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Very sad day at the scrap yard

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WA7OPY
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Took some scrap in to the local scrap yard in Missoula, In the pile was 3 d7s with winchs, blades and tool bars,1 d8k with blade and ripper, 2 scrapers all 1980s, and a IH cat.... all from the job corp in Darby. All look way to good to scrap, tax dollars at work?? I am going to be sick.The under carriage was 95% on all...WA7OPY
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Wed, May 29, 2019 1:27 AM
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Hi, WA07PY.
Offer 'em scrap price plus 10% and you may well walk away with a machine, having saved them the processing costs.

Just my 0.02.
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Wed, May 29, 2019 3:31 AM
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Hi, WA07PY.
Offer 'em scrap price plus 10% and you may well walk away with a machine, having saved them the processing costs.

Just my 0.02.
Is scrap metal worth that much in the US? If that was Australia there is no way those machines would be scrapped if they are worth more than scrap. They would either be on sold as a working unit or sold to wreckers. Some scrap yards in Aus have their own wrecking yards.

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Wed, May 29, 2019 3:18 PM
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Reply to PhilC:
Is scrap metal worth that much in the US? If that was Australia there is no way those machines would be scrapped if they are worth more than scrap. They would either be on sold as a working unit or sold to wreckers. Some scrap yards in Aus have their own wrecking yards.

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The cats run, the job corp is part of the USDA and the Dept of labor, US Gov, IE tax dollars at work. How do they teach the kids with IQs like this???...WA7OPY
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Wed, May 29, 2019 9:16 PM
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The cats run, the job corp is part of the USDA and the Dept of labor, US Gov, IE tax dollars at work. How do they teach the kids with IQs like this???...WA7OPY
sometimes it is part of the procurement process that the equipment will never be resold for anything other than scrap. but still should be given to some other state or county before scrapped.😞
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Wed, May 29, 2019 9:59 PM
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sometimes it is part of the procurement process that the equipment will never be resold for anything other than scrap. but still should be given to some other state or county before scrapped.😞
Hi, Bursitis.
SO?????????????? Neither sell nor buy it. Simply take it off their hands to save them the trouble of processing it and make a donation to their favorite charity - - - - and give them the money to pass on to said charity.

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Sat, Jun 1, 2019 2:43 PM
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Hi, Bursitis.
SO?????????????? Neither sell nor buy it. Simply take it off their hands to save them the trouble of processing it and make a donation to their favorite charity - - - - and give them the money to pass on to said charity.

Just my 0.02.
A local collector died several years ago, lots of old farm tractors and construction equip. Family didn't want to pay an auctioner so most went to local scrap yard.
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Sun, Jun 2, 2019 7:30 PM
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A local collector died several years ago, lots of old farm tractors and construction equip. Family didn't want to pay an auctioner so most went to local scrap yard.
Local contractor went out of business years ago, had his "mechanic" take a sledge hammer and crowbar to the antique machines because he didnt want nobody to restore or salvage them. Busted the tops of the injection pumps off, broke manifolds, put holes in radiator cores, cut various other things off, then they all got cut up. Had an RD-7, early 17A D7, Cable pull scrapers, and some other small Cats. Mean old bastard!
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