Attempted robbery

Gate Keeper · 13th March 2012, 20:03

Last night persons unknown attempted to steal an old bore hole pump close to the house. They did not get very far as the pump is very heavy and attached to old metal pipes dropping to about 60 feet below ground. Today we had a digger on the farm and used it to take out the pump and the pipes. We have just had a night patrol from 'armed response' who will keep an eye out tonight, as the belief is that the baddies will be back with the proper tools. The pump had been protected by a concrete collar and this had been removed. How the villains thought they were going to lift the pump and take out the pipes defies belief. They only got as far as partially sawing through some of the very large bolts which had secured it to a concrete base. I took a couple of pics of the pump to give you an idea about it. We have put the old pump back in situ with a tracking device hidden inside as the police want to catch not only the crooks in the front line, but also the crooks at the other end of the chain. Scrap metal theft is big business.

trebor · 13th March 2012, 20:31

good luck hope you catch them please let us know how it goes

HarryM1BYT · 13th March 2012, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Last night persons unknown attempted to steal an old bore hole pump close to the house.

That looks like a valve head to my eyes.

Rocket · 13th March 2012, 22:35

You seem to get more exitment down there Phil. I do have a pump and we have an old bore but that is as far as it goes. Good luck.

spyder · 13th March 2012, 23:18

Iesh, hope you find them.
Our house in Roodepoort was broken into and the spare keys taken.The tennants did not
Even bother to report it,as the SAPS in the area are useless.
Some thing I do not miss....

Craig

Gate Keeper · 14th March 2012, 08:35

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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

That looks like a valve head to my eyes.

I sent the photos to the Hilux forum in South Africa and it has been identified as a 'Kragkop' often used to replace a windmill and powered by a diesel engine with a fan belt. The part is called a National D8 Kragkop. You are welcome to google it Harry as I suspect you would have more of an understanding of it's engineering than I do.

windrush · 14th March 2012, 08:42

Scrap seems to be big business everywhere these days

Deerhound · 14th March 2012, 08:47

Hope they're caught!

Gate Keeper · 14th March 2012, 08:51

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Originally Posted by spyder

Iesh, hope you find them.
Our house in Roodepoort was broken into and the spare keys taken.The tennants did not
Even bother to report it,as the SAPS in the area are useless.
Some thing I do not miss....

Craig

Where you are is safe to bring up your family and I don't blame you at all Craig for not missing the life out here.

The police did visit last night on patrol and there was no more trouble.

HarryM1BYT · 14th March 2012, 11:17

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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

I sent the photos to the Hilux forum in South Africa and it has been identified as a 'Kragkop' often used to replace a windmill and powered by a diesel engine with a fan belt. The part is called a National D8 Kragkop. You are welcome to google it Harry as I suspect you would have more of an understanding of it's engineering than I do.

Pump it is!

What looked like a hand wheel to open and close a valve, is actually the drive wheel for the pump.

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Rocket Posted a thing or two ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR SE HIGHLINE TOURER MANUAL 2.5 V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midhurst Posts: 1,680 Thanks: 679 Thanked 735 Times in 530 Posts	You seem to get more exitment down there Phil. I do have a pump and we have an old bore but that is as far as it goes. Good luck.