More greenstar stolen!

Steevo

Member
Location
Gloucestershire
Forgive my ignorance but john deere must know where all this stuff is going? Can they not just turn the stolen ones off somehow or is that too simple?

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Lofty1984

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
South wales
Surely the bit of inconvenience and time removing and refitting far out ways the on costs associated with having them stolen? If its got a plug on it it wants to come out every night.
It’s a pain in the arse to remove them I know but you wouldn’t leave your wallet or phone on show in your car in the street,it’s no different these days sadly. if the dome ain’t there it can’t be pinched as for the screens if it’s not the armrest one then take it with you
 

Norfolk Olly

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
norfolk
Last year local farm had 11 starfire receivers stolen out of a locked cupboard in the locked workshop so removing them isnt always the answer. But theres an end user happy to take a punt on a cheap system, like all the chemical that gets stolen someone is happy to buy it and save a few quid. Manufacturers need to up their game, recievers should be built into the roof
 

Chris W

Member
Arable Farmer
You dont hear so much about other brands of equipment being stolen at the same rate as JD.... Is this because there isn't the market for it or because its the only brand that make the receiver stand out so much ? Should we paint our domes green or black and mount them further back on the cab roof?
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
You dont hear so much about other brands of equipment being stolen at the same rate as JD.... Is this because there isn't the market for it or because its the only brand that make the receiver stand out so much ? Should we paint our domes green or black and mount them further back on the cab roof?
Local NH dealer also got cleaned out a few weeks back and the chap who down the road from me who got done the same night I did got his fastrac emptied, they even removed the controllers from that!
 

nick...

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
south norfolk
For every unit stolen Deere get to sell another so they are still making money.in the 90s sports bike theft was rife and most got broken and then raced.manufacturers never bothered with security as they sold another unit and still raking it in
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WRXppp

Member
Location
North Yorks
You dont hear so much about other brands of equipment being stolen at the same rate as JD.... Is this because there isn't the market for it or because its the only brand that make the receiver stand out so much ? Should we paint our domes green or black and mount them further back on the cab roof?
I’m sure the reason Deere made the domes yellow was all about marketing, when they first came out they where so noticeable you just had to ask what it was then when you can quite clearly see your two neighbours both with them the urge just gets too much! Unfortunately just like the honey hunters who attach little flags to wild bees so they can follow them back to the hive, these domes provide the perfect tracking system for thieves to a huge hoard all in the same place, it seems the only safe place is if on the machine you are with it driving it or under the bed while you sleep!
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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