in and lift the jack to tow it away.
@@jamesnm21 and make sure you take the back up crank
Nothing pisses me off more than someone who doesn’t respect your property, hopefully you’ll catch them...
I think its a lost cause really.
@@Dirtmonkey The liability of you "catching" them is too high. It sucks how our system works, but you'd get "cancelled" so fast if you went vigilante. And the police "have better things to do." Why do thieves do this? Because they can and nothing will be done.
You aren't really in business unless someone is trying to steal your stuff. I woke up on a Sunday to no trailer while I was in the middle of a 20 yard mulch job....we had a new trailer monday morning full of mulch by noon and back on the job. It happens. I have insurance but they r kinda crooks. Then my other friend said his dump trailer got stolen and I smiled at him and said congrats. He was super mad that day but he knows mine was stolen too and I probably had the same look on my face
@@Dirtmonkey You need to put trackers in your equipment. Nothing pisses me off more than people who seal.
@@adamjones2025 Nothing is going to stop a determined thief. As the old saying goes, 'locks are meant for honest people'.
Sorry Stan...
In my contract I would get permission from the property manager to install a camera system on one of the light poles. Grab power off the lighting circuit, and use cellular internet. One cam is plenty, it just has to cover your equipment. As soon as motion is seen, you get a phone notification. Will work like a charm. The folks at Supercircuits set me up...no monthly fees, phone app works great, DVR will email you the picture of motion, you just monitor until you catch the devils. Of course this will probably cost about as much as an old trailer is worth...but I can't stand a thief...and the peace of mind is totally worth it!
Stealing someone’s tools is beyond enraging!
overcharging customers because the neighborhood says you can is wicked!!! so the money he cheated simple homeowners out of because they live in a rich area, is coming back out of his pocket. evil is paid with evil i know you wont see it that way but its rear to find a pure heart in this world
I hate a thief, need to revert back in time and put a damn thief in stocks in the town square for all to see.
Depends on what and where it was stolen from
@American Pride if it’s something like a slice of bread or a homeless man taking a water bottle from a garage stuff like that
@@thewonderfulwizardofcodsaq3472 Petty theft of a few dollars is fine but people cutting off cats and stealing work equipment should be executed. Im serious. It works in Islamic countries and Asian countries. We in the west make too many excuses for criminals and wrongdoers. In the US we are the stage where the police are the bad guys and the violent criminals are the good guys. We need to wake up and stop being so soft and tolerant. Crime and murders has exploded across the US since this anti-police narrative of liberals.
You start cutting off fingers. Start with the index on the right hand.
I see one guy who prevents his stuff from getting taken,, paints all his trailer and small equipment bright purple or something like that. Making it very hard to sell..
My uncle got his truck stole- They found it a few days later but it went from red to blue and he walked right past it not thinking it was his own truck.
@@Dirtmonkey thats why we logo everything or put special stickers on that no one notices except me when i look. If it has remains of a logo on it that makes it easier to find
@@Dirtmonkey please have all your equipment weld-branded in both conspicuous and inconspicuous places so that you can prove verification. Even a simple etching of your name and or logo would suffice. GOD Luck.
@@marvinjgerald6007 maybe just weld it in a couple hidden places so thieves won't think to check for them and grind them off.
Neon green? With purple dot's?
How about A GPS Tracking service. A lot of people use them and especially in Europe.
I have GPS tracking on equipment it works we had a digger and dumper stolen last year and the police where able to retrieve it.
We do. Europe probably stole the idea from us.
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.
Yea but the views he is getting will pay for that. Lol
@@alexbeedie6940 hc asi
Nice work Stanley and I hope you find your trailer ...... the penalty needs to be greater for the thieves. Stay strong my Northern Brother!!
I really respect how you manage to stay positive throughout the whole thing even if people steal from you. We had a guy digging through our center console and we caught him red handed. He took off running and we got a laugh when he ran into a neighboring lot that was a sheet of black ice and kept slipping and getting back up.
A friend of ours boss came out to his flatbed 4500 at Lowes in the middle of the day to find a bunch of illegals had backed their tiny Toyota up to it and were trying to free a huge roll of steel he had strapped down to the truck. He told them to "go ahead". Once they got the roll of steel moving it never stopped and rolled over and crushed their entire pickup. Don't recall if he even bothered to call the police or just got the Lowes guy to reload the steel with a forklift and drove off.
@@jamesnm21 Instant karma! They done doodit 2 themselves (doodit - Red
Skelton, 'member him?).
