“Quad Vice” Stopped ATV Theft

“Quad Vice” Stopped ATV Theft ATV S ATV theft is a big problem in many places including England where farmer Gareth Davies came up with a foolproof locking device      Davies raises a flock of Welsh mountain sheep in a region of England plagued by 4-wheeler thefts One of his neighbors has had five 4-wheelers stolen 2 in a single year The anti-theft device he designed works by driving the 4-wheeler onto a metal stand It uses the motion of the rear wheels moving forward to send a piston through one of the rear wheels locking the vehicle in place The patented design means the thief would need to have the 4-wheeler’s ignition key and put the rear wheels in reverse in order to disengage the locking system and drive the 4-wheeler off the stand It takes just 10 sec to secure the 4-wheeler in the vice and as it weighs 660 lbs and is bolted down it’s more than a match for criminals     Davies has already sold 3 Quad Vice models and is currently exhibiting it at farm shows to drum up support for the product It retails for $1 935 but he says that with the help of potential investors the design could be modified in order to lower the price

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