Catalytic Converter Theft

[Wind Gypsy]

A theft ring that allegedly made millions from catalytic converters has been busted

Thefts of catalytic converters has skyrocketed over the last few years, as they contain rare metals. The federal government is seeking $545 million in forfeitures from the defendants.

www.npr.org

$545 million. From crackheads stealing cats. Glad to hear they are going to be bent over by the long arm of the law.

 

[TheJason]

A theft ring that allegedly made millions from catalytic converters has been busted

Thefts of catalytic converters has skyrocketed over the last few years, as they contain rare metals. The federal government is seeking $545 million in forfeitures from the defendants.

www.npr.org

Book em Dano

 

[Movi]

What a lot of people don’t know is that the majority of the thieves are bowhunters needing money to buy more arrows.

 

[TheJason]

 

[millerkiller77]

This thread makes me nervous about parking my truck at trail heads. I also have a Tundra and those 4 cats are easily accessible for cutting off, no jack required. I wonder if running a few staggered beads of hard facing down the length of the pipe is worth it... you're not cutting through that with a Sawzall and I wouldn't have to worry about a "cage" getting hung up on brush, etc

 

[fleabagmatt]

I went out to start up my van the other day and it was sounding suspiciously noisy underneath.

Not sure what interrupted them, but at least they didn't get too far along.

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Sigh. Almost 6 months to the day. We got home from a weekend away to find a gaping hole where the Cat used to be in the van. Now I'm shopping for cameras and looking for ways to make the cat less accessible.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Time for the fed to mandate permanent VIN numbers on a catalytic converters.

 

[SC Living Outdoors]

What security measures are there?

 

[Trial153]

What’s the best shield to install, budget aside, steel or aluminum? Ect Ect
Who makes the absolute best?

 

[Trial153]

https://www.talonsgarage.com/product-page/2022-toyota-tundra-catalytic-converter-protection-plate



Thinking of grabbing this

 

[OntarioHunter]

What’s the best shield to install, budget aside, steel or aluminum? Ect Ect
Who makes the absolute best?

Be careful! The converters generate immense heat. That's what makes them work. It's also what makes them dangerous! If you box in your converter, it may (probably will) start a fire.

 

[Trial153]

Be careful! The converters generate immense heat. That's what makes them work. It's also what makes them dangerous! If you box in your converter, it may (probably will) start a fire.

By all the accounts that read on line they state that isn’t an issue. .
But who knows?

 

[PrairieHunter]

This thread makes me nervous about parking my truck at trail heads. I also have a Tundra and those 4 cats are easily accessible for cutting off, no jack required. I wonder if running a few staggered beads of hard facing down the length of the pipe is worth it... you're not cutting through that with a Sawzall and I wouldn't have to worry about a "cage" getting hung up on brush, etc

Yea, cutting mild steel is pretty easy with a sawzall but if you get into some harder metal, stainless, etc things get much more difficult to cut while under a car.

 

[TheJason]

 

[mtmiller]

@JLS arsonist!!!!

 

[Trial153]

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Is that the steel or aluminum?

 

[TheJason]

Is that the steel or aluminum?

Steel. You can also get aluminum.

 

[BackofBeyond]

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And it hasn’t spontaneously combusted??? You’re pushin’ your luck buck-o!

 

[MTLabrador]

And it hasn’t spontaneously combusted??? You’re pushin’ your luck buck-o!

That joker has probably shot elk with a .243 before too…

 

[TheJason]

That joker has probably shot elk with a .243 before too…

Take a walk on the wild side…