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This will be an interesting thread moving forward......
- Thread starter Vetech63
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funwithfuel
Senior Member
Run Forest, Run
Aarons81
Well-Known Member
So he has roughly 3-4k into this machine already? I would for the hell of it,try and hot wire the starter just for shits and giggles. After that it looks like a money pit as you said.
hosspuller
Senior Member
Any parts that could be sold ? If it was truly bought at scrap price, some usable parts may make it worth the effort to pull and scrap the rest. BUT not at Vetech's labor rate. 
Tony Wells
Senior Member
You snipe that pic out of my yard? That looks like 75% of the stuff out there!
63 caveman
Senior Member
Ask him how much he wants to gamble. Say 1 or 2 k, that would get the chance to see if some of the components (finals, trans, motor....) are worth selling. Or maybe it is a good part time farm rig.
He has stated that this would be a farm rig. He is seeing gold and I'm sure isn't going to let go of it until I prove it's not worth the money. I don't have the time to even mess with it until after next week anyways so I have some time to figure out my approach. I'm thinking about a couple of things that have been said.....tell him to pay for a day or 2, then hotwire the machine to see if it will crank, after I bar it over by hand first to make sure it isn't already locked. If I can get it to start and go in gear, then it may be worth throwing some more at it. He is going to spend a bit to even find out. This is a new potential customer, so I better get money up front to be on the safe side. If he is serious it shouldn't be a problem.
I would tell him if the engine is seized, it is only good for parts unless he is mechanically inclined and can do a lot of the repairs himself. Most real farmers ( not the hobby kind with a couple acres) are usually pretty handy at basic repairs. If he's a doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc. that calls his acreage a 'farm' , then he could be a pain in the ass. A lot of the cow guys i know aren't very good with equipment
I'ts got the key and it works
Aarons81
Well-Known Member
Let's not forget that it abruptly lost all electrical after that....I'ts got the key and it works
terex herder
Senior Member
Texas has a class of farm equipment called "cowboy rough". Generally not as beat up as "oilfield", but with more mud, straw, and chew spit in the cab.
HATCHEQUIP
Senior Member
I callum Weekend Warriors ..They got two days to play and tear up then want you to fix it or get it unstuck or the tracks back on it "stumps" before the next weekend . But hey they got money and they pay.
hosspuller
Senior Member
Operative word is "PAY".
Equipment, dirt, and grease is the same the world over. Although some working conditions are better than others. 
spitzair
Senior Member
So is it safe to assume nothing exciting has been going on for a while now?
Junkyard
Senior Member
I text him the other day, he’s been sick for a spell plus our weather has been crap.
Junkyard
Senior Member
Always lolI'm sure there's lots of crazy **** going on there, nothing stands still for long. They're just saving it all up for when Vetech gets back