Bob,
Great find! How did you find it? Do you have any pictures?
John
Hi Bob,
Nice find.....anywhere from scrap value to $10k restored....common around $5-6k for good working models.
HI OM Thanks for the info on the 40, it helps a lot. John, no pics as of know,maybe in a few weeks when i go to pick it up .thanks Bob
Then you will probably need this info next.
Good luck with the retrival.
OM..... That makes it easy, any thing else you can think of i need to know when i go pick it up?
Is there a mechanical way to lock the pan in the raised positon? Sometime there is a bar you can swing over and place a pin or bolt in to hold it up.
John
Yes, on top of the goose neck there is two 1-1/2" +/- diameter holes. One is off set to the side. There should be a pin in this hole. It stores the pin only. With the bowl in the raised position, move the pin to the center hole. Now let the bowl down. Inside the goose neck is a cylinder that will bottom out against the pin, locking the bowl in the up position.-glen
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