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Paul in Mich
04-30-2004 05:41:56
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dishonest Seller in reply to Hugh MacKay, 04-30-2004 02:51:09
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Hugh, There are indeed bargains to be had at some of these auctions. I am constantly amazed that some things may go for far more than anyone would expect, or anyone in his right mind should pay, while other things go dirt cheap. John (the guy I work for) has bought several items this spring at a couple of auctions that were real bargains. The first was an 86 Freightliner tandem axle that they couldnt get started at the auction because the battery terminals were corroded. Since it wasnt running, bidding was scarce, and John ended up buying it for $2,700. Someone in the crowd had driven the truck and knew it was in good shape and told us about it. It turned out that it needed only new battery cables to make it road ready. Its going to make a great truck for what we use it for, as we don't put much more than 3,000 miles of any one truck in a year using it only for farm use. I can't wait to drive it in the fall harvest. At an auction a couple weeks later, He bought a 40 ft. Flat-bed trailer for $500. New brakes has it on the road, and is now being used to haul liquid fertilizer. This summer, we'll install sideboards and tailgate and haul grain and corn this fall. At the same sale, he bought a 1980 Ford tandem axle tractor with Cummins Diesel for $600. It too runs great, and only needs a few cosmetics to make a good back up truck. Before we left the auction, someone offered to buy the wet kit for more than the whole truck sold for. Why the guy didnt bid on the truck is anyones guess. We also bought 4ea. 18.4x38 tires with 40% to 50% tread for $25.00 each, and 24 decent truck tires that averaged out to less than $10.00 each. They work well for trailer tires. I could probably have made a good buy myself on a Farmall 200 with fast hitch that ran well and needed only a little grill work to make a real straight tractor except I quit bidding at $1,200 to rush over to the trailer that was going up for bid. Turns out that the 200 went for $1,250. Sometimes when they have 2 or more auctioneers going at the same time, you have to pick your priorities. Other things that we didnt bother to bid on seemed to go way too high in opur opinion. I find that to be normal for most auctions. I haven't really solved the spindle issue on the "A" yet, as I havent put much time into the tractor this spring since farm work has picked up. In addition to helping John, which has been mostly helping get planters and other equipment ready, since he no-tills everything, I have been driving fertilizer trucks for Royster Clark which is 1/2 mile from my house. That keeps me pretty busy right now, and will for another 4 to 6 weeks. I guess I owe you an E.Mail to catch you up on things, as far as the restoration is concerned.
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