Buckgnarly
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http://burlington.craigslist.org/tls/4108101591.html
Never understood why people cannot at least throw a tarp over stuff.
Never understood why people cannot at least throw a tarp over stuff.
Rusted sadness....
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HMCFab9
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From the pics.... it looks like they didn't know what to do.
I think in some cases, they don't want to see their old treasures go / don't want to sell them / have sentimental value / belonged to a loved one, but they don't have or don't want to stick any money into proper storage & it gets to the point that they figure out that it's better to sell the stuff than let it all rust to uselessness.
My uncle has sheds full of stuff that he will never use & it will probably be there 'til he passes. My brother bought his property & unless someone else goes through the stuff, it will probably all go to scrap. It's a shame when that happens.
I think in some cases, they don't want to see their old treasures go / don't want to sell them / have sentimental value / belonged to a loved one, but they don't have or don't want to stick any money into proper storage & it gets to the point that they figure out that it's better to sell the stuff than let it all rust to uselessness.
My uncle has sheds full of stuff that he will never use & it will probably be there 'til he passes. My brother bought his property & unless someone else goes through the stuff, it will probably all go to scrap. It's a shame when that happens.
aaronld
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It hurts to look at those pictures.
zcar751
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More than likely older individual that could no longer maintain the property and no one to help him. It is probably part of an estate now or someone purchased the property and now they are trying to clean it up.
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Buckgnarly
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JakeKohl
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I saw a tarp.
G_P
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There are probably a few restorable gems in there.
Problem is they want to sell it all at once. The only person who would buy everything would be a scrapper.
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Problem is they want to sell it all at once. The only person who would buy everything would be a scrapper.
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theres a shop here like that.
the owner had a stroke and the roof keeps falling apart, exposing lathes, mills and everything to the rain. He and his wife live there. he cant speak. theres a Model A engine sinking into the mud outside
the owner had a stroke and the roof keeps falling apart, exposing lathes, mills and everything to the rain. He and his wife live there. he cant speak. theres a Model A engine sinking into the mud outside
justanengineer
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Some of you fellas need your eyes checked, thats actually pretty light surface rust and will clean up easily. For those unaware, machine tools are soaked in oil while in use and iron is extremely porous, meaning it will soak up the oil and "naturally" protect it. Ive been wiping the table on my Bridgeport dry for over 2 years now and still dont have to oil it for protection, it "sweats" oil after 61 years of shop use.
Yes, its a shame but **** happens. Realistically, those antique machines arent worth much even in good condition, maybe $2-300 each. Id offer $750 for it if I was closer and hope you find a lot of tooling buried somewhere.
Yes, its a shame but **** happens. Realistically, those antique machines arent worth much even in good condition, maybe $2-300 each. Id offer $750 for it if I was closer and hope you find a lot of tooling buried somewhere.
upndown
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Get it now before the long lost family comes along and thinks they found a Gold Mine!
BMW Rider
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I suspect that most of that has been unused in decades. It was probably worth no more than scrap value when it was abandoned and that was likely not enough to warrant hauling it away, thus it was left to rust and rot. As time passes, a couple of those items have become desirable items again and have value even in their current condition. I too see a couple quite savable items in those pictures, but also a lot of pure scrap. If the seller could be convinced to part out some items, they'd be worth the effort to restore and put back to use. It would be a lot of work to have to take it all just for the good stuff, but if you could get it for the $1 posted in the ad it might be an interesting venture.
trainer
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It looks like the roof fell in.
StingRay
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In many climates take a bunch of clean steel and put it outside under a poly tarp and go look at it in a year. Unless a tarp breathes it will trap moisture and it will rust really bad in there. A tarp or for that matter even a building isn't going to stop that from happening. Just an unheated building will rust the **** out of unprotected steel because of the cold heat cycles. The steel stays cold as the air heats up. The hotter air can hold more moisture and it condensates out on the cold steel. I've seen it many times.
marineengineer
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i live close and as a student about to graduate college i love old machinery and have some experience i may call the seller and see if they will part some out what from the pictures looks salvageable
Vegaman_Dan
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I'd still make an offer on some of that. I like projects. Even if it's too far gone, there would be some serviceable parts to keep someone else's project alive. Anything to keep it from being scrapped if possible.
Either adjust your monitor or put on some glasses old man. 1.) No such thing as "surface rust"
2.) Can you not see the deep pitting on the drill press column, bandsaw motor, lathe bed, mill, compressor and so on and so forth?
3.) With it exposed like that, not only rain but I bet animals have been peeing on them for quite a while. Animal urine is extremely corrosive. It looks like the building fell or was torn down and just left to sit. Notice the sun rot on the hoses and what not. Looks like it has been like that for a while.
4.) Location looks kida remote, I wonder what the path back there looks like? Moving some of that stuff is going to require some strategic planing as to not hurt oneself. It appears in a few pics that the roof is being help up by a few machines.
This honestly almost looks like a situation where the current owner needs to PAY someone to clean up the property, not the other way around. Like when they put "free fire wood, you have to cut down the tree and haul it away". Basically people want you to do the work for free or even pay them so you can do the work.
