Gary Parker
- Jan 13
- 1 min read

Equipment Theft

Updated: Apr 11

Good afternoon. Lately there is an increase in equipment theft. There are some things that can be done to avoid this.

Never leave keys overnight in the machines

Lock the doors and compartments.

If you have a large amount of inventory at one location you could install a Ring

type devise.

Secondly, It is also good to review your insurance deductibles on equipment, Ask for cost for $500, $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 deductibles. Sometimes the difference between $500 to $5,000 is small.

Finally consider a fenced in yard to protect your equipment and shop

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