Increasing chances of finding ATV after leaving it
Dec 30, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Increasing chances of finding ATV after leaving it
Hey all,
I have a tiny cabin and I want to get an ATV and use it to get from the road to my cabin. I want to just leave the ATVon my land. This means that it will be left unattended for as long as three weeks at a time in the middle of the forest.... So I know that this is not ideal which is why I am getting an old ATV and I will take off its seat, battery, and possible tire, each time before I leave.
Any other tips and locking ideas?
Thanks!!!
I have a tiny cabin and I want to get an ATV and use it to get from the road to my cabin. I want to just leave the ATVon my land. This means that it will be left unattended for as long as three weeks at a time in the middle of the forest.... So I know that this is not ideal which is why I am getting an old ATV and I will take off its seat, battery, and possible tire, each time before I leave.
Any other tips and locking ideas?
Thanks!!!
Dec 31, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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From: rindge, nh
you're gonna take off & replace the tires & battery every 3 weeks? 
that's gonna get old really fast.
simply buy a decent chrome-moly chain and wrap it around the frame and a big tree- cover it with a dark green tarp and be done with it.
anyone who finds it and wants it will have ample time to get it no matter what you do-
if you really rant to give any would-be thief a hard time, in addition to the above chain around a tree, you can also put a steel cable through the tire rim, through the a-arm and around the frame.
besides- the atv won't last long anyway, especially if you're just gonna leave it in the middle of the woods exposed to the elements- your atv will be home to a dozen wire chewing, air cleaner & muffler clogging critters. You'd be lucky to get a year out of it before you scrap it or replace it.
you'd be better off spending the lousy $200 on some lumber and all weather paint and building a secure "dog house" to store it in.
or..... better yet- save all the money on buying an atv and go rent a bobcat for a day and cut in a small path so you can just drive your car straight to your cabin!!!
that's gonna get old really fast.
simply buy a decent chrome-moly chain and wrap it around the frame and a big tree- cover it with a dark green tarp and be done with it.
anyone who finds it and wants it will have ample time to get it no matter what you do-
if you really rant to give any would-be thief a hard time, in addition to the above chain around a tree, you can also put a steel cable through the tire rim, through the a-arm and around the frame.
besides- the atv won't last long anyway, especially if you're just gonna leave it in the middle of the woods exposed to the elements- your atv will be home to a dozen wire chewing, air cleaner & muffler clogging critters. You'd be lucky to get a year out of it before you scrap it or replace it.
you'd be better off spending the lousy $200 on some lumber and all weather paint and building a secure "dog house" to store it in.
or..... better yet- save all the money on buying an atv and go rent a bobcat for a day and cut in a small path so you can just drive your car straight to your cabin!!!
Dec 31, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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If it's left alone in the woods for 3 weeks, if someone wants it, they will take it. A tow strap and 5 minutes and it would be pulled out of the woods.
Batteries are relatively cheap and as is a seat on ebay. If I saw one sitting out in the woods for two weeks like that, I'd think it was abandoned or stolen and abandoned.
Batteries are relatively cheap and as is a seat on ebay. If I saw one sitting out in the woods for two weeks like that, I'd think it was abandoned or stolen and abandoned.
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