Security for tracked chipper/ track locks or chained?

[judastreefairy]

Evening all

 

Where do they sell track locks for 230vtr’s and what do you guys use for security?

[Khriss]

Also make sure you park it away from a road or fenceline where a HIAB lorry can just pick it up - it has happened - or the question would be irrelevant   ! K

[monkeybusiness]

Google Lincmaster - they make some decent stuff. 

[judastreefairy]

Yeah no worries ?

[Andrew McEwan]

seconded, speak to mark at Lincmaster, quality easy to use stuff

[Shogun]

Hi All.

 

If looking for good quality chain check out these guys, we got broken into, other padlocks and security failed, there 22mm chain was untouched.

Almax Immobiliser Series VI ULTIMATE 25mm + Squire SS100CS Stronghold Lock

WWW.ALMAX-SECURITY-CHAINS.CO.UK

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Almax Immobiliser Series VI ULTIMATE 25mm + Squire SS100CS Stronghold Lock

 

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, Khriss said:

Also make sure you park it away from a road or fenceline where a HIAB lorry can just pick it up - it has happened - or the question would be irrelevant   ! K

...and never leave it on a trailer

[Khriss]

.....in fact just don't buy a tracked chipper, once you have barred on a few shedded tracks in the mud, or rolled it-  just not worth the bother really  ?  K

[openspaceman]

8 hours ago, Khriss said:

.....in fact just don't buy a tracked chipper, once you have barred on a few shedded tracks in the mud, or rolled it-  just not worth the bother really  ?  K

I agree the tracks are a bit simple for off piste use compared with things like the RC100 I used to drive and never lost a track but they had  amazing utility in the right situation, largely when chipping to waste.

 

We had some subbies working around sutton coldfield in the cuttings and I was flabergasted where they were taking the 1928 safetracs, the fire risk of not being able to chip meant any other method would have had massive costs in labour.

 

I never had to deal with a lost track on the GM1928 other than one which snapped on a hired in machine with owner driver, the steel wires had been exposed over the years and rusted through.

 

I regularly had to deal with the carlton grinder derailing tracks.

[Khriss]

@openspaceman  Obvs joshing a bit - I seemed to have a rake of tracked Timber wolf's relentlessly throwing tracks, at one point culminating in my calling a job in winter, saying ' 3 oclock, everyone's piss wet through, finish now ' then  walked over to chipper ( with a thrown track )  an the lad had buggered off already ! So spent an hour with bloke on 15ton 360 moving it to safety of site compound ? K