Generators stolen --- UPDATE pg 4

johndeerefarmer wrote:

navegator wrote:
Steel cables are no match for a good size bolt cutter, either lock the units out of sight or bolt them to the frame the more bolts the better, the low life's are looking for a quick and easy grab and run, a generator bolted down with four bolts is a deterrent, six bolts is even better all they are looking for is drug money.

navegator

Have you ever even tried to cut a steel cable with bolt cutters? A cable is 10x harder to cut than a chain. The best way to cut a cable is with a battery powered Milwaukee grinder with a cutoff wheel

Why yes - yes I have. Actually this past weekend, I was installing tie downs on a new shed. I used 1/4 in. aircraft cable with a breaking strength of 7,000 lbs. Used Gorilla tape to mark the place for the cut and cut in the center of the tape with bolt cutters. Cut like butter. So yes, you can cut cable with bolt cutters - if the diameter is such that it can fit in the jaws of the bolt cutter.