[Farmall] 706 and diesel oil missed.(long)

[Roberto Rivero]

On 11/29/05, bald at tds.net <bald at tds.net> wrote:
>
> Used to keep a couple of five gallon cans full of gas for my tractors and
> generator use during hurricanes.  The cans kept coming up missing.  Thought
> it might be my CRS problem, but it kept up for a few months.  I kept buying
> and filling cans and they kept disappearing.
> Filled one can with 25% gas and 75% water.  Set it out back of the
> workshop.  Sure enough, it disappeared in a couple of days.  About a week
> later, noticed my doper neighbor having his car towed home and working on
> it.
> Haven't had any gas go missing lately.


 I will take note of this idea for the future,..... of course i will not put
water in the tank of the tractor ... but i will find something .

H. Fry, Southeast Georgia
> >
> > From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> > Date: 2005/11/29 Tue AM 10:04:30 EST
> > To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Farmall] 706 and diesel oil missed.(long)
> >
> > I suspect that your missing fuel isn't the only story we will be hearing
> >   about. Gasoline (petrol) as dropped back to a little over $2/gallon
> > around here, but road diesel is still up at around $2.75/gal. That makes
> > stealing 20+ gallons a worthwhile effort for some thieves. I feel sorry
> > if someone steals the diesel fuel out of my 560 - they will likely get
> > half water for their efforts. :-)
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Roberto Rivero wrote:
> > > and then one night my mother felt
> > > some noise in the barn,  and went to inspect with another employee we
> have,
> > >  and they found an ex machinist we had,  with a long tube taking the
> diesel
> > > oil out of the tractor and putting it in plastics cans may be to use
> it in
> > > his own vehicle.
> > >  Ok this time i didnot need the advise of the list about how to solve
> the
> > > problem, The Sheriff of our area did it, but as this topic is about an
> IH i
> > > decided to post it any way.
> > > May be this help somebody in the future.
> > >
> > >    good  luck
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > Allamuchy NJ
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