Sad semi load
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Topic: Sad semi load
Posted By: Ben (MI)
Subject: Sad semi load
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 9:23am
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I followed a semi load of scrap tractors coming from the recently closed New Paris Tractor Parts in Elkhart County Indiana today. I was by there earlier this week, it looks like most of the stuff sold for scrap. I guess it was pretty well picked over over the years. I still hate to see all of those stories from the past going to the steel mill. Another parts yard about 10 miles away was emptied out last summer. ------------- Part time farming with a 1980 7060 and 1984 F3 hydro. |
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Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 9:47am
| Is Meyer Implement still there just off 20? I was there a couple times |
Posted By: Doug Acord
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 10:04am
| No that was the one that was Auctioned off last year and 90% went to scrap. They sold scrap rows in big lots and scrap dealers bought it all. |
Posted By: Ben (MI)
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 10:11am
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Meyers treated me well over the years. I hated to see them close. ------------- Part time farming with a 1980 7060 and 1984 F3 hydro. |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 10:45am
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I wonder how much is going to Kalamazoo? I was at a sale back in 2018 where the gentleman owner was bidding on everything while riding around in a Gator. I talked wiih him to buy one last part. In the conversation, he told me he will pay more for "virgin" iron(meaning never been recycled). I can't compete with that. ------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 11:27am
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What is sader is when someone thinks something is worth way more then it realy is and it sits and then not worth anything but junk in the long run. Once the good parts are sold off or used to save another tractor I haul the can find anywhere parts off to scrap they just take up space for the next money maker parts tractor . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Ben (MI)
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 12:29pm
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I'm pretty sure this load was going to Steel Dynamics on the west side of Fort Wayne. The feed mill I haul out of is almost next door to the steel mill and he was going that direction. I don't disagree that stuff should be scrapped at the end, I'm just sentimental and would like to hear some of the stories attached to that iron. ------------- Part time farming with a 1980 7060 and 1984 F3 hydro. |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 12:56pm
| It's probably been 8 years since I was at Meyer. I was looking for 28" dual rims. I don't really remember what they had now. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 6:04pm
Our farm was 2 miles straight west of Myers Implements, I was in the same grade as the owners (KENNY) daughter , Not sure what can be done with the property/land, it's IMO an EPA super fund project due to EONS of oil/fuel/battery acid infiltration . The heirs are true millionaires as the family(the wife) invested in 1000's of acres of local farms over the years 
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Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2022 at 7:57am
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Fred is right about tractors sitting. Three tractors I was able to get had new engine rebuild parts in them. Rusted solid. I have to clean out this spring also while I am still able. 20 tractors to start with. ------------- http://lonsallischalmers.com |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2022 at 8:38am
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Fewer of the 50-80 year old "collectors" every day.. Most of the younger guys want a newer version of a tractor with more bells and whistles..The old "collectors" are going by the wayside... Will be some museums, etc... but 20 years from now it will be few and far between.........most of the "old stuff" will be headed for the scrap yard. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2022 at 8:48am
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I have a unstyled WC that's going to be going to the scrap yard unless someone wants to buy it. Has one rear spoked rim that needs work, the rest is parts for transmission engine froze, ne gas tank radiator ????
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2022 at 9:11am
| Scrap prices are up- seen a load going down I 44 was a big Orange 4 bottom plow on top of the load- sad in deed |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2022 at 10:14am
| What's really sad is the projects we've saved will likely end there as well when can no longer play with them. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2022 at 5:02pm
Is it not true that there are no "plow parts" for the old A/C plows (frogs,landsides, points ) ??
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DougG wrote:Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2022 at 5:53pm
| Just drove past the Meyers lot this afternoon, GOBS of rear tires/with wheel assembies still on the ground . |
Posted By: Richardmo
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2022 at 9:53pm
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Watch a Facebook live post of the stuff at New Paris. No way the tractors we’re worth what a scrap person was giving to much gone and for someone to haul. D we’re starting at 600.00 some selling up to 800.00 Not much left. Some of the later model stuff was bought by parts people from what heard. |
Posted By: tomstractorsandtoys
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2022 at 10:51am
| I wanted to go to New parris sale as we have lots of Deere stuff. But when you figure in motels and trucking it was going to be a big investment just for parts I might or might not need and with an unknown cost. Tom |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2022 at 5:15pm
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Is Heine & Sons near Mishawaka, IN still operating?? He was always buyer number 00 (double ought) at all the auctions. ------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2022 at 6:03pm
It's odd that you brought them up
 !! They were 12 miles west of the farm and we got "multiple" NI corn picker parts from there in the late '70's. I don't recall any tractors in the lot though back then, LOT'S of wasps though   !! My dad is pretty sure that lot went the same way as Myers  |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2022 at 6:39pm
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[QUOTE=steelwheelAcjim]Is Heine & Sons near Mishawaka, IN still operating?? He was always buyer number 00 (double ought) at all the auctions. [/QUOTEIt's odd that you bring up Heine
!! They were 12 miles farther away from the farm . I don't recall "tractor"parts machines, but we got multiple "mounted/pull type" NI picker parts in the late '70's . |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2022 at 5:13pm
Heinies is still "open" , but on a limited day schedule as of now
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Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2022 at 8:26pm
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I was last there back in 1999. It was Sunday and Monday only that he was open. ------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2022 at 5:51pm
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Sadly, it was about 1983 since we were in their "yard"
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Posted By: Matt (Jordan,MN)
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 12:48am
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With Iron prices what they are I'm cleaning up some too. Getting rid of the old Iron to make room for new inventory. I hauled in a roll off last year and I'm sure 1 if not 2 will be going this year. I'm cleaning up what's left of the 20-35,25-40, A & Continental U parts. I have owned them for 12 years when I bought out Larry Swenson and who knows when he got them. At $310 for unprepared iron, it gets easier to toss it then try and sell it. it's sad to see the old iron go but I can't keep it forever. ------------- Owner of Matt Scott LLC Specializing in NOS and used Allis Chalmers tractor & implement parts & liturature and Magneto Repair http://www.mattscottllc.com/ |
Posted By: Ben (MI)
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 5:20am
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Matt I'm just glad there are so many of you that fix up the classics, it's always great to see everyone's work here. Across the road from New Paris Tractor is Polk Auction. They have several hundred pieces lined up outside for their upcoming sale. I wish I had time to stop yesterday when I went by. ------------- Part time farming with a 1980 7060 and 1984 F3 hydro. |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 6:20am
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I took a sample load in this week. Price was $220 a ton. I have 20 tractors, three balers and who knows what else that will go. ------------- http://lonsallischalmers.com |
Posted By: TomC
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 12:22pm
| Lon you have a wife front end for a CA laying around up there? |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 12:28pm
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no front end yet, working on buying a nice CA now. ------------- http://lonsallischalmers.com |
Posted By: TomC
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 1:13pm
| I certainly like my CA, whole lot of tractor in a not to big a package. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2022 at 6:17pm
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[QUOTE=Ben (MI)]Matt I'm just glad there are so many of you that fix up the classics, it's always great to see everyone's work here. Across the road from New Paris Tractor is Polk Auction. They have several hundred pieces lined up outside for their upcoming sale. I wish I had time to stop yesterday when I went by. [/QUOTE So you're referring to the old CARTER LUMBER on the S/E corner of US 6 and SR 15 ?? Seems like a MAGREW entity took the S/E property for awhile with strictly JD parts/salvage tractors ??
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Posted By: GF75
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 12:08pm
| Did you scrap that wc? |