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Appendix 1: Examples of Best Practice in Positioning and Securing Equipment
Trailer and tow hitch locks prevent the removal or by using the machine bucket helps to protect the tow hitch; which in either event helps to prevent theft.
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When leaving equipment overnight on sites, secure small portable equipment under the boom arms of mini-excavators, then use immobilisers or hydraulic locks to prevent removal
If the equipment is not going to be used while, then we advise that not much fuel it.
If the mini-excavator is left overnight, remove it from the trailer. Slew the cab 90° and extend the boom arm. Use immobilisers and / or hydraulic locks. This makes the machine impossible to remove or lift away. Note the presence of an approved registration scheme, (e.g. The CESAR Scheme) and corporate identity. Criminals dislike stealing this type of equipment due to the expense of changing the unique
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