They make super small and battery operated gps devices now. I have hard wired ones in my equipment and have battery operated ones I can move around. If I leave equipment somewhere I create a geofencing around it’s location. If it moves I get a text and email. I can then literally follow it on a map. It’s cheap insurance. So the hardwired ones can also text you if the key is turned on.
There are also companies that specialize in this. Some even have TH-cam channels. They add GPS *AND* radio transmitters to each and every equipment/part and they are able to track the radio signal in case the GPS is removed/taken down/found. Of course for places like this I would kinda put up a camera at the nearest property or something. It gets a bit techy, but there are mobile routers and cameras that can operate from USB (thus from a power bank). The extreme cold does complicates things.
Link? SIM card obviously required?
@ Pendemic check Amazon for sim camera
LOJACK
BEEN AROUND 25YRS
THOUSANDS OF CARS SAVED -
In fact LoJack has saved thousands of cars that didn't have a LoJack because only one of them did and they found the entire stash
It's completely inactive until you send the signal to activate it and start pinging it
If you have a good idea where the GPS is on the frame you just got a hit it with a stick welder a couple times in the facility that goes for any and all equipment short it out
Had a trailer stolen from me recently...everything that hitches up is locked up tight! Game cam time!
Sorry to hear that ! we poor people can't replace trailers we had trouble buying it in the first place !
And it still amazes me to this day that people don't put lojacks on their trailers
Sounds like you need to set up a cell power game cam that will send you pics to your phone when it takes them.
Need lock pins on your trailer
GPS trackers
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!
Post a couple ads on local for sale sites looking for a trailer to haul a skid steer see who bites
@Hello Graham how are you doing
This gentleman is right, check local listing on Craigslist, offer up, and any other site
They probably loaded those plows they stole on the trailer they stole from you! With all the theft around there, I'd seriously consider LoJacking my equipment...
The thief's must be held to account the old ways.
Personally, I was hoping the snow bunker had a sniper nest.
Get your retaliation in first
How about a GPS tracker on a few pieces of equip, and if one gets stolen, there's a 'Video for today' !!
Yes that works great, I even have an GPS on my Honda snowblower, very happy about that when it got stolen
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BEEN AROUND 25+ YRS
HOW DO THEY NOT KNOW THIS?
It’s very sad how some people have to live there life by stealing things.... hope you power through it💪
we sure are! Its not slowing us down.
@@Dirtmonkey what is your thoughts on the mantoui skid steer? Would you buy one?
It really is. I hate a thief worse than anything. Get a damn job!
You need to look around that neighborhood they are close enough to know when you are not there
They didn't have to - they chose to.
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?
How does Stanley make moving dirt and snow so interesting? Given that l live in sunny Australia, I just have no concept of snow and ice like this in winter. Full credit to the men and women who live and operate in these climates. (I too have had things stolen, as a 20yr Police Veteran, nothing pleased me more than catching a thief who had stolen from a hard working family or individual). Western society would benefit from an Islamic approach to thieves, chop chop!
Insurance is a scam, their mantra is "we take all premiums, and pay no claims"
I really feel like on average if you just put aside what you pay in premiums, 99% of the time you would be ahead in money saved even if you have an accident. Premiums are paying for the insurance companies salaries, properties, utilities, executive bonuses, etc. and only a fraction is going towards claims.
They have a license to steal!
@@billvandorn5332 and enforced by the criminal government
@@young11984 Not a government per say, but a ruling clan, or cabal. They control/rule everything. Along w/money, government is probably their most strategic control. Read the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, it explains everything; far too accurate to be a smear tactic, hatchet job. Remember CA "wildfires" that miraculously avoided ornamental gardens, carefully manicured hedges, etc., but leveled massive, trophy homes. I'd be willing to wager the unfortunate homeowners of those ruins hadn't paid their protection $$.
It's what happens when a government is corrupted by corporate interests.
stash some trackers on them. i'd like to see who gets busted
Getting pretty cheap too, and the satisfaction of catching someone is priceless
Punishment is minimal. Even with high value and multiple convictions. The system is very broken.
I just wanna see who gets busted. Prison time is just icing.
Busted, just steal it back. Nothing happens to thieves.
Wood chipper test coming soon
You think after the first time you'd stick a trail camera on one of those trees behind your equipment
Or lock em up 🤣
I have a strange feeling there is more to this story than being told... It was nice commercial for the cab-forward all the same which we all know was the goal
That's exactly what this vid is about. That mini loader is cute but not practical, under powered and probably ridiculously overpriced.
