Re: Scrapping old iron

Posted by Dan on September 09, 2005 at 06:49:13 from (66.15.112.136):

In Reply to: Re: Scrapping old iron posted by Mike 46 on September 09, 2005 at 05:21:43:

Here is a pic of the tractor I rescued and refirbished. By most accounts - this tractor was WAAAAY past fixing up and destined for the scrap yard. The engine was seized, the shifter cover was left off so what was left of the tranny was worthless, rust everywhere, and was missing parts. I see your point, but I rebuilt the engine, hydraulics, put in entire new tranny guts, cleaned up and painted, and a boatload of new parts including new tires for right at $5k. While it is a lot of money, to get a NAA that was in the shape I ended up with, $5k is reasonable - so I did not waste much there. Of course, it did take me 9 months, and some just do not have that drive or desire, but there are plenty you could sell it to that does.

If you have some spare time, click on the link below (dial up warning - there are a lot of pics to load) and see a real good pictorial of the before, durring, and finished process. It was more than just a hobby and a learning experience - it was also a labor of love to save old iron.

Dan

• Project Rustbucket's Website

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