Posted by Ebbsspeed on April 09, 2008 at 14:21:42 from (12.146.131.5):
The past several months I've occasionally seen some car tracks up to my pole shed, which is on a piece of property about 1/4 mile from the house. It's where I keep my JD Model B, brush hog, and a couple old cars. I usually keep the B pretty well filled with gas, but seemed like it was burning an awful lot for the little bit I used it over the winter. Finally put 2 and 2 together and realized the car tracks were likely those of a gas thief. Figured since it had warmed up a bit, and I wasn't going to be using the B for a few weeks, I'd pour five gallons of water into the tank. Easy enough to drain out, plus the sediment bowl would catch any remaining drops of water that might remain once the water served it's purpose. Well, last night there was a poor fella stalled just down the road a hundred yards, seems his new-fangled fuel injected Ford pickup wouldn't run on water. I called my lawman neighbor to swing by and have a chat with the fellow, he spotted a siphon pump and a couple of empty gas cans in the back of the truck, couldn't charge the fellow for anything 'cause no proof, even though the old B was missing quite a bit of water from the tank. But I think he got the message, and doubt he'll be back suckin' any more liquid out of my machines. Not sure how much it cost him to get his pickup running again, but probably a little more than the cost of a few gallons of gas would have. With gas going up like it has lately, have any of you been getting fuel stolen from your machinery?
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