Stolen greenmech 1928 1 hour ago - reward!

[monkeybusiness]

Dan, I sent out an APB to the UK dealership network, but as someone else has said, it is probably across the water by now. Sorry but there it is.

 

The punishment does not fit the crime in my opinion.

 

Cheers Pete, I appreciate it. I suppose you're getting ready to 'quote me happy...'?

[monkeybusiness]

will be keeping an eye on ads over here and watching out for* arborists from a certain ethnic minority *with fresh greenmech

 

Please do - it'd be the perfect excuse for a holiday if it were to turn up over the water!

[monkeybusiness]

Just a quick post to share a bit of info I've picked up whilst chasing this machine up. I have spoken to a few trailer 'experts' as I am trying to find an ultimate hitch lock that will secure hitches whilst attached to vehicles and it would appear that they are all pretty easy to defeat if you know what you are doing (and you can be fairly sure the people who help themselves to other people's stuff do know what they're doing!). One of the most important things I have heard is that if you secure your trailers with a hitch lock when they aren't attached to a vehicle it is MASSIVELY IMPORTANT that you block up the hole that the 50mm ball sits in. If you don't, thieves will simply lower the hitch onto the crown of their towball, strap it in place and tow it away to deal with the lock elsewhere, or they even grind their balls down (I'd like to do that to the c***s that took my chipper) so that the hitch will drop on whilst still locked. There are proprietary balls on sale for this purpose, or you can make your own out of an old tow ball but make sure you leave a little stub on the bottom so you can remove it (and don't leave a massive stub or it will be really easy to take your trailer!).

There is still £1000 for anyone who can direct me to my chipper by the way - keep looking people!!!

[swinny]

sorry to hear what has happened, its such a shame there are people like that in society

 

I have a lock for when the chippers on the truck but also a bulldog hitch for when its off. this sort of boxes off the area hoping to get one of them alarm wire locks that sets off a 120db alarm.

 

Again sorry for your loss

[arbwork]

Care if hitch lock is good the next thing they do is remove the whole hitch from trailer/chipper and replace it with another, suggest weld bolts / hitch to chassis

[swinny]

i had a chain welded on my last chipper that went round the chassis of the truck and locked it that way

[Dog Tag]

Dan, will keep an eye out this side of the water. Have a mate working on the docks. Just rang him and he will keep an eye. Sorry mate. I Hope it turns up. Hope they loose their arms in the process.

[monkeybusiness]

Dan, will keep an eye out this side of the water. Have a mate working on the docks. Just rang him and he will keep an eye. Sorry mate. I Hope it turns up. Hope they loose their arms in the process.

 

That would be mint. The reward would be doubled if that was the outcome!

[Dog Tag]

I just hope you get it back.

[monkeybusiness]

Cheers mate, I'm working on it!