If it gets written up, he will follow through with it. Talking with my Buddy last night on the way to get his truck was when I thought of it, we were discussing all the times that the ramp truck has been useful. Funny part is Dad thinks that it is a useless piece of equipment, I know he used it a lot as well, but I am not going to argue too much over things. I just want to get the scrap gone. The other aspect of things is that I am going to sell certain things for him at a 50/50 split too, so we are taking less to the auction now. Once I start selling things and get in that "mode" it is pretty easy to keep things going. I talked to him about how this was essentially my long term plan, industrial cleanups, and that I have been building up my equipment towards that end. He thought it was not a bad idea, but was surprised that I was interested in doing it at all. I told him this would make a nice trial run, the only thing that we will have to deal with that may be tougher to get rid of is the guy wire coils, some are a bit unruly since the wooden spools have disintegrated. I think they are going to have to get banded together and then handled carefully. I am not sure if the local yards will take the wire, so it may end up being something that has to be cut into lengths, it can be done, but it will be time consuming.
Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
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Two Door
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Strouty's Cleanup and Salvage - "One Man's Trash is Another Man's Income!"
I have an "auction friend" and that is all he does, he makes a nice living from it. I would probably be further along had I not intertwined myself with Dad, but at the time it seemed like the right thing to do. October is going to be the make or break month for pretty much everything. I expect to have the agreement for the scrap/ramp truck signed ASAP, then we have to get the agreement for the house at the Hill. I know the attorney will have to be involved in that since part of the problem is going to be Dad's will, everything has to jive, I do not want something to happen to him and have my deal pulled out from under me because of a snafu. It should be solvable with the proper language. He says he was going to leave the house to me in his will anyways, but that doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy about investing a lot of time and money into it without a full agreement. He is funny about the rent versus the purchase price, the rent is high, but the purchase price is low. We are going to have to meet somewhere in the middle as he can't actually sell it to me without a big tax consequence, it has a zero basis through the years of depreciation and since I am a related party it has to be a "market value" transaction (tax wise), regardless of how much/little I pay for it. I don't plan on using it as equity for anything, so it isn't like title matters to me, the lease agreement we will have should offer full protection. I had a very similar agreement to buy the Salvage Garage and that worked out well. The only real hurdles we have are the fact that the quonset hut is going to be "his" until he is gone and that the office above the garage is going to be used for his company for as long as he is around too. We will have to break out some land from two different parcels to create the proper one for the house, it has to include the bottom area, well, water line, quonset hut, and my tower. I think it will end up being about 15 acres, maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. Taxes are not cheap, with all the structures and land, it will be about $10k a year and always going up. 
racer-john
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Sounds like forward progress, good for you!I have an "auction friend" and that is all he does, he makes a nice living from it. I would probably be further along had I not intertwined myself with Dad, but at the time it seemed like the right thing to do. October is going to be the make or break month for pretty much everything. I expect to have the agreement for the scrap/ramp truck signed ASAP, then we have to get the agreement for the house at the Hill. I know the attorney will have to be involved in that since part of the problem is going to be Dad's will, everything has to jive, I do not want something to happen to him and have my deal pulled out from under me because of a snafu. It should be solvable with the proper language. He says he was going to leave the house to me in his will anyways, but that doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy about investing a lot of time and money into it without a full agreement. He is funny about the rent versus the purchase price, the rent is high, but the purchase price is low. We are going to have to meet somewhere in the middle as he can't actually sell it to me without a big tax consequence, it has a zero basis through the years of depreciation and since I am a related party it has to be a "market value" transaction (tax wise), regardless of how much/little I pay for it. I don't plan on using it as equity for anything, so it isn't like title matters to me, the lease agreement we will have should offer full protection. I had a very similar agreement to buy the Salvage Garage and that worked out well. The only real hurdles we have are the fact that the quonset hut is going to be "his" until he is gone and that the office above the garage is going to be used for his company for as long as he is around too. We will have to break out some land from two different parcels to create the proper one for the house, it has to include the bottom area, well, water line, quonset hut, and my tower. I think it will end up being about 15 acres, maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. Taxes are not cheap, with all the structures and land, it will be about $10k a year and always going up.
