Stolen Timberwolf Chipper

Stolen yesterday in North London a Timberwolf TW150 DHB Chipper in original orange livery.

Distinguishing feature: Aluminium sheet repair using pop-rivets and self-tappers to one of the rubber mudguards.

The thieves managed to break the padlock securing it to the truck and attach it to a Silver Volvo and drive off whilst the tree surgeons were in the process of carrying logs around from the rear of the property.

If you are offered one second hand for silly money (they were £15k new) or see one in the street sporting the mod to the mudguard, please contact either the police or me on 02085409968

You can bet it won't be around London for very long but may turn up somewhere near you....probably operated by someone who is unqualified and uninsured working on the knock from door to door.

At the very least, they give the legitimate industry a bad name but they also prey on us and our (your) clients too.

If you can help catch either the thieves or those who buy stolen goods from them, you will be doing yourselves and the whole industry a favour.

Thanks

Replies

David Channon May 10, 2011 at 10:33am

The serial number is S/N 208143024-A5 it will be freehand engraved or possibly stamped on an aluminium manufacturers plate pop-riveted to the front LH side of the A frame just down from the towing bracket.

If this plate is missing or looks tampered with, be suspicious.
David Channon May 10, 2011 at 10:50am

Metropolitan Police Crime Reference Number: 6437 if you want to phone in a sighting or suspicion.
Andy Lawrence May 10, 2011 at 10:39pm

Hope you get it back mate. Scumbags
Richard Boyd May 11, 2011 at 7:54am

Ditto Andy's sentiments.

Might be worth posting a few images, I'm sure that some people on the forum know kit like this intimately but I wouldn't know what it looked like if I fell over it, can't be the only one?
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Craig McGinty May 11, 2011 at 8:15am

Here is an example of the chipper:

Timberwolf 150DHB
David Channon May 11, 2011 at 8:19pm

Thanks for posting the link up. They are an awesome piece of kit and I guess that's one reason why the thieves targetted it.

No news yet from the police so I guess the chances of getting it back are dropping rapidly.
David Channon September 23, 2012 at 8:40pm

Well the good news is that the Police have arrested and charged someone with posession of stolen property.

The bad news is that we had a truck window smashed and a 60" saw stolen last week.

It seems to happen when we are doing a carry through.... cutting down a tree in the back garden of a Terraced house and carrying it out through the house.
Benjamin O'Neill September 23, 2012 at 11:54pm

its sad but thieves never cease to amaze me in how far they actually go in stealing machinery and equipment, sadly its big business for them, our equipment are easily stolen and fenced very quickly with a high retail price.
Lawncare-4u.co.uk September 24, 2012 at 11:01am

ill look out

robin

gardens4u.co.uk
andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance September 24, 2012 at 7:31pm

Theiving bas****s, makes my blood boil, stealing from hard working people they are absolute scum!!!