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Shop cleanout
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BlakeTheCarGuy
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Cool find for sure.
Kscardsfan
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I’m the guy who wants to find a N series Ford tractor with a blown motor to drop a flat head into.
RedneckWelder
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Auction is a far easier way to go.
My mom shut down my fathers business. Her and I wanted to hold a one and done auction and get rid of all the fairly niche equipment at one time (we knew all the people to advertise it too) but my grandmother who still held a lot of control over the business insisted on my mom packing up everything and taking it down to mom’s house and putting it in a container and selling it piece by piece on eBay…where it has sold like ****. My grandmother thinks everything is gold but most of it is very obsolete equipment and a lot is worn out. He made a good living with it but a similar business tooling up is going for far better stuff.
My mom shut down my fathers business. Her and I wanted to hold a one and done auction and get rid of all the fairly niche equipment at one time (we knew all the people to advertise it too) but my grandmother who still held a lot of control over the business insisted on my mom packing up everything and taking it down to mom’s house and putting it in a container and selling it piece by piece on eBay…where it has sold like ****. My grandmother thinks everything is gold but most of it is very obsolete equipment and a lot is worn out. He made a good living with it but a similar business tooling up is going for far better stuff.
My dad, who passed in May, has a 40's Ford tractor in his barn. Front end loader and bucket. He was in the process of converting it from 6 to 12 volt. Engine still good thoughI’m the guy who wants to find a N series Ford tractor with a blown motor to drop a flat head into.
Thanks, just starting the process. Couple more months of work to finish up jobs. I've got people who want to buy some of the tooling and machines already. Scraping old fixtures and parts from vendors long gone. Incredible what we saved over that amount of time.Auction is a far easier way to go.
My mom shut down my fathers business. Her and I wanted to hold a one and done auction and get rid of all the fairly niche equipment at one time (we knew all the people to advertise it too) but my grandmother who still held a lot of control over the business insisted on my mom packing up everything and taking it down to mom’s house and putting it in a container and selling it piece by piece on eBay…where it has sold like ****. My grandmother thinks everything is gold but most of it is very obsolete equipment and a lot is worn out. He made a good living with it but a similar business tooling up is going for far better stuff.
Went to an auction yesterday widow selling property, and personal items from home and shop, husband had an auto repair business (auctioned off years ago)
Had a few restored tractors and this, that and the other thing. Seemed like a very nice payday for the widow, stuff was gone in a day, or will end up in a roll-off.
Personally, I'd check with and auctioneer to see if there is enough to sell.
If stuff is worth money, it usually make good makes money at auctions.
Good luck.
Had a few restored tractors and this, that and the other thing. Seemed like a very nice payday for the widow, stuff was gone in a day, or will end up in a roll-off.
Personally, I'd check with and auctioneer to see if there is enough to sell.
If stuff is worth money, it usually make good makes money at auctions.
Good luck.
Machine shop...I'm sure the CNC mills and lathes will make money. The tow motor and 2014 Silverado shop truck should fetch a decent price too. Newer two stage compressor, 2 ton engine hoist, little heat treat furnace etcWent to an auction yesterday widow selling property, and personal items from home and shop, husband had an auto repair business (auctioned off years ago)
Had a few restored tractors and this, that and the other thing. Seemed like a very nice payday for the widow, stuff was gone in a day, or will end up in a roll-off.
Personally, I'd check with and auctioneer to see if there is enough to sell.
If stuff is worth money, it usually make good makes money at auctions.
Good luck.
ZRX61
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There's one in SoCal with a flathead V8 in it.I’m the guy who wants to find a N series Ford tractor with a blown motor to drop a flat head into.
there are (or used to be) lots of 8n and 9n tractors with flathead v8s. The N tractor engine is basically half a flathead v8, so it's straightforward as those sorts of things go, but does require a bunch of special parts, because the engine's oil pan is part of the frame....There's one in SoCal with a flathead V8 in it.
there were also straight six cylinder conversions, which were used as working tractors in the late 50s and 60s.
ZRX61
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The only 6 cylinder one around here has a Chevy V6 in it.
Kscardsfan
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Watching videos of them in action is what makes me want to do it. That and I’m a little crazythere are (or used to be) lots of 8n and 9n tractors with flathead v8s. The N tractor engine is basically half a flathead v8, so it's straightforward as those sorts of things go, but does require a bunch of special parts, because the engine's oil pan is part of the frame....
there were also straight six cylinder conversions, which were used as working tractors in the late 50s and 60s.