Chipper security

[simonm]

ive recently bought a new chipper the only place i can keep it is in a prefab garage opposite my house! its pretty dark and quiet there and plenty of people will see the machine goin in and out so this weekend im gettin some welding going i thought about 2 steel posts concreted in behind it that cant be removed a security bollard infront to box it in with a lock box ova padlock "made from 5 mill thick box section not 1 from wickes made of wotsits" a ground anchor underneath chained through A frame and a lock box over towing eye so it cant be hitched up and towed away oh and a wheel clamp!!! when i think about it it seems exessive but i really cant afford it to get stolen! any1 got any other ideas? oh an theres no way of gettting power to garage so an alarm in out of the question! any ideas would be greatly apreciated.

[eggsarascal]

ive recently bought a new chipper the only place i can keep it is in a prefab garage opposite my house! its pretty dark and quiet there and plenty of people will see the machine goin in and out so this weekend im gettin some welding going i thought about 2 steel posts concreted in behind it that cant be removed a security bollard infront to box it in with a lock box ova padlock "made from 5 mill thick box section not 1 from wickes made of wotsits" a ground anchor underneath chained through A frame and a lock box over towing eye so it cant be hitched up and towed away oh and a wheel clamp!!! when i think about it it seems exessive but i really cant afford it to get stolen! any1 got any other ideas? oh an theres no way of gettting power to garage so an alarm in out of the question! any ideas would be greatly apreciated.

 

you can get a battery powered alarm, have a look on ebay

[Tree Man Tom]

Wheel clamps and hitchlocks are easily worked around tbh, but there a good visual deterant if nothing else. You seem to have the right idea though, make it has hard as possible, slow them down. Lots of chains, concrete bollards, clamps etc... It may take you 30mins to secure at the end of each day, and although its a ballache its often worth it for piece of mind. You could alo fit a tracker to the machine maybe, so that if it does go walkies you have a better chance of finding it.

[Steve Bullman]

it would be quicker and cheaper to jack it up and remove the wheels every night!

[greengrafter]

can you lock it to the back of your truck and back it up into the prefab?

 

you'd av to get up an hour earlier to unlock it all, with all of the above.

[simonm]

ive thought about taking wheels off but 1st time they go in an see no wheels second time they mite come back with wheels "doesnt take much 2 get crappy wheels on it" ive seen those battery powered alarms thought about that too just think they wouldnt be right loud???i can back the van up to the front of garage door. its the back thats the problem though because its that sectional concrete crap its only got 3 bolts in each section thats why i was going to put bollards behind it too...how much are those trackers??

[button1803]

how about getting a rottweiler??

[Gareth Smith]

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Edited February 18, 2011 by Steve Bullman
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[Gareth Smith]

how about getting a rottweiler??

 

Ha or two Rottweilers !!