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

Sat Jun 12 06:35:31 PDT 2004

Honest!  I'm not kidding!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <msloane at att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Re: Off topic but greatreading ---- Somewhat back on topic

> 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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