Stolen electric fencers

[worker]

Hi , in the past 24 hours I've had two stolen from my grazing fields. In both cases they were well hidden. Before I go and buy another two to get stolen, does anyone have trackers fitted in their's? These fields are quite a distance from the farm buildings, too far for my mains electric fence circuit but just off a road. Thanks

 

[Montexy]

I have burnt my post code into the plastic body of my units and painted a big white X on all sides also on the batteries. Since doing this I've had none stolen. Another thing to do is make sure you cover up the flashing light if it has one, they are a dead giveaway at night.

 

[Alistair]

I have burnt my post code into the plastic body of my units and painted a big white X on all sides also on the batteries. Since doing this I've had none stolen. Another thing to do is make sure you cover up the flashing light if it has one, they are a dead giveaway at night.

What did you use to burn your post code

 

[cattow]

I just buy cheap makes had all my Rutland & Gallagher stolen

 

[nonemouse]

What did you use to burn your post code

You can use an old soldering iron

 

[Montexy]

I used a nail that I got red hot on a gas cooker. Held the nail in pliers.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Is it to far from electric supply to lock it indoors

 

[worker]

Is it to far from electric supply to lock it indoors

Unfortunately yes. I've put an old knackered one out tonight and set up a trail camera. See if I catch anyone on camera

 

[Still Farming]

Waster nicks them around here and done the same for years allegedly.
He'll get his comeuppance one day.

 

[Still Farming]

Unfortunately yes. I've put an old knackered one out tonight and set up a trail camera. See if I catch anyone on camera

Did you accidentally connect to the mains too!

 

[rusty]

Sheep grazer on my place had a steel box on a pole that was live when the fencer inside was on. It had an insulated key hole to get in and switch on and off. Might have a Rutland product.

 

[Skintagain]

I dig a hole put a board over and put some soil back over. I then Run some long black wire from it a fair way to fencer to try and deter. I sometimes put an old faulty fencer as a decoy

At least put a bucket over to hide the light or some tape over light

 

[koshari]

i reckon you best bet is a LoraWan fence sensor, then you know the moment the signal goes down some bozo has just pilfered it (also handy for monitoring it as well) , give you time to mobalise, https://github.com/kiu/lofence

 

[Bruce Almighty]

We had a couple of Voss units nicked 2 years ago.
They had empty (70 kg) Red Max tubs over them to keep the weather off.
The field was behind a big hedge against the A46

This winter we’ve had lambs on turnips against some busy roads & fortunately been okay.

 

[yellowbelly]

Sheep grazer on my place had a steel box on a pole that was live when the fencer inside was on. It had an insulated key hole to get in and switch on and off. Might have a Rutland product.

We have one of them. Got it after we lost 3 units and batteries in one afternoon.
I reckon ours is a Hotline.

Edit: it's like this...

Holds a Falcon or Buzzard unit and a battery.

 

[wr.]

I have burnt my post code into the plastic body of my units and painted a big white X on all sides also on the batteries. Since doing this I've had none stolen. Another thing to do is make sure you cover up the flashing light if it has one, they are a dead giveaway at night.

Good idea but the thieving bas tards see a field in daylight being strip grazed and they know there's probably a fencer and a battery needing to be rehomed.
Nothing too hot or too heavy.

 

[yellowbelly]

Good idea but the thieving bas tards see a field in daylight being strip grazed and they know there's probably a fencer and a battery needing to be rehomed.
Nothing too hot or too heavy.

Yeah, they don't need to be Einstein to know that if they walk round the outside they'll eventually come to a unit and a battery