@@TheMotorgoat1 JUst Like the LLC that makes these videos reminds me a way to much of Gas Monkey
I have replacement cost insurance with Liberty Mutual. One of the reasons I use gooseneck trailers is that they are not as common to theft. It's a little aggravating getting used to them and they do cost more tho.
Good point- less people use goosenecks so less people will steal them
@@Dirtmonkey dude just wrap a grade 70 3/8 tow chain through and around the pintle rings and lock em up with an abus padlock. It won't stop all the thieves but it will stop the stupid ones. Either that or put a chain through the wheels and lock em to the side rail of the trailer.
@@semajniffirg230 Yup, ABUS makes great locks, stay away from any Masterlock.
@@ckm-mkc I agree. "Masterlocks" are a joke these days....
Gotta use wheel locks on both wheels cuz they can just remove one wheel and drive away on the other one. And locking up the tongue doesnt do much since they can just hook it up with chains. Locking the jack helps though because that makes it more problematic for towing it away if they can't lift the foot.
Happy birthday Sam!! It would be nice if all 30 year olds worked as good as you do young man. Y’all stay blessed!!
Awesome work Stan!!!!!!!! That was very smart to surround your attachments in snow. There is no possible way anyone could steal anything with that kind of security. Great video!!!!!
Thought so 👍 Appreciate it brother!
Only counts if you say it 6.5 times!!!!! Love that commentary Stan!!! Keep it up!!!
We've had a couple trailers stolen over the years and it's a pain in the ass getting stuff replaced especially when you need it right away
We had a trailer place who was steeling trailers and scrapping them so we would come buy new ones, but google earth foiled that practice 😀
Or just bait them. I for sure would pay a guy to watch out for them. Hunt them like deer
That would be cool👊
@@Dirtmonkey please do it
@@Dirtmonkey I would pay to see this. Just sayin'
You should do that
A friend paid a guy to hunt a thieves who stole same of his equipment.
Thieves decided to pay back with their middle fingers, 3 pairs of fingers...
412 PSE Kustomz, LLC Shoutout request. We are a Family/First Responder owned & operated upfitter. Specializing in any off the cuff service vehicle. You dream it we build it. Thanks Stan, we love ya man! Been a fan from the start. God Bless, be safe & hope you, your team & family stay healthy through this craziness.
sounds like you need some security cameras facing the back of your lot
Need to secure your bigger machines now, remember, they now have an equipment trailer.
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If the Criminals want it bad enough they will get it... no stopping them In less you hire Security . Just add one more Expense to the Job..
@@AZDevil-ep9ux but DO they want it that bad?
You might wanna pay one of your trusted employees to play security guard and make periodic checks where you have expensive equipment parked or use a video surveillance system ? Just sayin 🤷♂️
Right! Or even trail cams! Like how does that mall not have cams that can see that.
Making u liable for whatever happens when they catch someone. Just to keep in mind
@@nickabel8279 No you call 911 when you observe it happening !
REACTIVE NOT PROACTIVE!
TSK TSK TSK
LOJACK GUYS!
Deer blind and a shot gun with slugs
Stumbled across your site. Very enjoyable. You resemble a Sr Pastor (Doug) at New Life Church in Alamo, CA. Very educational & interesting for a city slicker. Also enjoy how you label the music playing. Good stuff.
Glad you enjoy the Videos Bill and welcome aboard!
The sad but unfortunate truth is that thieves, unlike lightning, will DEFINITELY strike the same place twice! I'm sorry for the loss caused by idiots sir.
Myself, I'd prolly put a "Moultrie Mobile" trail cam half way up a light pole. You get pictures sent to your phone and the cam(s) are heat/motion activated. Not terribly expensive either.
That really sucks.
Damn thieves.
I used to run a Case Drott Cruizair 40 way back in the 70s. Had an orange peel clam and an electromagnet combo. Did metal salvage at the landfills, rail salvage along railroad tracks, and worked at the salvage yard. It's a pleasure to watch folks who are good operators. Also, thieves are pretty low creatures, I have had the thrill of encountering a few trying to take property. The gotta hate when someone nabs their truck keys as they are stealing someone else's hard earned equipment. All is well that ends well. Belated birthday wishes for Sam!
Cat controls are the right controls, Deere controls are backwards! If I remember correctly tho, you can switch the lines to reverse the controls, and newer models have switches that allow the controls to change sides. Been a long time so my memory could be off on that.
