tompands
Member
I just bought this CAT 955
at an auction for $2500. It runs, moves, and operates. If it pushes a little bit of dirt , then so be it. If it don't, then I'll scrap it for more then I give for it.
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Can anyone give me an idea of what year this is?
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I just bought this CAT 955 at an auction for $2500. It runs, moves, and operates. If it pushes a little bit of dirt , then so be it. If it don't, then I'll scrap it for more then I give for it.
skyking1
Senior Member
there's a serial number on there somewhere. That is where I would start. Congrats on your new Cat iron!!
tompands
Member
yeah, the auction said they couldn't find a serial #, but your right, it has to be there somewhere. I'm trying to find a trucker tp pick it up in Lebanon Tenn, and bring it to NC. Anybody know someone that would do that reasonably. It's a 300 mile trip, one guy said $3400, he's nuts.
skyking1
Senior Member
300 miles one way is an ~11 hour day if he is near you. 3400 is a little steep, I would think more like 2400.
tompands
Member
How in the world is 300 miles a 11 hour day??? I could load this machine by myself, chain it down, and drive the 300 miles, unload it , in 6 hours at most. I know fuel is crazy and I'm figuring $1 a mile just for fuel=$300...just for fuel. How much for the truck? Over $2000, I'm sorry , but that's ridiculous.
skyking1
Senior Member
300 miles 1 way is 600 miles round trip. perhaps we are saying different things but I can't drive commercial and load unload in less than 11 hours.
Willie B
Senior Member
I'd surrender my right arm if it can be done in 11 hours.
You'll need the Bandit to run block to average more than60 MPH!
skyking1
Senior Member
hehe^^
tompands
Member
I guess you don't haul equipment. this machine is just over 20,000 lbs. Light load. I haul equipment all over florida, heavy equipment. 40,000, 45,000 lb machines. If they are secured properly you can do the speed limit, over if it's safe to do so. There is absolutely NO reason why it should take more then 5 hours to run 300 miles , all of it on Interstate highway, averaging 60 mph. YOU my friend, just lost your right arm!
skyking1
Senior Member
is that a 300 mile round trip?
tompands
Member
one way
skyking1
Senior Member
so unless scotty is going to transport his truck and trailer over there for him, then it's a 600 mile trip.
skyking1
Senior Member
LOL heated?
He seems mad
skyking1
Senior Member
I don't think anybody deadheads for free. Getting the backhaul would be really sweet but not something to plan on.
digger doug
Senior Member
Either way, the purchase price has NO bearing what-so-ever
with the cost to haul it.
with the cost to haul it.
Willie B
Senior Member
I look at my readout on my van, it gives average speed. I live 50 miles from the closest interstate. I drive secondary roads & the biggest highways I'm likely to drive are 55 MPH speed limit. Still, the stop & go of each intersection, I'm averaging 38 MPH. Perhaps you are correct, on interstate you might average 60 MPH, gotta stop to pee. Unlikely, each end of 300 miles are interstate, & you gotta load & unload.
My largest truck with trailer & load is around 37000, Hills slow me down a lot. Up is slow, down is slow also. I run on a lot of 10% grade hills.
LCA078
Senior Member
i just paid $1,400 to haul my 941B (24,500lbs) from Ft Worth, TX to Austin, TX. 208 miles from point to point. Took the trucker 13 hours round trip. 3 1/2 hours to get through the gates and load at Richie Bros, 5 hours to Austin (moderate traffic during the day), 30 mins to drop, 4 hours back (light traffic at night). Even if you forget the Richie Bros loadout times, it's still about over 9 hour day for only 416 miles round trip.
I had bids on Uship and Veritread from $1275 to $3500. The lowest guy was a broker and couldn't guarantee a date. The next guy at $1400 was an owner/operator and gave me firm date/times. Well worth it for me to have a piece of mind.
I think you'll be in the $2000-2500 range when the right transporter comes round.
I had bids on Uship and Veritread from $1275 to $3500. The lowest guy was a broker and couldn't guarantee a date. The next guy at $1400 was an owner/operator and gave me firm date/times. Well worth it for me to have a piece of mind.
I think you'll be in the $2000-2500 range when the right transporter comes round.