[AT] Duplex Truck Company

Fri Apr 24 16:42:08 PDT 2015

If you act on that saying, Mike, I'm sure your friends in the LIST can help you out a bit with a little bail money!
	Dave

On Apr 24, 2015, at 12:20 AM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Possession is 9/10's of the law. Not sure where it came from, it's 
> always been here. :-)
> 
> Mike M
> 
> On 4/23/2015 9:25 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> I've bought 2 tractors that belonged to "complicated" owner situations. The
>> first was a Farmall Cub. The Cub and the property it was on belonged to a
>> charitable organization that was not locally based. A local bank's trust
>> dept handled the property for them. I made an offer and 3 months later they
>> countered. I took their counter and promptly delivered a check. The second
>> tractor was my IH T-20 crawler. It belonged to a family of farm heirs, may
>> have been an LLC, don’t recall. There were 5 owners, only one lived local to
>> me, and both of us were over an hour away from the tractor. When they came
>> up with a price I paid it, wasn't worth trying to haggle with 5 people. When
>> we showed up to get it, I had to sign a release form stating they would not
>> be liable for any damage or injuries that came from me loading, restoring,
>> or using the tractor. They even wanted the rollback driver to sign, they did
>> concede since he was hired by me that me or his employer would be liable.
>> 
>> Good luck and keep us posted!
>> 
>> John Hall
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike
>> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 5:13 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Duplex Truck Company
>> 
>> I called the realtor and he is going to get in touch with the owner,
>> I'll give it till tomorrow then decide what to do. Seeing as how the
>> tractor tracks would lead through the field and to my back property,
>> stealth is not an option.
>> 
>> Mike M
>> 
>> On 4/23/2015 3:24 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>> Yes, that does complicate things, Mike. Perhaps sending pictures to the
>>> ATCA now would be a good idea. I would guess (as others have said) it
>>> should be possible to contact someone at the trust, or the reality
>>> company. If that does not work, I think I would "rescue" the old iron and
>>> leave a note (and a picture or two) laminated and nailed to a nearby tree
>>> saying that I had "rescued" the frame for possible restoration by someone
>>> in the future. I would sign the note and leave my name, phone # and
>>> address. I realize that may open me up to lots of problems in the future.
>>> I, also, might just consider taking it and then contacting ATCA.
>>> Dave
>>> PS, Mind you I am NOT recommending that you do the same!
>>> 
>>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 12:36 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Ugh, if not to complicate the possible extraction even more, I did a
>>>> search for the owner of the property, and it is owned by a living trust,
>>>> and is currently up for sale. They also rezoned it commercial.
>>>> 
>>>> Mike M
>>>> 
>>>> On 4/23/2015 9:34 AM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>>>> Hi Mike,
>>>>> If it were me, I would contact the land owner and ask him if you could
>>>>> have it. If the answer is "Yes" I would haul it home and then contact
>>>>> the folks at the Antique Truck Club of America--See:
>>>>> http://www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org/  and send them pictures and
>>>>> ask if they know anyone who would be interested in it. I'll bet that
>>>>> somewhere there is someone who would very much like to have what is
>>>>> there to complete a restoration. I think it's a shame to just let it sit
>>>>> where it is and continue to decompose!
>>>>> Dave
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 1:07 AM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I did find that page Dave, but nothing was hyper linked, no additional
>>>>>> info unless I'm missing something. My wife wanted me to hook it to the
>>>>>> tractor and pull it home. I reminded her that it wasn't ours, and even
>>>>>> then what to do with it, with 75% of it is missing no restoration
>>>>>> possible.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mike M
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 4/22/2015 9:00 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Mike, Did you see this page?
>>>>>>> http://archives.msu.edu/findaid/108.html
>>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 8:35 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I would say between 1907 and 1915 based on what I could find.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Mike M
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 4/22/2015 7:35 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>>>>>>>> WOW! Did you find out the  year the "truck" was built? (Not the
>>>>>>>>> frame you found, but just a general idea of the yeas[s] the truck
>>>>>>>>> was produced.)
>>>>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Well, after some searching I found out what it is; it was made by
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> Duplex Truck Company out of Lansing, MI. It was known as one of the
>>>>>>>>>> first commercially available 4 wheel drive vehicles, and was
>>>>>>>>>> powered by
>>>>>>>>>> a Buda engine. Check out the last picture in the set.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/meulenms/library/
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Mike M
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