Someone tried stealing my trailer in a lowes parking thank God for the pad lock,great video stanley,if you got time give a shout out to Benji's lawn Care in Albany NY. Thank you.
I think equipping your stuff with GPS trackers might be cheap insurance at this point.
Shout out for Mark Tomkalski Finest bobcat service,Stan your not the only polock out there,relocating from long island to florida,thanks guys ,very cool content .Enjoy the vids.
I’m so glad I found this channel. It’s really cool to see this kind of work.
You need to invest in some pintle locks to prevent anyone from hitching up.
Agreed 👍
Horrible people. It's a shame you have to worry about stuff being stolen. But thanks for the video👍
Thanks for watching!
Stanley
Something to consider that I have at my cabin in the UP. Spypoint link cellular trail cameras. 100 photos a month is free, no monthly service fee. They alert you instantly by pushing a photo to your phone. Chances are the same group is hitting you. Check them out. I have 4 of them and the batteries last almost a full year. Send me a message if you want more info. PS, I don’t work for them! Stay safe!
Happy birthday Sam! Your not alone my brother. 30 is coming for me in a few short weeks. Great jobs guys!
Sorry to hear about the stolen trailer, that sucks. I’ve been watching for a while now and I gotta say you and your whole crew would be awesome to hang out with and swap stories. You guys all are very hardworking down to earth guys, more people should follow your lead.
Appreciate that! Thanks for being here John 👊
Thanks for the shout out Stan, Would love to meet and talk business I could always use a another mentor lol. The plus side in local as well im out of Inver Grove Heights
Absolutely!
I know that snow forts are fun, but they do make cellular security cameras. They were about $200 a while back, and they send real-time images to your cellphone while the a-holes are busy at it. Very similar to a trail camera. I think that would provide some good content too.
I’m surprised you don’t have those cheap asset trackers on your equipment. I bought them, easy to track thieves
Good idea 👊
I've hauled mini excavators, loaders, etc in our trailer like your orange one. When we can get the equipment in right. I put the bucket of the excavator on the tongue beams and strap it down. I put buckets of the skid steer up on top of the walls leaned back into the trailer strapped down. Always find a way to move equipment.
I would just sit there in one of the trucks behind a snowbank and see if they come back for more
I hope they just leave me alone from this point.
Hope you figure who this is
@@Dirtmonkey they probably won't sadly unless they get caught.
I'd move locations or try and catch them in the act by staying overnight concealed.
It’s probably one of your own crew. Or someone they know. I’d start there.
@David Lukas it definitely sucks to have to go down that road but you have to end the theft those tools are how you feed your family. As a plumber I know I’ve had tools stolen from me.
We just had our first skid steer stolen. Our first machine ever bought that we worked so hard to pay off. Frustrating to know it’s gone!, out of our control and to authorities and insurance to give you the run around..... who will actually investigate this matter??? Umm no one apparently???
We all worked so hard for equipment for low life to come and take it .... urghhh
That my rant for today lol
Thanks for putting things into perspective Stand. It’s always inspiring to watch you channel and podcast 🙏. Pat
Like the new machine. Happy Bday to Sam, welcome to the other side of the hill
They do make a Cell Camera that will send pictures to your phone, cost $10 a month. Mount it on a vehicle to watch your equipment. 😊
Thanks for the tip👊
@@Dirtmonkey I use Zeitdice self powered TimeLapse Cameras. Hide & mount anywhere. Size of a baseball. Can connect to cell service & solar power if needed. Easy to custom configure. Police love photos. Handy to record work in progress & leave as site security cameras. No photos/video = no clues for Police. Also hide tiny GPS Trackers to hide inside assets. Handy to show real time asset location on a map. Helps Police quickly recover your assets. Google GPS tackers. Have fun catching the bastards they will come back!
@@JohnR84 If they are despreate enough . . . yes they will be back... Hopefully for a last time and leave in a free trip to a local "hotel".
@@hdezn26 Yes. Often referred to as the Crowbar Hotel as this is the only tool that can open doors once closed ; )
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This really makes me loose faith in strangers. That’s just sad screwing over the working man.
I don’t take it as losing faith in strangers, more so a lesson on securing my stuff better. There are plenty of amazing people in this world 👍
I ran a case loader in the Army The problem with the front mounted cab is sometimes you lose track of where the rear half is steering to.but I can run both it really doesn't make a difference.
