Monday, October 31, 2011

 

Used Snow Plow Trucks For Moving Snow

It's still not too late to find a great deal on a Snow Plow Truck even though the snow it already on the ground - and came unexpectedly in alot of places.
Now is the time to get great deals on the used heavy equipment up north before the next big snow hits. You can find great deals on Payloaders, Trackhoes, dozers and dump trucks now that the northern building season is over. As it is harder to sell these vehicles when they are covered with snow. Normally you don't have construction up north during the winter much so heavy equipment just sits all winter and gets covered with snow so is tough to sell. I beleive this early snow will melt away
but dealers will want to get rid of their equipment before the next snow hits as well as individuals selling used heavy equipment.
You can also adapt alot of heavy trucks for snow plowing using a snow plow blade on the front.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

 

Heavy Equipment Sales and Restoration

I sell used heavy equipment on my websites and also on craigslist. My years of restoring heavy equipment are long over since I realized how difficult it is to recoup what you put into it after restoration.
But I still enjoy selling other peoples equipment and get emails often asking me to do so.
Some of the equipment I sell are things like payloaders, backhoes, loaders, trackhoes, excavators, dump trucks, lowboy trailers for hauling equipment, and so on and so forth.
I also sell other things besides used heavy equipment such as used boats, horse trailers, horse drawn carriages, antique cars, classic cars, you name it I sell it on my websites.
Since alot of people are short on cash many of my buyers are willing to accept trades or partial trades for their equipment for sale. So with that in mind you should be willing to accept trades or partial trades for whatever it is that you are selling. It opens the door to a whole lot of people that otherwise would not be able to buy your equipment or whatever it is you have for sale.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

 

Used Heavy Equipment Restoration

One of our many used heavy equipment projects was an Allis Chalmers Loader. I worked with Russ for hours scraping and sanding that loader so he could paint it. Spent hours on the phone looking for loader parts. We even had a nice lowboy trailer it fit on and so it was a real nice rig for the right person. I ended up selling it on my heavy equipment website within a few weeks after we got it done. It was tough to see it go after all that hard work.
My favorite restoration project of all though was his 1976 Kenworth Semi Truck...we took it to truck shows and it wons lots of trophys. I will cover that in my next post. Have a great day. - Ann

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

 

What I have learned about Restoring Used Heavy Equipment

We used to buy used heavy equipment and spent many hours, days and weeks scraping off old paint, sanding and painting and looking for parts. I would call all the parts places and also spend hours online looking for parts. Then after getting a machine completely up and running and looking good would try to sell it...that is unless we decided to use it ourselves. Those days are long gone as Russ had a heart attack
and within a year another one so his days of working so hard outside in the hot sun are long gone.
So now I just sell used heavy equipment, old boats, machinery and used cars for other people on http://www.floridaearthmovers.com
It's not so bad...it helps pay the bills and I have met alot of interesting people along the way.
Although we did try to get the best price we could on the used equipment we did buy before restoration I have come to the conclusion that it isn't worth restoring except to use for yourself.
Seldom did we make enough of a profit to justify the hard work that went into it. So I am more than happy to just sell other people equipment and let someone else do the restoring.
Maybe you could find something here worth restoring.


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Monday, May 18, 2009

 

Swine Flu is still spreading - Just not Top News Anymore

Although it's not in the news as much it seems to me that the Swine Flu has spread alot in schools.

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I am still using sanitary wipes after visiting public places.

Great time to buy a boat - all kinds of bargains here in Florida.

Everyones selling their fun toys like muscle cars now.


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Saturday, May 09, 2009

 

SWINE FLU STILL AROUND & GROWING

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I still use hand sanitizer to prevent catching the swine flu. Yes it takes some effort to be more conscientious but it helps that my significant other is just as concerned. It would be alot harder if I was with someone that didn't care... and I have heard my fill from people like that. Even dear mom is not concerned...how appropriate for Mothers Day...she just doesn't think it's anything to worry about. Won't use hand sanitizer...won't change the way she does things one bit.

9 May 2009 -- As of 06:00 GMT, 9 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 3440 cases of influenza A(H1N1) Infection

It's going to be a long hot summer...it's already been in the mid 90's in May which is unusual this early as it is supposed to be spring still...had to turn on the ac last week just couldn't take the heat anymore...last time it was this hot this early was the year 2004 when Florida had lots of hurricanes. I have a feeling we are going to see alot of people suffering in this heat if it keeps up like this. We only go out early in the morning to work on the boat and after 6 in the evening.

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Friday, May 08, 2009

 

WHAT ME WORRY - YUP I STILL DO - ABOUT SWINE FLU

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We are going out more now these days - went to a small marine surplus store and also a paint shop - hardly anyone there...then stopped for a sub and even ate it where we bought it...but Bunnell is far more rural so no one was around...my guy feels safer in small shops and small towns - so do I. Though we still use hand sanitizer after touching store door handles. No crowds to contend with and if you know where to go there are still bargains to be found.

Swine flu is still in the news though not as much as in weeks past... CDC now confirms 1639 cases in 43 states


We are in the process of restoring a 36' project boat and are just now getting started on it...looking at everything we need to sand and paint the bottom and then compound and polish the hull. Then on to removing and replacing the marine engines. This project will keep him at home with plenty to do for the next 6 months I am guessing. Just in time for the 2nd round of swine flu in the fall. The prices of boats have dropped drastically in the last few months as the economy goes into freefall so there are plenty of great deals to be found out there.

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