[AT] Tractors and other stuff...

[John Hall]

I really think the problem is supply and demand--too many running 
machines and no demand. I can take you 15 minutes up the road to a 
running Belle City thresher, hasn't been used in about 8-10 years, prior 
to that it was ran for 15 straight.  Then there are 2 more "locally" 
that are shed kept, running when parked decades ago. If a thresher was 
running when last used and has been kept dry, all you need are 4 good 
tires and make a set of belts and you should be back in business. We'll 
give it a little while to sell before it gets sent to a scrapyard. We've 
hauled in tons of stuff over the years and very little was ever 
scrapped--even then it was stripped down of usable items first. For this 
to wind up in a scrapyard would be a bit of personal failure. I think 
one of the challenges with this is its size. Very few folks have  a shed 
big enough to put it under. And I'm not certain it could be hauled on a 
lowboy without removing one of the elevators. It is what it is.

John

On 12/10/2016 10:20 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> John,  maybe you could get some interest in it at Denton on July 4th?
> It is the old thrashers reunion after all.  If you can't sell it there then
> maybe the club would want it for a display?
>
> Just a thought.  I hate to see it scrapped.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John & Jan Paur
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2016 11:18 PM
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> John, Where is the thresher located?  What make and size?  Do you have all
> the belts?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Hall
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2016 3:37 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractors and other stuff...
>
> I'll take your word for it! Around here anything green goes for more
> money--whether its newer or older. It's largely due to marketing. You may be
> right about no market due to aging collectors. I have a feeling that a lot
> of us are going to wind up with tractors worth a lot less than what they
> were back in the 90's.
>
> I just listed dad's thresher for sale and have had no interest.  If it
> doesn't sell I may tow it to the scrapyard come springtime--horrible thing
> to do to a running machine but when there are no buyers there is no
> alternative. Can't find any antique clubs interested in it. The last few
> years our antique club existed, practically no one would watch us thresh,
> folks just were not interested.
>
> John Hall
>
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