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A red, visible Texaco Fire Chief, Bennett 810 was stolen from our back yard in Cheyenne, WY on Sat. 1-28-12. Reward. Please contact Rick Eccli at 307-634-3231 or cell 307-631-4339.

what a shame....sorry to hear about all these crooks!!!

Were all the guts in it?

I always hate to hear about these type of things,
we will keep an eye out for it.
Hope they get caught and your pump returns back home to you.

get a pic up,so maybe someone will recognize it.really stinks!

I am not close to you in miles but i am in circumstance !!! Good luck and i hope you get them back !!There are so many low life S O Bs out there.

That's why I'm always afraid to display anything of value outdoors. It's too bad it has to be that way.

That STINKS! I hope you find the guys and get it back.

BTW- Are you sure it did not just blow a few yards away? I was up in Riverton and the wind was NUTS!

What did you lose. I am building an old country store with Gulf gas behind my home and I am open to suggestions. I already have a few things in the works. Dave

WY Vintage Tin: Shoot us a pic and I will keep an eye out for it here in Montana.

Hey Rick, I recognized your name from the Cheyenne Rod and Customs. Been to that show many times. That sucks! Hope we can help

Larry

Try getting the local TV News station involved. Someone local Knows something about it.

Hopefully the pic is added. It is a red (now faded), visible Texaco Fire Chief, Bennett 810. Large rust spot where paint is chipping off.
Reward.
Call Rick Eccli with any info 307-634-3231 or cell 307-631-4339

Vintage Bennett 810 visible gas pump

Yes, it was heavy.

The wind is still nuts! Luckily it was bolted down.

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.

Here is their picture of Stolen Pump;
http://oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=301328#Post301328

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

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.

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.

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..

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!

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

Man that's pretty sad!
I'll keep my eyes open for anything here in the northeast corner of Colorado,

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

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.

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.

Debbie (& Rick)

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

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.

...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 %$#@...

Gulfiend I like that idea. I'll tell Rick Monday night when I see him although that like closing the barn door after the horse is stolen. He contacted Scott at PCM and Scott told him he would put a notice in the magazine next issue for nothing. He contacted the other magazine and they wanted $60 to post the notice. He has been subscriber to both magazines for years. Mitch

After a LOT of years, I gave up buying the uther mag, 6 issues a year for the same price as getting 12 from PCM.

Won't deter proficient thieves. I have seen "them" steal antique cast iron RR signs that were attached to pieces of rail that were cemented in the ground. They used a battery operated Sawzall to saw cut through the steal/iron rails.If they are determined and have the time they are either going to get it or destroy it trying to remove it.Taking pictures of them will not help. An adequate alarm system with lights, sirens, police response/notification, etc. is perhaps a person's best chance to safeguard items. I have seen thieves ignore audible alarms when they returned to take items that they left behind when they triggered an alarm and no one responded.
Dave

Have you checked Craigs list?