[AT] Duplex Truck Company - Update

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

A former boss taught me to never take NO for an answer. Instead take no, no, 
no, no. His business philosophy was to look for another way. Maybe you can 
stop back by and talk to the gentleman again in say 6 months, people do 
change their minds. It took 15 years for the owner to agree to sell me my 
Titan. Look on the bright side, the guy you talked to seems to recognize it 
as something more than $10 worth of scrap metal. Even if you don't get it, 
the chances of it being saved from scrappers are better than they were 2 
days ago. In the grand scheme of things, preserving old iron is what we are 
all about and you have certainly played a good role doing so the last few 
days.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 7:44 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Duplex Truck Company - Update

Well, I took another look at the local property maps and something
didn't add up. The township had not updated their website, and I knew a
property split had occurred. So I went to the township office, and found
out that the trust no longer owns the property. Ten acres had been split
off, and 102 was bought up by a local farmer that farms around 3000
acres. Drove to the farm and asked for one of the clan. Spoke to him,
and he was aware of it, and thought he might haul it out for his father
in law, but admitted he would probably never do it. So the story ends
there, asked for permission and was denied, it will rot to death where
it sits. Restoring something in bad shape like that would be a VERY
expensive undertaking to say the least. At least I learned some history,
but as a lover of old things it kind of breaks my heart.

Mike M

On 4/23/2015 6:12 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
> If there is 100% of a BIG rain storm the next day, it should not really be 
> a problem. Also consider passing near a neighbor's barn on your way home 
> and then taking a hard road to your place.
> Dave
> PS, I did not send this. I think Farmer hacked into my computer e-mail.
> PPS, Seriously, I wish you luck in the project, Mike. It just seems to me 
> that old iron history should be preserved!
>
> On Apr 23, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
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