[AT] Parting out tractors - what are your thoughts?

[Ralph Goff]

Those are some fine looking crawlers at your site. We see the same thing in
the ag industry here. The salvage yards often have some fairly good looking
big combines and tractors. Frequently they have fire damage but occasionally
I will see some that look in field ready condition and better than some of
the machines currently out there working the fields.
But in the past when I have had to buy a few parts to keep a combine working
I can see where these older machines do bring much more profit when they are
parted out.
A handy guy that can do his own wrench turning can likely do alright with
one of these "fixer uppers" but if your going to pay a shop rate of $50 an
hour to have this old machine made usable, it probably does not make
economic sense.
Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: CRAWLER HEAVEN/ED CHRISTOPHERSON <crawler at lynnet.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 6:53 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Parting out tractors - what are your thoughts?


> Well let me start by saying "you can't get good parts from junk machines"
> Machines that have set for years outside, abused ,and millions of hours
> don't have many good parts left in them. In my business i part out
> small(under 5 ton) crawler tractors and even running workin machines when
> you take them apart have very few sellable parts, you'd be surprized how
> many have worn and brokin gears but are still moving and working. I look
for
> nice machines if i can buy them reasonable especialy model machines that
are
> in demand. If i did not buy good machines i bet my used parts business
would
> be one half of what it is and many people would have to pay more for many
> parts. I hear alot: you arn't going to cut that crawler up are you?? And
the
> answer is in a heart beat.. Also many machines i have offered in the past
to
> people and  for what they want to pay for them makes me want to part them
> all the more. So if any grown men want to cry look on my web site in my
> gallery and you will see some very nice workin and runnin machaces that
are
> going to or have been cut up.  http://www.crawlerheaven.com/index.htm