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03-15-2023, 07:05 AM #1
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F450 Stolen and Stripped / Vs RAM, GM Wrecker Steal
My title is a little wonky but I couldn't think of a better one, here's my question, wondering, puzzle. Did you happen to see the GDRV FB posting on the couple that had their F450 stolen and when the cops found what was left and it was stripped to the frame? Wife Tami asked me about our RAM 3500 Dually, could someone steal it by just backing up to it and tow it away? Well I don't know I couldn't answer her question?
From what I have read on the forum, the F450's are hard to find or get once ordered, I guess with the difficulty getting them, unscrupulous people are stealing them and stripping them for parts? On the FB post the owners said they didn't hear anything and just woke up to the truck being gone. Tami's question to me got me wondering - Could someone with a wrecker just back up to our RAM or any 1 Ton, GM, Ford, RAM and haul it off? Would the alarm go off? Does the alarm sense movement/vibrations?
Then I happen to glance at our next door neighbor, We both have RAM 3500 Dually, his is backed in to his site, ours is pulled into our site. Both are 4x4. Could someone with a wrecker back up to our RAM, lift the rear wheels and just drive off, would the front tires still roll? Since our neighbor backed into his site, someone couldn't just lift the front tires and drive off with it because the rear tires would be locked by the transmission drive line with the truck off. So this got me to wondering, is it better to back into your site with your tow vehicle overnight so a wrecker can't get behind it and lift the rear wheels?
I wonder how many trucks 1/2, 3/4, 1 Tons Dually' s are being stolen, and how are they being stolen?Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 2018 Ram 3500 DRW, Laramie Longhorn, B&W Companion, Texas Class A Non-CDL Drivers License
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03-15-2023, 07:22 AM #2
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The past few months, this has been on our local and state news on a regular basis. Pickup truck theft on the raise big time. Seems to be mostly Rams being stolen in our area though. They showed a few camera surveillance footage and they are not stolen via a wrecker but by the electronic somehow. You see them walk up, quickly get in and within seconds, simply drive away. I guess with the VIN or maybe some other electronic means, they are able to hack the security. Pretty scary how quickly it happens. No wonder our insurance is sky high.
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03-15-2023, 07:51 AM #3
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Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 2018 Ram 3500 DRW, Laramie Longhorn, B&W Companion, Texas Class A Non-CDL Drivers License
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03-15-2023, 07:56 AM #4
Not generate, amplify. It's incredibly easy for anyone that has a basic understanding of radios and programming of modern vehicles. I hate to say it, for under $100 a tech-savvy thief can build a setup to take any Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, or RAM produced since about 2012.
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11-03-2023, 06:31 AM #5
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They use an antenna and an amplifier to make your truck think you are standing directly outside it to gain entry. once they do that they can access the diag port. As noted keep your keyless start fob in an rf blocking box or envelop.
if you are that worried about it just put a cutoff switch in line with your battery hot, and turn it off when not using the truckGMC 2500 HD Gas
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03-15-2023, 07:27 AM #6
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I would also be surprised if a great many were being stolen with a wrecker. But yes, the right piece of equipment could pick up the back of the truck and the front would roll unless you leave it in 4x4 all the time. It’s not the recommended way to tow one of these, but when has that been part of a thieve’s consideration.
There are also dollies that can be used, although I don’t know how many can handle the weight of the front or back of a dually.2022 Transcend Xplor 240ML
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03-15-2023, 07:55 AM #7
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Last edited by Steven@147; 03-15-2023 at 07:58 AM.
Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 2018 Ram 3500 DRW, Laramie Longhorn, B&W Companion, Texas Class A Non-CDL Drivers License
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03-15-2023, 07:32 AM #8
I've heard of Super Dutys being stolen frequently in parts of Texas. I'm starting to think of finding an anti-theft device for my F450 whenever I finally get it. I haven't looked into this one too much yet, but some people were talking about Ravelco. I suppose you could always supplement with the club device on the steering wheel or a boot on the wheels. An aftermarket alarm might not be a bad idea either.
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03-15-2023, 08:07 AM #9
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Believe it or not, by accident I found out that I can unlock our 2018 RAM's doors by simply using one of those bic long neck lighters. I happen to be standing next to our RAM, with the key FOB in my pocket, I lit a cigarette with the lighter and the doors unlocked. I couldn't believe it either so i had to try it again a bunch of times. It didn't always work but 9 times out of 10 it did. But I did have the FOB in my pocket.
I haven't read up on the theft rate, but I wonder if it is more prevalent in or close to bigger cities? Where we are now is a very small rural town 60 + miles from a bigger city. Probably wouldn't make any difference. It's just that that news story Tami was telling me about got me to thinking.Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 2018 Ram 3500 DRW, Laramie Longhorn, B&W Companion, Texas Class A Non-CDL Drivers License
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03-15-2023, 08:19 AM #10
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