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No kidding, I found myself in dire need of a truck last fall, and am always interersted in single axles, so I am always window shopping, looking, comparing, although I did finally get one, just upgraded all the tires and wheels on it, I've still got more work to do on it, will be in for over 5000, when said and done but am also hoping the business allows for an upgrade, so the wheels are always turning when it comes to trucks and seeing what's up for sale. I know it's not polite to ask $ questions, but figured it was not as high as that from what I've seen and looked at so far. You always see these old fire trucks with no miles on them, propane powered ones and so many others under $5000, which may deceive one into thinking you can usually find a decent single axle relatively inexpensive, even if it's just a chassis to put a body on. Sometimes you have to be at the right place at the right time, one week after I bought mine, almost the same truck went $500 less on e-bay and half the miles, several hundred miles closer, I had to laugh. I was under a tight budget, always a challenge when $ are limited. An auction sure brings top dollar, but what you have is also a solid truck with no major problems or excessive wear, and of course a lot less then a new one equipped the same, and when the competition steps in at an auction you get the privilige of paying top dollar. I've seen a lot of old ford grain trucks go inexpensively, some in similar condition, but wonder if they would bring a higher price at auction. A C-60 with the 366, 5+2 is a great truck, and when any of them are kept under a roof, used at harvest time, probably does not matter so much the brand, it's the low mileage and usage that makes them great for the money. I have not seen a lot of C series 60's in that shape, that is a really nice truck in the photo ! No matter what, a single axle is a very handy thing to have, I don't know how our place did without one all these years, such a pain to rely on someone else, hay, sawdust, what have you, I can move implements back and forth, also the tractor, really appreciate having one now. I think it's worth it in the long run, one less project for you, as you seem to have a few going LOL ! So even at top dollar, I think you got a great buy, plenty of time to check out how it runs before harvest time. Mine likes gas stations too, has a small behind the seat tank,probably 20 gallons or less, so I get to visit them often, don't much matter though, might cost a little more to run, but just having a truck when you need one is the important thing I think.
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