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The END of parts for old Cats!!!!!!

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1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #247757 by Rome K/G
What a shame!! Cant believe it!! Former Florin Tractor.
 
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1 year 5 months ago #247759 by juiceman
Yes, very sad for sure. They were my local go to guys for parts and seldom let me down. Best wishes for Dana and the gang at Florin. JM

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1 year 5 months ago #247774 by Jimmy977
It's going to all be shipped to China as scrap metal. Then it will all be slowly sold back in u.s. as very rare nos vintage caterpillar tractor parts.

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1 year 5 months ago #247822 by LAOL
So much irony in that photo!

2F 4G (x4) 7J (x2) 5T (x2) 6U 7U (x3)
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1 year 5 months ago #247833 by caterpillardoc
Why did they close?

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1 year 5 months ago #247840 by Deebo
Moved this thread into the Discussion section. Such a shame Florin closed, the team there has done so much for the preservation of the vintage machines. I believe Dana tried to find someone to take over the business but couldn’t so decided to close. Dana, Dennis et al were always super helpful when I dropped by. A tour of that place was a real treat. So sad more couldn’t be saved, I’m hoping the shelves and shelves of NOS parts in original boxes found a home somewhere. 
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1 year 5 months ago #247846 by rax200
Hi Deebo,
It all went scrap I got an email last week after I tried to put an order in.

The property was sold a while back and as you said they had tried to sell it as a gig business but no one was interested in buying it. This is what happens when everything is taken for granted and no one cares till it's too late and the boat has sailed.

Regards

Daryl

1937 RD4 4G4368
1940 D4 7J3717
1942 D4 7J9915SP
1942 R4 6G2550SP
1944 D4 2T6584SP
1945 D4 2T8978SP
1946 D4 5T6271
1956 D4 7U37855
1954 DH226 S/N 89 Howard Tug

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1 year 5 months ago #247847 by Deebo
Ouch, that’s a huge shame Daryl! Brutal.

Tony
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1 year 5 months ago #247957 by Fat Dan
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Traxcavator: 60, 955E 12A08263; 57, 955C 12A04040; 57, 955C 12A03563.
1954 No.12 Diesel Motor Grader 8T14777.
1945 No.12 Diesel Motor Grader 9K9320; 9K9982
1944-46 Adams Model No. 311 Motor Grader
1943 IH T9 Tractor w/ Bullgrader Blade

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