[AT] Re: Off topic but greatreading ---- Somewhat back on topic

Fri Jun 11 14:04:05 PDT 2004

Don't get rid of them rocks. May come in useful later
on. I own a tractor trailer and haul dry bulk cement
to a family owned concrete company. Been doing it for
9 years or so. This is the strangest year I've ever
seen.
     This country has a national cement shortage. It
has gotten to the point that many of the cement mills
are rationing how much goes to certain concrete
plants.
      China's good economy is causing it. Much of the
cement that comes to this country from overseas is
going to China. 
       So it may turn out as years ago. If you want to
pour a concrete pad. Set up your forms, find all the
big rocks and field stone you can and concrete around
the rocks.  I have a few pads that were done that way
around the barn. As well as the concrete walls of the
barn were done that way. Way back when?

The good thing about the shortage...NO MORE SATURDAY
WORK!!!! for me...praise, praise...the bad...waiting
in lines at the mill. Wait til summer really kicks
in!!!
Danny

--- Roger Welsch <captneb at micrord.com> wrote:
> This is true.  A friend of mine here hauls to North
> Dakota every year and
> brings home a load of rocks.  The bigger, the
> better.  He never has one
> longer than a couple weeks.  Pays as well as hauling
> hay or corn, he says.
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim Bivens" <bivenshill at yahoo.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Re: Off topic but greatreading
> ---- Somewhat back on topic
> 
> 
> > Ralph,
> > Why don't they sell them for building stone? The
> last
> > time I checked rock around here (limestone) was
> > bringing $35.00 USD a ton in the field. Some of
> the
> > really large boulders bring hundreds of dollars
> each
> > for landscaping etc.
> > Tim Bivens
> > Glen Rose, Tex.
> >
> > --- Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.kramerauction.com/showphoto.php?img=item58596&ItemID=58596&PhotoI
> > > D=58596
> > > This JD backhoe sold yesterday at a farm
> auction.
> > > The results are not on the
> > > site yet but I'll check back later on to see
> what it
> > > sold for just out of
> > > curiousity.
> > > Some farmers around here use a backhoe to bury
> big
> > > rocks or old stonepiles.
> > > Easier than hauling the rocks away. I've got a
> few
> > > here that need a good
> > > backhoe to bury them.
> > >
> > > Ralph in Sask.
> > > http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Cecil E Monson <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
> > > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:49 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [AT] Re: Off topic but greatreading
> > > ---- Somewhat back on topic
> > >
> > >
> > > > > You probably won't get anything like you
> rented
> > > for $7500, but there are
> > > lots
> > > >
> > > > of good backhoe/loaders used around in the
> > > $4000-$8000 range. If you are
> > > handy
> > > >
> > > > with tools, there are plenty around that need
> a
> > > little work.  Remember,
> > > yours
> > > >
> > > > will probably never be put to work like the
> rental
> > > one either. I have
> > > bought
> > > >
> > > > tractors that the owner said was wore out and
> had
> > > them operate well for
> > > many
> > > >
> > > > years. Remember, the bigger they get, the
> heavier
> > > they are.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rob Gray wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I agree with this, Rob, there are a lot of
> decent
> > > used backhoes out
> > > > there in the $3K to $6K range. I've been
> watching
> > > the ads myself and
> > > reading
> > > > carefully. Most of them tell you up front
> "some
> > > engine work is needed" or
> > > > "there are several hydraulic cylinders that
> leak"
> > > or something similar.
> > > Buying
> > > > a decent used backhoe is just like buying
> antique
> > > tractors for your use or
> > > > collection. The first rule is you don't pay
> retail
> > > for them, you pay only
> > > > what a dealer would pay. That means you have
> to
> > > check them out carefully
> > > by
> > > > yourself or with the help of a friend and that
> you
> > > are responsible for any
> > > > mistakes. It also means you stay away from
> > > dealer's lots as they are in
> > > the
> > > > business of making money buying and selling.
> Most
> > > of these machines are to
> > > o
> > > > old and too far gone to use in a business but
> are
> > > OK for occasional use on
> > > > your farm.
> > > >
> > > > I lost a bid last year on a municipal sealed
> bid
> > > sale. They had a
> > > > nice well kept loader/backhoe up for sealed
> bids.
> > > I looked it over
> > > carefully,
> > > > ran it, used both the loader and the hoe. It
> also
> > > came with two buckets.
> > > Had
> > > > an enclosed cab, lights and good tires. They
> were
> > > selling because they
> > > needed
> > > > something newer and quicker. I thought it over
> and
> > > bid $3563 but made a
> > > big
> > > > mistake, IMHO. I turned in my bid too early. I
> > > think I should have waited
> > > > until the last minute. One of the requirements
> was
> > > a bank check in full
> > > had
> > > > to accompany the bid. There were only a couple
> > > bids and wouldn't you know
> > > it,
> > > > a bid was turned in that beat me by $50. So, I
> > > lost. It would have been a
> > > > nice machine to have. I suppose I'll have to
> wait
> > > a long time to find
> > > another
> > > > one to match it but you never know. You might
> find
> > > a municipal auction
> > > down
> > > > there too if you keep your eyes open.
> > > >
> > > > Cecil
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > The nicest thing about telling the truth is
> you
> > > never have to wonder
> > > > what you said.
> > > >
> > > > Cecil E Monson
> > > > Lucille Hand-Monson
> > > > Mountainville, New York   Just a little east
> of
> > > the North Pole
> > > >
> > > > Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
> > > >
> > > > Free advice
> > > >
> > > >
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