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I got the pic to load, but I don't know where it went. I don't see it in this forum. Being a newbie sucks.
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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DB that is one of the pumps in the collection that I took you up to see where the owner was not at home but working at the Frontier Days grounds the day you was here. Let's find the pump guys he is a friend of mine. Mitch
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Sorry to hear of this. You would think your pump would be safe being bolted down and the large size of it. I would like to display one of my pumps outside the garage but reluctant to do so due to thieves!
Hopefully some oldgas networking will help you get your pump back.
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Sorry to hear that, check your local scrap yards Desperate times people are scrapping anything they can get their hands on. By me someone stole a disabled Vets wheelchair from his driveway.
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A helpful hint to everyone...you can purchase small trailcam's on ebay for 1-200 bucks...they are motion actived and take pictures day and nite, you can make a bracket and mount them about anywhere..thay take good clear pictures and are cheap insurance i think...got em all around the yard....get too many of dog,cats and rabbits though..
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Sorry to hear...a good Friend of mine has a dual cylinder clear vision inside his shop and visible from the street. Too many shady people looking through the window...now the pump is hidden! I It's a shame stuff like this happens. Next invention, tracking device for pumps!
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They are good, but ex post facto. Your stuff will still be gone. You may want to hook the motion sensor up to an alarm and a flood light. I tripped one one in an old mill and the sound alone will deter thieves. Dave
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Man that's pretty sad!
I'll keep my eyes open for anything here in the northeast corner of Colorado,
Always looking for Frontier and Beeline items.
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A helpful hint to everyone...you can purchase small trailcam's on ebay for 1-200 bucks...they are motion actived and take pictures day and nite, you can make a bracket and mount them about anywhere..thay take good clear pictures and are cheap insurance i think...got em all around the yard....get too many of dog,cats and rabbits though.. This plan did not work too well for some property owners near me who had some signs stolen out of a falling down station building on their property. After the first theft they put out 3 of those cameras...and the theives must of came back and they stole 2 of the 3 the trail cameras that time. Jim
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My security system. ADT, motion flood lights on all sides, radio blasting talk radio at night, cameras hidden all over/recorded off site, a tv set flickering if you look through a window, dog warning signs under each light.
Just some ideas for you.
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Still sending out messages and posting flyers. I do think Rick will sell his collection of gas pumps. Too hard to secure and if by luck you catch the guys, they really don't do anything to them. It's just so frustrating.
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I talked to Rick tonight in class and nothing has came up yet. Guys keep your eyes out for it. I've been checking ebay and craigslist everynight but nothing yet. He said he has contacted most of the local collectors but has not been able to get a hold of Flory Mendicino yet. Mitch
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Wonder if there is a way to cement the bottom portion of gas pump to ground without ruining the metal bottom of pump to display it outside. Thought of doing this with old wagon wheels in front yard for decoration but don't want people to see a rare pump in front of house, may do it in back yard.
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...couldn't you run a piece of threaded pipe from the original intake into the concrete slab, and weld/fuse the coupler?...that way, thieves would have to cut the pipe to steal the pump...might buy you some time to catch the %$#@...
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