[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[charlie hill]

I went to a farm sale years ago on a Corporate owned farm in extreme eastern 
NC in Hyde Co.  It was a black dirt farm of about 20,000 acres and was run 
by employees.  There were no on site owners.   The auctioneer was selling a 
diesel welding machine mounted on a trailer.  It was so covered with black 
dirt dust that you couldn't make out any of the numbers or any writting on 
the machine.  You know the every nook and cranny in it was full of dust.  A 
couple of guys got in a bidding war over it and it kept going up and up. 
They finally sold it off.   The guy standing in front of me turned around 
and said.  "Haha,  I bought a brand new one just like it last month for $200 
less money."

Moral of the story.  Folks will do strange things when they THINK they are 
getting a bargain.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hass" <gkhass at avci.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT


>I am as happy as the next guy to find a bargain either at an auction or in 
>an ad.  However, as everyone knows, there are risks associated with buying 
>used.  A couple of years ago I was at a combined city/county/sheriff's 
>forfeiture sale at a town an hour's drive away.  It was a huge sale.  They 
>had a Miller diesel-driven welder mounted on a Miller trailer, and the 
>welder had many gauges to tell you what the welder and generator were 
>doing.  They started it and ran it for about 30 seconds, so I know it ran. 
>However, earlier in the day I had heard some of the locals talking, and 
>that welder had been part of a robbery.  When the thieves thought they were 
>going to get caught, they had dumped it in a pond.  It stayed there for 3 
>days before being discovered and removed.  Supposedly it had been sent 
>somewhere to have it all dried out and tested. Although I don't remember 
>what it sold for, I have often wondered how it turned out for the buyer.
>
> Greg Hass
> Bad Axe, MI
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