keep an eye on your trucks

i do not know how many it would apply to but while talking to some local scrappers i know they got to talking about a guy who had his wrecker stolen in my general area and after talking with a few other i decided to call him and ask a few question's as i have two rollbacks out on the road and dont like this kind of stuff in my area.



anyway to the point of the post after talking to the guy a bit he says that the police are investigating what they believe is a theft ring in the nc/sc area (possibly bigger) using stolen trucks to steal cars/equipment to scrap/ send to chop shop's. i assume they are using stolen trucks so if they are seen in the act they just dump the truck.

this happened about a month ago but i just heard about it in last week or so and i am sure the truck is long gone by now but i just thought it was something i would put out there so to speak as a heads up and i didnt know exactly where to post this just thought it went along the lines of what some members have talked about in the past people like this are exactly why we honest scrappers have got to get a voice because when stuff like this spreads it gives john q. public the impression that all scrappers are low-lifes.


also a basic description of the truck just in case anyone spots it
1995 ford f-350
white w/ yellow boom no sling cable and wheel lift only
rust on passenger side fender

Originally Posted by metal gypsy

Better yet, get a "removable" steering wheel like nascar uses......I think there are companies that sell these?........Its hard to get a vehicle going in the right direction
without a steering wheel!!

Those are not street legal, and if you get pulled over with something like that the cops will impound your car, not just give you a repair ticket.

My kid has a quick release steering wheel on his souped up Honda for theft protection...I'm going to have to drill him when he gets home.

They're cool and all, but when you're using non-DOT approved items on a vehicle the cops are unforgiven.... trust me I had my car impounded several times for non-DOT approved items.

Originally Posted by Kris Kringle

Once that wheel is off there is still a shaft there that Vice grips will work to steer it.

There Isn't a car made that cant be Stolen that even goes for the Lo Jack equipped cars.

I'd have to agree with you there MDG, most anti theft devices for anything do a pretty good job keeping the "honest people honest", but if someone wants something bad enough it's gone. I got to work at a house we were building one morning to find my heavy duty gang box split open like a tin can, the people living on both sides claim they never heard a thing!?