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

[Keith Kinney]

Ed
Enjoyed looking at your web site.  Do you have any parts for a Clarke 
Airborne Dozer. We're rebuilding a couple and could use a few parts.
Thanks.
Keith




At 07:53 AM 7/2/2004, you wrote:
>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
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kyle Sands <willys_46 at mail.com>
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 1:42 PM
>Subject: [AT] Parting out tractors - what are your thoughts?
>
>
> > I thought this might make a good discussion.  I totally understand parting
>out busted up and broken-down hulks.  I've gotten parts this way myself.
>But what about parting out restorable tractors, or worse yet - running and
>drivable tractors?  This link is what got me thinking about the subject:
>http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=joe-levad
>&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50  It appears this seller is parting out
>what used to be a very nice-looking, parade-ready tractor.  Not a perfect
>tractor, but definitely not a hulk.  I don't want to villafy the man - he
>has every right to do what he wants to his tractor - and I hate to single
>him out, but it's just an example.
> >
> > Somehow, it just doesn't seem right, though.  Anybody else share that
>view, or anybody disagree?
> >
> > Kyle Sands <>< Huntley, MN
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Keith Kinney
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