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

Fri Jun 11 13:46:32 PDT 2004

Doesn't your tongue get sore, Roger, always keeping it in your cheek?

Mike

Roger Welsch 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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