There is locks for trailer wheels and tongues. Also the tool box on front wasn't attached on hinges. You need to lock it up tight. Make it as hard as possible to steal. You could also take wheels off and leave on jack stands. Cordless impact makes quick work of that. Ultimately if they want it bad enough they will steal it....
Yeah take the wheels off so even you can’t even use your own trailer as intended.
@@christophergruenwald5054 or leave them on and have the thieves steal it easier. Really not that difficult. Some people are just lazier then others. How about just don't leave the trailer on that property. There you go since it's just a little too much work for ya...
Hey Stan, Keep up the great work! I'm sorry this happened to you! nothing pisses me off more than thieves.
At least they didn't take my DirtMonkey trailer.
Happy late birthday sam!
One upside with trailering the skiddies to the site from the shop, is you can start them up on the trailer and theyd be warmed up once you get to the site. Just trying to help find a silver lining somewhere. Thats just really crappy of people.
To mobilize everything to the plow site takes us about 1-2 days in the fall and the same in the spring when we leave. Its a lot of trips
@@Dirtmonkey i get that. I guess i opened my mouth before watching the whole video. Lol. I also realized you dont have one truck and trailer for every machine as well so that'd be hard to get around unless you used the two dump trailers and the two dodges as well as the two fords to haul skiddies there. I dont know, though. Its been a few years since ive worked snow removal and even then i was a sidewalk shoveler.
No body wants to work for anything! If it's not bolted down, they will steal it. Great content, yinz rock!
Stanley,, We are all caught off guard by your skill set being caught off guard with something so simple as security cameras in this age of technology, redeem yourself!!
I see an issue... they are blocked in by a machine that probably millions of people have a key for so unless there’s some other lock on the machine they can just use it to load em all up
Matter of Time. Moving everyting is noticeable and loud. Backing in n grab n go is what they look for.
Could always take the battery out and unplug a critical sensor, pretty quick and most won’t have enough sense to deal with it, most engines won’t start with a couple of sensors misreading 🤯
@@codyg7936 that’s a good idea I didn’t even think of that!
GPS chip that equipment incase they do come back. They do have a heavy duty trailer now...
That diesel filter kills me! They recommend making MORE pollution (1/2 throttle idle) to avoid prematurely clogging the pollution filter!
You could put all the buckets on a trailer and set the backhoe arm over the trailer and they will be safe..
Rogers , wow memory lane , I lived off of 101, and 81 in Daytona Mn there , there's a mobile park there on that corner lol woe that was 20 years ago , in my mid to late twenties . I remember when that area was farmland .
Its really changed- now its all a big suburb. The farm land is dissappearing.
@@Dirtmonkey hey it's sad really , it was all gorgeous land when it was farmland .
No way would I risk keeping my equipment in a wide open parking lot. Is there a vacant building or empty lot nearby you can lease to store the equipment? What about erecting a temporary fenced storage yard in that giant landscape area at 16:18? Snow bunker is a good idea...but they can walk in/over it and be concealed while molesting your equipment.
Sad we have theives in this world but all we can do is keep trying to prevent it. Like you guys did. It's awesome that you signed that machine for the buyer. O and happy 30th birthday Sam.
ALWAYS put some kind of easily visible ID on your trucks. Logos, stripes, something people can see from afar. I like the idea of painting everything pink, cause it’s such a unique color it’s easy to id as yours AND who’s gonna steal a pink skid steer?
Doesn’t have to be well done but just spray painted. Also, keying “dirt monkey property” where few would look helps. Thieves won’t look for something like that but you’ll be able to tell just by running up to it if it’s in a parking lot or something
How do these trailers not have "locks" on them. One of the oldest ways to prevent theft is to chain up the axel and tires with a heavy duty chain and lock..
I had 4 "uncuttable" locks cut off mine. Unfortunately, uncuttable means 12" bolt cutters can't break them. Still take less than 10 seconds with a cordless grinder and cut off disk. They can also cut off parts of the trailer is less time, like the haspnto get inside. Locks only really deter opportunitistic thieves. Those who make a living by stealing have more tricks than us.
Yeah everyone of the trailer/ball locks are junk most of the u can take a hammer and bust them all to hell I was looking for the best one and started looking on youtube they are all junk
Kinda hard to not let engines idle when you have extreme cold winter weather. The best thing you can do with tier 4 emissions is delete them.
