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optimistic
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2013 21:59
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Anyone leaving on their land? Security concerns?
I am trying to decide between keeping an ATV or lifted old truck on my land. The main purpose is to cross my muddy road. I am leaning for the ATV but I am afraid of leaving it there.
Thoughts?
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larry
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2013 22:20
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so far i have had no issues leaving my ATV there. 2006 Yamaha Kodiak 450.. so far so good.
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optimistic
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2013 22:45
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How long have you done that larry?
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larry
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 07:32
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going into year 2. i do have them chained together in hopes of deterring the" honest thief."
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justincasei812
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 08:21
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When I first bought my land I hauled my generator (5000w), ATV & dirt bike back and forth everytime I went (it was a pain to load unload re load and then unload again not to mention the gas for hauling everything). I did this for about five months, I would check the land each time I went there to see if anyone had been walking around or traveling through the property. After the few months of checking this out and realizing that there were no prints or tracks I started to leave a small dirt bike (85cc), ATV and the genny in the shed. I do use some precausions when leaving by raking the dirt/ sand in front of the shed so there are no tracks that can be seen. I figure if someone breaks into the shed they have hit gold but if it just looks like a place that I am storing items then they may not break the lock and take what they want. I have insurance on the cabin, shed and contents so at least I will not be out of everything if things are taken. I do go up at least 2-3 time per month so that may help me out with being around too.
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fpw
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 11:00
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I leave my ATV all summer at my property. The first year I hauled it up and back every weekend. I am located a few miles back in the woods; once I figured out no one really knows where I am and the deer hunters didn't find my place, I felt fine leaving the ATV.
I chain it up to a big tree and cover it with a tarp. I have an old Oliver 880, which I park across the path when I am not there.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 11:43
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The times we have left ours we have just parked it way off the beaten path on one of our trails through the woods-figure that may be better than right near our cabin...who knows???? Been lucky so far!
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optimistic
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 13:04
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Great input. Thanks all!
My land borders a popular 1000 acre state land area which has hunters in it and I did find very old signs on my land of hunters going on it - but that could have been one of the former owners as well.
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ArkansasCabin
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 18:20
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I too have thought a lot about how to protect my atv's without having to haul them 800 miles everytime we use them. So i figured the best offense is a great defense. When we know that no one will be using our land (friends and family) we park the atvs perpendicular to one of our buildings, and then park an older model suburban directly behind them to bar any chance they can steal the atv's without having to steal the suburban. (we also leave the suburban in 4wd Low so its even harder to tow) and the suburban is parked directly up to a tree to whereas its impossible to tow unless they manage to drive around the buildings in very tight places and somehow try figure out how to tow it. And to make it more difficult, the atvs axles are chained together. I know its not theft proff, but it certainly will deter most thieves, considering most of them are lazy and want the easy stuff.
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buckybuck
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 19:57
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There's no right answer--just your own personal comfort level, and how well you know and trust your neighbors. Given enough time, someone is bound to come around planning mischief. Or mice are going to get into your ATV's wiring. Or an asteroid is going to impact Earth, killing us and leaving mice as the dominant mammal species.
I finally reconciled my own concerns about leaving things at my place by determining what things I had there that I would have a hard time replacing, versus the time and effort involved in bringing things back and forth over and over. In my case, I decided that there weren't that many things I couldn't replace.
I do try to make it as hard as possible for someone to impulse steal my things--for example, I hide the little things and cable the big things (like my ATV and generator) together. Also, I have several cheap, Harbor Freight infrared alarms set up in my buildings, and I even put rubber snakes in and under things, figuring that if I can't stop someone from stealing my things, at least I can at least scare the crap out of them while they're doing so.
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optimistic
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 21:51
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arkansas - that's quite elaborate!
buckybuck - Great tips. But as a senile person, I will probably scare myself more often then not - forgetting that those are not real. I am not a snake fan.
Bottom line, all of you have strengthen my perception, I am going to buy a cheap one and keep it on my land with some security features.
Thanks!
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bobbotron
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2013 22:21
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Quoting: buckybuck I do try to make it as hard as possible for someone to impulse steal my things--for example, I hide the little things and cable the big things (like my ATV and generator) together. Also, I have several cheap, Harbor Freight infrared alarms set up in my buildings, and I even put rubber snakes in and under things, figuring that if I can't stop someone from stealing my things, at least I can at least scare the crap out of them while they're doing so.
Haha, I want to rig up stuff like this some day. Snake in a can is great. Or something hooked up to an air horn somehow.
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wakeslayer
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2013 12:51
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I had left my ATV next to one cabin for years, and on my driveway at our newer place for several more years. I know for a fact there were people at the first place. If it is an old junker it just isn't worth getting all nervous about. Insurance would cover a machine of any value.
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