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Craigslist Purchase--Steel Carts/Dolly's

bimmer1980

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I was browsing my other favorite website over the 4th of July and found some steel carts with casters on craiglist... He had a number of them listed, so i thought it was worth it to go and check out....

So I hook up the little trailer behind the BMW and take that to work with me.... I call him at work and we arrange to meet right after work.

I get there and look over the cart he has. The one I really liked he has just pulled it out to the woods. So we hop in his truck and drive out over the hills and trail to his woods. I decide right there I want that one, so we hook it to the back of his truck and drag it back. He had to stand on the hitch to keep it from unhooking will I drove slow.... (that's the light yellow cart on the bottom)

Back at the barn, I take a second look at the other carts. I'm trying to figure out if I can use them all and what the wife will say when I get home....

I decide to purchase all five carts.....

2 carts at $20
1 cart at $30
1 cart at $60
and one at $75 that was brand new and had a Ropack box.

that tally's up to $205, so I ask him what his quantity discount was.... He and his wife look at each other and say, how's $20 sound?

Yup, $185 will definitely work for me....

He also had a concrete mag float and a steel trowel that I bought for $15

the the whole load for a nice even $200.....

Then we had to load everything up onto my trailer.....


Interesting fact: these carts were used at the Harley Davidson factory in York, PA.
 

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bimmer1980

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I will have to take some more picture after I unload them.

Also, they have 8" caster wheels on them.
 
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mikesplumbing

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That's great..gotta love Craigslist!

I'm finding all sorts of building material people want to unload for pennies on the dollar. It's amazing what's available. Sounds like you got a great deal.

Mike
 
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