Tell that to the Diesel Brothers. www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah/articles/2021-03-08/diesel-brothers-ordered-to-pay-1m-in-pollution-case
Also I had all of my irrigation stuff stolen from me 2 years ago (end of my first year in business) it hurt. Ditch Witch 3700, 2018 enclosed heavy duty cross trailer, small tools, pipe carts, and about $30,000 in product! I WAS way under insured and learned my lesson quick. Best of luck with getting stuff back. Not a single piece of mine was recovered. The rough part is the police station who was investigating the case was the one burned down in Minneapolis since our location is just a few blocks away. It will eat at you if you let it so best to let it go and only think about it is when you see something familiar (check serials).
You need to get a little GPS tracker for the trailers. Apple and others make them. Cheap insurance against theft, for any equipment.
No cameras on the building where they're stored or on nearby buildings? Thieves are the worst...
@@vitalioso no of course it won’t stop them, but it could clue the police and the Dirt Monkey crew into who is doing it at least.
This is the question did the cops do anything or is the insurance covering all this.
The cops made a report- found nothing. we aren't turning it into insurance- I talk about why somewhere in the video
Ok
Of course the police do nothing.
Alot of the time its an inside job . Glad you have such a positive attitude on camera anyway .
Add GPS module hidden in the unit with its own battery. Help you find the equipment and the robbers.
Cat controles are where its at the john deere controles are backwords in my book everyone has there own way of doing things though
From what I've seen, it's actually backhoes vs excavator patterns. Probably JD vs Cat because of common brands
Your forgetting CASE 4 stick controls too lol
@@davidbedwell8512 maybe I'm just going off what I see on TH-cam and stuff for brands, never seen a JD backhoe here, mostly JCB or older fords or massey fergusons
That truck was just tired and had to lay down
Only difference is , I'd pack that snow down as tight as possible, But never seen that made , Genius idea 💡🤔
I work.for a large telecom company with lots of trailers. We had a string of theft and then we invested in GPS trailer location units. Sure helped us recover assets that would dissappear.
This makes me so mad for yall guys! We've had trailers and batteries stolen out of trucks too in the past! 🤬🤬
Someone used to cut the pigtails off our work trailers randomly. They finally got a surveillance system. Definitely unfortunate...great attitude though!
Stan, you have a great attitude after being robbed. That's a lot of work to prevent theft, but a great idea. Feel bad for you buddy! Hope the rest of your snow season goes well!
Thanks Peter! I appreciate ya 👊
@Hello Peter how are you doing
I have a cat 315 and a cat 312 and they start first twist every single time. It’s been below -0 and no problem. Nothing runs like a cat.
About 15 years ago we had a farmer that killed a thief. For about two years nothing was stolen. But then it started up again. So even killing is good but for so long. So now the going theory is you don't have to make it impossible to steal, you just need to make it less convenient than the other guy's stuff. It's so sad.
Or shoot one a year as an example.. JUST SAYING
I think you need to start questioning your employees and friends. 9 out of 10 times if somebody steals from you it’s someone you know.
Thats sadly true. Mostly such things are the work of an "Insider" who knows exactly how to get something.
I don’t think I trust the Sam guy with the camera.
I always love that the parking lot at work is exactly 46 ft from the town police station. When I first started working I got to work early and set off the alarm, there were 4 cops ready to arrest me within 30 seconds. Sat in the warm cruiser, which is running out front 24-7, for about 20 minutes until my boss got to work, we all laughed and I bought us all coffee.
This is Bill from Bill’s Mowing and Landscaping Service here in PA. When I move snow from a parking lot, I first throw some salt in the back of the bed to help it slide right off.
Put night vision capeable cameras around the site.
I took a walk down to the store to buy some food for lunch for the next week at work. I buy my food and go next door to buy time for my phone and I set my food out of sight, or so I thought, and when I got outside all my food was stolen. And no cameras either to help catch the thief.
maybe it looked like someone forgot their groceries... lol. darn it
I've heard of that happening, sad...
I hope they really needed it...
I sometimes plan what stores I go to first, but you should have been able to bring your bags in...?
I would just get jersey barriers and put everything inside that. Then you just hop in a loader and move them out of the way. Won't prevent the exhaust theft but will help the equipment theft. The trail camera is also a good idea
You should get some concrete barrier blocks and build a small building with a half circle roof, like the ones they store salt in. Build it big enough to house the attachments & maybe the 2 skid steers. Then build a snow wall along the back and one side to park the other big machines. Then install 3 trail cams, one inside the concrete box, one facing the snow wall & concrete bunker, then one with a good over view of both storage buildings.
Hope they find the theifs and u get your stuff back!!
Trail cams are sweet, especially ones with cellular connections.