Posted by RN on December 03, 2008 at 12:19:22 from (96.60.81.161):
In Reply to: Re-Stamping Serial # posted by T. Hayes on December 02, 2008 at 21:42:31:
Possible problem to bring down FBI on you- interstate sales of stolen farm and industrial equipment(a known problem) with altered serial numbers is a couple lines in the federal interstate auto theft laws that FBI like to use to train new agents and make agency look good. Best to clean old numbers and see if state has a DOT VIN tag that can be applied next to it or a restamping under state supervision procedure. Brother worked for auctioneer that had a couple tractors over years that were stolen and altered try to get into consignment auction. Auction house hot list for some expensive pieces has notice of Federal phone number to call if suspect stolen- one reason to suspect is 'altered' numbers. A $10,000 car compared to a $50,000 tractor- both felony if stolen and sold interstate commerce- especially if tractor is security to a federal backed farm loan. Ford tractor stolen from a park district or highway maintenance dept and alter number to sell means government agency looses- they get picky about that, misdemeaner theft turns into felony 'theft of state/munincipal' property. Tractor dealers paperwork bringing out numbers before state or county officer checks numbers and signs off on inspection form will usually take care of the later added tag or restamp below/above/somewhere close to original number area. There have been postings on this board about stolen tractors- the problem exists. RN
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