Nick Watkins

For the portable device i.e. not wired into a 12V battery I looked at this system http://www.carnetics.co.uk/downloads/brochure_asset.pdf (sorry if you not allowed to post links) Although I have not done this I was thinking of putting it onto my Ifor Tipper as mentioned because wiring a normal tracker into the battery would be a bit obvious due to the battery being on show. However concealing it on a tipper is a little difficult without welding extra bits onto it.

 

I will dig out a link tonight for the system on my JCB.

My JCB is covered by Trafficmasters Trackstar, as I said very happy with it.

Sounds like a couple of good systems Nick, do you have any details or links to manufacturers?

For the portable device i.e. not wired into a 12V battery I looked at this system http://www.carnetics.co.uk/downloads/brochure_asset.pdf (sorry if you not allowed to post links) Although I have not done this I was thinking of putting it onto my Ifor Tipper as mentioned because wiring a normal tracker into the battery would be a bit obvious due to the battery being on show. However concealing it on a tipper is a little difficult without welding extra bits onto it.

I will dig out a link tonight for the system on my JCB.

I have a JCB Mini Digger, bought it new so wanted maximum protection and I therefore fitted a tracker (I got a reduction in my insurance for doing so also)

It's an excellent system, on two occasions I have forgotten to call to tell them I am about to move my digger and within a mile of me moving it I get a call from the company to say my digger is on the move and did I know about it.

From memory I paid about 350 to get it fitted and first year subs and then it's something like 120 sub each year after.

I have heard that the thieves are now so paranoid about trackers that when they nick some plant the usual routine is to tow it away a short distance to safety, stash it and then if nobody comes to collect within a couple of days they know there is no tracker fitted so they safely drive it away again.

I was recently looking for one for my new Ifor Williams Tipper and found there is one on the market that is the size of a box of ciggarettes, has it's own battery source and last's for about 2 years without charging, probably ideal for a chipper.

First post so hello to all.

Having been done far too many times, Microdots IMO mean nothing to a thief.

Yes they aid in recovery but the chances of you getting your gear back are slim at best. If dealers checked for microdots or whater marking each time a faulty saw or whatever came back or one had a service then the odds will improve greatly. Correct me if I am wrong but I don't believe this is the case.

I recently had my Ifor Williams tipper stolen, amoing other things, having told the police who I believe arranged the theft, they promptly......................did nothing about it. It's probably left the country and is being used by someone unsuspecting who thought they were buying a second hand trailer. Ifor's are frame stamped and on the TER registered, dealers check them against the database each time they come into the workshop and still the theft of these are huge. Adding Microdots won't deter them further.

I now ground anchor, use chain that can't be cropped and load everything into a sentri tool safe. My machine (JCB) has trakker fitted and still I sometime lay awake a night.

I believe a far better resolution would be to divert some A10'S from Afghanistan and bomb each pikey yard until there are none left.