More greenstar stolen!

Phil P

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

North West

• Aug 20, 2020

• #1

Had two 3000 pods and a 2630 screen stolen last night, fortunately only minor damage done to the combine! Neighbour has also had two screens, two pods and a steering controller out of a fastrac stolen.

where’s all this kit going!!!!!!!!

 

David.

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

J11 M40

• Aug 20, 2020

• #2

Into the Superyacht fund of the Russian "businessmen" so beloved of the Govt, ultimately I expect.
Bugger of a thing to find in the morning, sorry.

 

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TechWise

Member

Location

South Ayrshire, Scotland

• Aug 20, 2020

• #3

Not something you want to discover when you're about to start a job.

The sad thing is, if there wasn't a market for these things, the thieves wouldn't nick them. The only market I can see for these things is fellow farmers, either at home or abroad. Somebody somewhere knows they're getting a deal that's too good to be true on this stuff. I'm surprised these things aren't programmed to work with a particular combine and lock-out if removed.

 

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fieldfarmer

Member

• Aug 20, 2020

• #4

TechWise said:

Not something you want to discover when you're about to start a job.

The sad thing is, if there wasn't a market for these things, the thieves wouldn't nick them. The only market I can see for these things is fellow farmers, either at home or abroad. Somebody somewhere knows they're getting a deal that's too good to be true on this stuff. I'm surprised these things aren't programmed to work with a particular combine and lock-out if removed.

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They may be paying market value for it and are none the wiser. I would not by this stuff from anyone I didn't know and have only bought from a dealer.

 

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forblue

Member

• Aug 20, 2020

• #5

I cannot understand you people with expensive machinery, it don't take a brain to know the police and our ports won't stop thieves even if caught they get a lax sentence, fit your own alarms to cab's, trip wires with shotgun cartridges will help slowing them giving you time to do something, the thing is if you catch them dispose their body's in the nearest river and burn and cut up after removing id plates from any vehicles....

 

Zippy768

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Dorset/Wilts

• Aug 20, 2020

• #6

forblue said:

I cannot understand you people with expensive machinery, it don't take a brain to know the police and our ports won't stop thieves even if caught they get a lax sentence, fit your own alarms to cab's, trip wires with shotgun cartridges will help slowing them giving you time to do something, the thing is if you catch them dispose their body's in the nearest river and burn and cut up after removing id plates from any vehicles....

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Mark Hatton

Staff Member

Media

Location

Yorkshire

• Aug 20, 2020

• #7

I'm sure this question has been asked and answered elsewhere, but why aren't manufacturers making receivers and screens easily removable so they can be taken off machines every day?

 

Will 1594

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Other side of the river to sandringham

• Aug 20, 2020

• #8

Mark Hatton said:

I'm sure this question has been asked and answered elsewhere, but why aren't manufacturers making receivers and screens easily removable so they can be taken off machines every day?

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Green star is. Done and screen come out every night , even take them out when Drilling And hide them , and bike back to farm for loader . pain in the rexus. , But tractor parked on headland ideal for opportunist And whst about the other screens. , spreader and drill boxes All high value items

 

Mark Hatton

Staff Member

Media

Location

Yorkshire

• Aug 20, 2020

• #9

Will 1594 said:

Green star is. Done and screen come out every night , even take them out when Drilling And hide them , and bike back to farm for loader . pain in the rexus. , But tractor parked on headland ideal for opportunist And whst about the other screens. , spreader and drill boxes All high value items

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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.

 

Bob lincs

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lincs / Cambs border

• Aug 20, 2020

• #10

We have quick release braces on all of our JD screens , takes seconds to remove and refit them . All domes and screens locked in a very large safe when not in use .

 

Mark Hatton

Staff Member

Media

Location

Yorkshire

• Aug 20, 2020

• #11

Bob lincs said:

We have quick release braces on all of our JD screens , takes seconds to remove and refit them . All domes and screens locked in a very large safe when not in use .

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Is that a JD product or aftermarket?

 

Bob lincs

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lincs / Cambs border

• Aug 20, 2020

• #12

After market from the states but Doubledays stock them .

 

David.

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

J11 M40

• Aug 20, 2020

• #13

forblue said:

I cannot understand you people with expensive machinery, it don't take a brain to know the police and our ports won't stop thieves even if caught they get a lax sentence, fit your own alarms to cab's, trip wires with shotgun cartridges will help slowing them giving you time to do something, the thing is if you catch them dispose their body's in the nearest river and burn and cut up after removing id plates from any vehicles....

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"That there big talk ain't worth diddly squat"
Attributable to Granny Hawkins; The Outlaw Josey Wales.

 

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David.

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

J11 M40

• Aug 20, 2020

• #14

The bigger problem is that Mr Deere knows you will be along for a replacement, ker-ching.
If there was a loss to them, they would damned soon find a way to disable stolen ones and make them worthless.

 

carbonfibre farmer

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

south norfolk, uk

• Aug 20, 2020

• #15

Did I see bowland tractors had some guidance gear stolen too?

 

Robt

Member

Location

Suffolk

• Aug 21, 2020

• #16

Chap just south of you Carbon fibre had his sprayer broken into and GPS stolen yesterday.

 

carbonfibre farmer

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Arable Farmer

Location

south norfolk, uk

• Aug 21, 2020

• #17

Robt said:

Chap just south of you Carbon fibre had his sprayer broken into and GPS stolen yesterday.

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Yes saw that too.

 

Phil P

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

North West

• Aug 21, 2020

• #18

May have to get some fake domes and fit trackers!

Farmer turns detective to track down tractor GPS thief - Farmers Weekly

A farmer turned detective and traced a rural thief believed to be responsible for the large-scale theft of high-value tractor global positioning system

www.fwi.co.uk

 

Tubbylew

Member

Location

Herefordshire

• Aug 22, 2020

• #19

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?

 

Steevo

Member

Location

Gloucestershire

• Aug 22, 2020

• #20

Always seems to be JD kit that hits the headlines too.

Significant sums too - £100k for the guy in this article, another £200k for a Suffolk farm in the FW. It’s not just £5k here and £2k there.

EDIT: Correction, the £100k for the guy in this article was total items stolen, not specifically GPS.