I wrote things up, didn’t go crazy, figured it would be a good first draft, hopefully he and I can discuss it tomorrow. It will change how I deal with some of my stuff as well, so I would like to get it ironed out ASAP, without looking like I am trying to steamroll him.
FarmerWill
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After dealing with an estate myself, I feel for you. I pray for a quick, amicable solution to the situation.
I'm going to say this week his dad buys a sea plane and he has to haul it throwing everything off. 
In all seriousness, good luck and I hope it all is agreed and signed soon! Do you own the Salvage Garage or are you still in the lease agreement you mentioned?
In all seriousness, good luck and I hope it all is agreed and signed soon! Do you own the Salvage Garage or are you still in the lease agreement you mentioned?
The Salvage Garage has a small loan against it, but it wasn’t a mortgage, so it is free and clear, that loan will be paid off in the first half of 2026. Technically it could be used as collateral for a loan, but that is a worst case scenario.
My grandfather’s estate is still not closed and he passed away quite a few years ago. My Dad’s estate will probably be a bit better, but that is only if he gets his planning done before his card is punched. Right now it would be a total mess, most likely involving probate.
My grandfather’s estate is still not closed and he passed away quite a few years ago. My Dad’s estate will probably be a bit better, but that is only if he gets his planning done before his card is punched. Right now it would be a total mess, most likely involving probate.
I had to pull the winch cable way out and fix a bad wrap, it was constantly snapping into a spot that it shouldn’t have, looks good now. Just glad the remote works from a decent distance, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to do it myself. At least not in 30 minutes. Used Clark as counterweight to keep the cable tight. 
I have a couple more things that I need to use Perk to get out of the woods, then I can strap the trailer down and hopefully head out to unload things. The tanks are going to the SG, so I may just go there first, unload those, then do a bit of a shuffle and load up as much of the other stuff as I can. I think I will have two full loads and then there may be a few stragglers that turn up by Wednesday or Thursday.
Almost all strapped down, it has been a bit of a mess, I do not have the proper straps (not enough of them) to strap things down easily on this trailer. I can chain just about anything down, but this stuff wouldn’t work well with chains. I have to take stock of what I do have, know there are more at the SG, then I need to order enough to cover future use. The new straps will live right in the boxes on the Muv-All then I will always have them.
VolksWomble
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I’ve never seen that ramp arrangement on the tail of the trailer - I had to Google Muv-All and found a good video of it deploying and stowing. I’m not sure I see the advantage over a traditional ramp arrangement, particularly stowing it once loaded. Am I missing something, or a particular use?
VolksWomble
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Thanks, the low angle combined with air on the suspension does make sense to move low slung heavy vehicles.
Especially short ones, like forklifts, the break over is a lot less too, you could lift the tail to get over the hump. It can also be used to get access to a loading dock (not currently). I have some work to do and some more components to add, in the end, it will be more than just useful, it will be the perfect tool.
jack stand
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When is the auction?
I might not want to miss the fine auction food and hot babes
I might not want to miss the fine auction food and hot babes
power wagon
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your right taxes are not cheap have a cousin ,in your area whose property taxes about 23000 yearly, sad to say anytime you think you need a lawyer family true colors come out, good luck
power wagon
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agreed so happy iam where iam atTaxes are why one should live in Maine and not northern Mass.
On a good note, the Blurb had 595 miles on the trip odometer, about one third highway, one third around town, and one third around town with a trailer, got 16.5 MPG. That is the best I have gotten yet, so the lift pump must have been wreaking havoc with things. I suspect a good road trip would be closer to 18.
Might get to test that out, found a couple cheap high capacity forklifts. On is rated 12k pounds, the other is a mystery, but pretty sure it is a 15k pound capacity. The bigger one is further away, but it has long forks and it is really cheap.
