Probably at least a 250k rig there... people steal equipment all the time... then take it and sell it in mexico...

Someone stole a Canyonero?

Mr.BobDobalita: Probably at least a 250k rig there... people steal equipment all the time... then take it and sell it in mexico...

Yeah, but it's a bit of a drive from the Florida Keys to Mexico, unless they had a boat waiting (possible).

SurfaceTension: Why am I thinking insurance fraud here?

My first thought too- this isn't the type of thing your "average" thief could just hop in and drive away; you'd have to have someone trained to handle the rig and load, and have them know in advance where the whole setup would be, and the most opportune time to nab it.

Too coincidental.

Probably a drunk dude who thought it was an ambulance or the mob has a bunch of bodies to bury.

"Car 54, Where are you"?

Maybe the driver just forgot where he parked it, meth will do that. Check 121st and 123rd streets.

Subject was hatless.

Give them a break, look at this picture, you can barely see the thing, it blends well into the background.

concotelli: Someone stole a Canyonero?

Came for this...left satisfied.

I can't make out the license number, but it's towing a small church. So any Chevy towing a small church, I figure that- that'd be the one.

Mike_LowELL: concotelli: Someone stole a Canyonero?

Reported to the Fark admins for beating me to it. I read the damn headline in tune.

Only way they'll catch the perp is if he turns on some getaway music.

75 feet long, almost 12 feet wide
Soft as a downy chick.....

David Copperfield, seen with hands in pockets whistling while walking away, had no comment.

Optimus Primate: As someone who ships Komatsu excavators overseas for a living, I'm getting a kick...etc.

As someone that operates a PC120 I also am getting a kick.

Gaseous Anomaly: I can't make out the license number, but it's towing a small church. So any Chevy towing a small church, I figure that- that'd be the one.

Maybe they'll also find Mrs. Nusbaum's stolen credit card.

They should start questioning local wizards.

I used to work for a company that built the attachments and made cylinders for these machines. Installed them, painted the bodies and repaired them etc. We had a big one come in, big bastard, maybe JD 900 series. Dude had us do the works on it. All new cylinders, hoses, all new valves and pumps, couple of buckets and thumb attachments. Riser for the cab. Even a nice stereo installed. I think he paid upwards of $80 thousand for all the work. My boss was ecstatic, it was a big boost to his small business. The customer came in, picked it up, paid with a cashiers check and went almost two blocks with it on his lowboy trailer and was then surrounded by cops while we all watched.

Turns out the guy had stolen it from some logging company or dealership in Montana. The work was paid for. My boss was laughing all the way to the bank, and the actual owner was probably quite happy having all that cool shiat installed on his machine for free.

I still wonder how such a machine could just walk out the door like that without anyone noticing.

Deathfrogg: the actual owner was probably quite happy having all that cool shiat installed on his machine for free.

Wow, that dude must be some kind of saint to be able to cash in on that much good karma all at once.

Louisiana_Sitar_Club:

Wow, that dude must be some kind of saint to be able to cash in on that much good karma all at once.

I don't know the whole story. The man got his machine back with all that new stuff on it. My boss had to go testify in court. There is a huge market for the Grey market machines and an awful lot of those big excavators are traded around for cash without a clear title. We're close to the border here so many of them come in from Canada and just disappear. Such machines are almost never inspected for ownership or title and a lot of the folks who buy the old beat up machines aren't particular about it anyway..

On the case:
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Only you could lose an elephant, Jonhnny.

Desk Sergeant: Calling all cars. Calling all cars. Be on the look out for... now listen to this: Dangerously and accomplices dressed as nuns driving a sedan covered with... oh you'll love this... duckies and bunnies.

I cannot believe this didn't have the Florida tag. I live here the strange tag doesn't fit.