Get Your Heavy Equipment Ready for a Busy Storm Season

Is your used heavy equipment ready to go if it needs to be called upon for after storm cleanup Better to get it ready now as we are approaching a very busy hurricane season in the southeast which can be expected because of the already active tornado season. You may have already been involved in cleaning up after the swath of tornadoes and are already using your heavy equipment, bobcats and loaders for that. If you live in Florida you may want to think ahead about what type of payloader you will need to help with storm cleanup. Storm cleanup is a lucrative business and heavy equipment is sorely needed after any major storm.

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.

Florida Semis for Sale Cheap

I have an overabundance of used semis for sale out here in the sticks in Bunnell Florida that needs to be moved.
If you are looking for a tractor trailer or know of someone that is please tell them to visit my used heavy equipment site and scroll down to see all the bargains on used semis for sale. I also have a D6 Dozer on there, dump truck, lowboy trailer and lots of antique equipment on other pages.
There must be some mechanically inclined handymen out there that would love a new project.
We honey I've got plenty of em just visit my used heavy equipment site. and fill out the contact form if you have any questions. I'm just sittin here waitin for you my darlin. I would just love to show you what I've got. And if you don't see it on the website just ask and if I don't have it I may know someone that does.

Hurricane Season is Here - Dump Trucks Get Ready

Now is the time to get your dump truck in good working order for the busy hurricane season ahead. Or if you don't already have a dump truck or dump trailer maybe you should think about getting one. Oh I know some people think that just because last year was slow for hurricanes that this year will be too. But do you ever get that gut feeling that something really big is gonna happen this year - well so do I. Maybe it's the quiet before the storm but the weather has just been too nice lately. This is the coolest beginning of summer I have ever experienced in Florida. We haven't had to use the air conditioning until just yesterday and usually we have it on by the middle of May. Or maybe I am just avoiding those high electric bills that come along in July and August. Even if the weather stays wonderful a dump truck always comes in handy for land clearing and construction projects. Beleive me as soon as the neighbors find out you have one they will be begging to borrow it and the same goes for a dump trailer. And if you have a teenager that you are trying to keep busy during the summer it can really come in handy for his landscaping and yard cleaning business which is a great introduction to hard sweaty manual labor to help inspire him to want to go to college. And sometimes it's easier to get heavy equipment financing than it is to get college tuition.

Your Ugly and So is Your Semi Truck

Do you have one of those ugly semis that have dented fenders and paint chips or just missing a whole lot of paint in places. Is the bumber dented and dragging and looks the way you feel.
Do you seem to spend more time fixin the damn thing than driving it?
Well my friend then it's about time you thought about getting yourself a new or used semi that looks better than what you got.
You may still be ugly but your semi truck doesn't have to be and you will feel better driving something that makes you look good too.
You don't have to buy new to find a good looking tractor trailer. You can even get great heavy equipment financing from Direct Capitol whether it is new or used.
Start looking now and get yourself into a new semi truck that makes you feel good about yourself, your job and your life.
I know you dream about Trick my Truck coming along and fixin that old beater but we both know that ain't gonna happen.

Cheap Semi Trucks and Lowboy Trailers

I recently added a 1971 Ford Semi Day Cab with a Lowboy Trailer for only $3500
to my used heavy equipment website. It has a 20 ton winch that pulls the Hyster Lowboy trailer up and onto the roller and comes with boom for pulling equipment, the lowboy trailer even has its own ramps. The truck doesn't run but out of the whole asking price we are only wanting $500 for the truck. You won't find a lower price on a lowboy trailer of that size anywhere.
There is also a 1986 Freightliner Semi Day Cab w with a 350 Cummins Diesel engine for only - $2995 OBO - Yes it does run and would make a great work truck that you could use with the above mentioned lowboy.
No matter what you are looking for I am sure you can find it on my used heavy equipment site.

Click on any listing below then click on REGISTER at the top of the listing (it's FREE)
to get more information about the Low Boy Trailers that you are interested in.
You can also enter the type of Lowboy Trailer you are looking for in the search box below

Preventing Rust on Heavy Equipment

Heavy Equipment is a valuable investments so you want to keep your own used heavy equipment in excellent shape and condition as much as possible. No matter how old or new it is or whether it’s a known model or not, you should give it special treatment as it provides as efficient, safe and comfortable means of earning a living as well as being used for personal use.

It is inevitable for any type of used heavy equipment to experience common mechanical problems; this is especially true if the model is already old. Among the most destructive and the most annoying problems is rust. This affects almost all machinery parts, especially those exposed to moisture. One used semis the body panels, including the doors, the fenders, the hood and the bed are of course among the most vulnerable. When damaged by rust, these body parts become weak and not only that, they become ugly too. Replacement may be your only solution.

The hood is one of the most important body parts as this is used to protect the most vital parts of your semi truck such as the engine. Just like the doors and the fenders, this must be rigid and tough to be able to give the best protection to parts underneath.

Since the hood has a metal covering that is exposed to harsh elements in the environment, the hood is also very susceptible to rust. Because of this, proper care is needed. It must be kept clean all the time and make sure the drain holes around the hood are clear so water can't pass through and cause rust.