It would be nice to be able to scoop up entire vehicles and just set them in a trailer. Not totally necessary, but it would be more fun.
It would be nice to be able to scoop up entire vehicles and just set them in a trailer. Not totally necessary, but it would be more fun.
The closer one has side shift, but the clutch is stuck so you have to start it in gear. I am going to look at it, it is from the 1980s, the bigger one is from the late 50s, to early 60s as far as I can tell. If the guy can confirm the fork length o it, it might be worth buying it just for the forks, then scrap the rest. I am going to do a bit more research, appears that it will weigh about 30k pounds.
I didn't even take a picture of the actual forklift, just the measurements on the forks. Made a deal for the local one, going to need a little work and some longer forks, but I think it will be a decent unit the will add 2 tons of lifting capacity over the current Hyster. I will pick it up Saturday, I am paying scrap price assuming the 20k pound weight is correct, I figure that way I can't get hurt too bad. Everything except side shift functions, the forks are worn to a razor edge, it has a wheel that may need to be replaced, the outer studs loosened up and it wore on things. It will fit right in with all the other forklifts...
Yesterday turned into more of an office day than anticipated, then I tried to get some things loaded, but had nothing but problems. I think I have everything sorted out now, we will see. Dad and I have to get together so he can get a bunch of info for the accountant, stuff that only he can get, but he still needs my help so we get all the info needed. I expect to start loading things again around noon, would like to get a load over to the auction this afternoon. In theory, tomorrow will be Salvage Garage auction gathering day.
I bet those beams you got would do a great job keeping the conex off the ground.
jack stand
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Forking, picking or dragging?
If the Move all is 102" wide you could drag it on. I don't recall is that winch is working, but you'll need stake pockets and a few short stakes to guide it. I don't need to tell you about steel on steel.
86turbodsl
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Hey you need a hydraulic line crimper....I forgot how many hydraulic lines need to be dealt with, the two that are already made up aren’t critical at this point, I am just going to wait and replace/reroute/reattach a bunch of lines all at the same time, just not today. I will add some zip ties to help secure a couple loose lines, other than that, I am just going to get moving and start prepping for the auction stuff.
86turbodsl
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I've found dies to be difficult to find at reasonable prices for mine. It's a nice machine though and i'm glad i got it at reasonable cost.
FarmerWill
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Carbon credits... what is this, France? I'm playing... its the thought.
FarmerWill
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Hey man.. looks like our weather is confused again and headed north toward you.....
It has been hot (for Maine in October) all week, I was looking forward to cooler temps.
One of the forklifts is a 48 volt electric one, not running, has the battery and is the biggest electric forklift I have ever seen. It weighs 22k pounds and it had an almost 10k pound capacity. It is cheap, I think it would scrap out at more than what I am paying for it. Regardless it has some decent forks that I can modify to fit the new 12k forklift. Then there is a really old forklift that has a stubby triple mast, with 5' forks, but has hydraulic side shift and fork position adjustment. That isn't as cheap, but I think I can use it for the time being, then it would become parts/scrap. I may try and get them all this weekend, depends on the rain. Maybe I will just start a forklift junkyard? I would need a bigger forklift to move the other forklifts around, sounds like a good excuse...
One of the forklifts is a 48 volt electric one, not running, has the battery and is the biggest electric forklift I have ever seen. It weighs 22k pounds and it had an almost 10k pound capacity. It is cheap, I think it would scrap out at more than what I am paying for it. Regardless it has some decent forks that I can modify to fit the new 12k forklift. Then there is a really old forklift that has a stubby triple mast, with 5' forks, but has hydraulic side shift and fork position adjustment. That isn't as cheap, but I think I can use it for the time being, then it would become parts/scrap. I may try and get them all this weekend, depends on the rain. Maybe I will just start a forklift junkyard? I would need a bigger forklift to move the other forklifts around, sounds like a good excuse...