Good C/L-junkyard scores past couple weeks

[littleredrider 409]

I'm always looking on C/L for stuff, and sometimes I find something good. Buddy and I go to a couple local yards just to see what is there. Mostly for car/truck stuff, but walk right by the tractors, blowers and other stuff. Went there one day and there was what was left of I think a 416. I took the front axle with like new tires, and some deck stuff. Got that for $25. The spindles have a brace welded on, and I remember reading somewhere there was a kit to beef them up, must be this is one of the kits. I put the axle n stuff on my 1045 diesel, and it's tighter, but also little harder to steer, tires are little wider than the 16x5.5s saw tooth that were on it. New ones are turfs, but neither steer that great in little bit of mud.

 

Went to another yard. They had a coupe horses there, but nothing really great. Had a vertical shaft there that had 10" 5 lug wheels, but I have enough wheels/tires, don't really need anymore. Had a small Kohler there in some piece of equipment, but have 3 K181s, and didn't really need anything from it. Recoil was bent so couldn't use that. Looked over in the corner, buddy was on his phone pointing and a 108 RER. Was thinking to myself, what in the he!! is he pointing at that for?? So walk over, he is pointing at the front tires, and couldn't believe what I saw!! It had both 4" front hubcaps, been looking for a set since I got my ranger over 4 years ago. Always missed them on ebay, or didn't have enough money, or just plane too much for what they wanted. They had a little surface rust, and very small pitting, but no dents, and they polished up nice. Couldn't wait to get home and put 'em on!!!!! Just need some for the rear till I make a set of weights....

 

I picked up a John Deere 70 couple months ago with no motor. Thought no biggy, just get any vertical and put it on. After some research, they use some funky PTO/crank end, so not just any motor will work. After not finding the PTO pieces, and not really needing a mower, blower or really anything else for it, already have 2 horses with mowers, blowers and plows, decided just to get motor and use it for whatever. I got a 16 horse opposed Briggs for $100. Got to the guys house, walked up to where the tractor/motor was, and looked over and saw some tires. He had two in great shape front tires for a 1045!!!! They didn't say wheel horse on the side, but everything else was exact. Got them for free.

 

Lastly was a K341 that was on C/L. I do a search now and then, sometimes people don't list the stuff in the proper section, or maybe just missed it. Well this guy had this motor, was asking $325, with some other stuff. So I called the guy, and come to find out it's the motor off the tractor that I got the front axle/tires/deck parts off of. He said the whole tractor looked like it was in real good shape, was clean, and well maintained. I know the axle was clean, and all kinds of grease in the wheels. Not sure bout the wire holding the tierods on tho....

 

He grabbed all the wiring, switches, safety stuff, anything that was attached to the wiring. Motor turns over, has compression and is complete. Squirt some gas in the carb and put some jumpers on it, I'm sure it will fire right up. Got that for $200 and all the stuff with it. I plan on making this motor into a small pan to put into the other 1045 I have. I think I have most the pieces to it, if not hope Kelly does!!!!

 

I need to get a new place to put my photo's, right now they are on my computer, but the site won't let me put them on for some reason.

[AMC RULES 37,236]

Sounds like there's some good  pickin' going on up state.     

[KC9KAS 4,744]

You are quite the bargain hunter!

Once in a while I find a really good deal too.....That makes up for some of the bad investments!

Edited July 21, 2013 by KC9KAS

[littleredrider 409]

Anymore I just get stuff that I need. I pass on a lot of stuff, just don't have a use for it, need, or place to keep it. Also got two 42" blowers bout a month ago. Paid $200 for the pair. One is for a vertical shaft, I don't think it was ever used, if so only once or twice. But it has the tall shoot on it. Other one is complete, pretty good shape, but is a short shoot, and has some wear on the auger and bottom of housing. Not 100% what I'm gonna do with them. prolly combine the two and sell the other one.