I'm sure there are some good useable things in there. Especially things that don't mind if there are a few rust pits (ex, press, vises, misc non dim critical tooling). But, sadly unless someone is into parting those specific machines out, or just completely doesn't value their time, the scrap heap is going to be where they end up. Would be interesting to dig through, but they want to sell everything at once. Meaning you have to take the good with the bad. In this case there appears to be quite a bit of "bad" IMHO.
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How do you know that? Do you know what they are willing to take for it? Me thinks that the current owner thinks they are sitting on a proverbial treasure trove of goodies. Dare I even say antique
Hook up the trailer, make sure your tetanus shot is current, grab a hard hat, boots and a flashlight. If you can get some in process pics of the haul that would be great.
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How do you know that? Do you know what they are willing to take for it? Me thinks that the current owner thinks they are sitting on a proverbial treasure trove of goodies. Dare I even say antique
Hook up the trailer, make sure your tetanus shot is current, grab a hard hat, boots and a flashlight. If you can get some in process pics of the haul that would be great.
I wouldn't doubt it. They probably think the rust adds to the patina.
"This would look awesome sitting in the middle of your garden! Put a fountain on it!" Oh, the term I mean is distressed which is silly. Things get distressed on their own well enough. No need to distress it on purpose. I used to work at a cabinet factory, and they had a line of distressed wood cabinets where nicks and scratches were actually added on purpose.If I was closer I'd be all over that. Probably all kinds of good stuff hidden under the piles you can't even see...I bought a place last year like that, barn roof torn off one side and half falling down. When I demo' it this summer, I found all kinds of antique stuff buried and still in good shape. Tools, old lionel train set, etc. Most of that cast iron will clean right up. I especially like the screw press in the last pic, got one similar to that marked "carnegie" in the steal sides...
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G_P
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Maybe they will get lucky and an antique store will buy it and sell it as "yard art".
Old worthless farm implements left to rot decades ago are skyrocketing in popularity around me as the rich yuppies want their mcmansions too look like farms.
One place has a gorgeous 40's chevy truck out front. Bed filled with dirt and flowers planted in it. So sad to see that nice old truck slowly dying......
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Old worthless farm implements left to rot decades ago are skyrocketing in popularity around me as the rich yuppies want their mcmansions too look like farms.
One place has a gorgeous 40's chevy truck out front. Bed filled with dirt and flowers planted in it. So sad to see that nice old truck slowly dying......
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Yeah, the add says the roof fell in. I did note a couple of tarps, but those could have been put on for the pictures. I noted the old blow torch- I have a Craftsman one in the garage (somewhere) that I should look into one of these days and see how old it is. May be some salvageable items in there.
Exceller8
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I would take my chances at $500 but not a penny more!
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No matter what you post or think...its irrelevant
Each and everyone of you would love to dig through that.
I know I would. There has to be some gold in there.
Each and everyone of you would love to dig through that.
I know I would. There has to be some gold in there.
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NHBandit
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If I still lived in NH I would be sorely tempted to go have a look and make an offer. That being said, maybe the roof fell in a couple years ago but I'm betting it was leaking for a long time before it finally gave up. Ask me how I know... I had a 200 year old farmhouse with a large barn at my old place in NH. Those old roofs can take alot of neglect before they finally cave in.
yhprum
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You might be able to save that can of Quaker State motor oil! The rest, well..........
NHBandit
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I had a gas station back in the mid 80s and stocked Quaker State oil in cans just like that. I wish I had known then that the day would come when the empty cans are worth more than the oil inside..
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At least the guy who collected all that stuff is probably dead. Some people just don't care. I bought a bunch of antique outboard motor stuff after it's owner died. His daughter was literally throwing this stuff into a scrap truck when I got there, I think I had 3 or 4 heart attacks. Stuff from the 50s still new in the box! I bought the whole lot even though I didn't want it all...you just can't melt some things!
Some people just don't care. I bought a bunch of antique outboard motor stuff after it's owner died. His daughter was literally throwing this stuff into a scrap truck when I got there, I think I had 3 or 4 heart attacks. Stuff from the 50s still new in the box! I bought the whole lot even though I didn't want it all...you just can't melt some things!justanengineer
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1.) No such thing as "surface rust"
2.) Can you not see the deep pitting on the drill press column, bandsaw motor, lathe bed, mill, compressor and so on and so forth?
Ive seen and saved worse. Realistically, you cant judge ways until after theyre clean but considering the light color alone Id doubt theyre bad from rust. Wear maybe, but doubtful as to rust. Not saying Id look too hard at the machines themselves however bc theres much better/newer machines out there for not much more. OTOH, if theres any accessories....early dividing heads, spiral attachments, gears, etc can be worth a small fortune on ebay.
Heres a couple links showing a similar save that was probably far worse. If you read on the antique board over on PM a bit youll see folks pulling old machines out of fields and hedgerows regularly.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/johnoder/media/20 Heavy Greaves Klusman/DCP_1282.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/johnoder/20 Heavy Greaves Klusman/Bed Work/DCP_1317.jpg
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My thoughts too. I'm sure that are a couple of usable things in there if you are willing to put the hard work into restoring it, but they want you to take everything. I'd take a look but I can't imagine there is anything in there that would make me want to haul it all away.