5ton cedar stumper

[Brushbuster]

we purchased this truck last year and converted it to a brush truck i found this website and thought you guys would like it and it is fun to drive. It replaced and old 800 series 5 ton that was just plump wore out and our younger members dont know what a stick shift is, and of course they blew the motor up so we looked through our options a f750 and larger to hold 1250 gallons of water a commerical truck is a heck of a price to pay for a truck they averaged around $80K. we purchased this through Texas commsion of federal Surplus for $5000 and had it painted and added a skid unit and pump for a total 31000, so the price diffrence was a easy descision to make. not marketing but if you are with a local vfd or fire department that needs a truck feel free to contact me and i can get you some help for a truck i dont mind helping your department get a decent priced truck from texas federal surplus.

 

[NDT]

Exceptional apparatus! Still amazed that the Feds charge the first responders/ non profits more for the trucks than we civilians can buy them for from Government Liquidation.

 

[marchplumber]

Nice lookin truck! Hope she does what you need her too!
God bless!
Tony

 

[dk8019]

I don't know, 5K is a good deal for a 900 series truck in running condition off of GL, I say they got a steal!

Good to see her being put to good use!

 

[Ewa Marine]

Hate to horrify... but this M925A2 with winch was $150.00.
SASP office of Hawaii.
State Agency of Surplus property.
TEXAS IS RIPPING YOU GUYS OFF!!
****nnnnnnnnnnnn......

 

[saddamsnightmare]

May 8th, 2010.

Texas Dept of Forestry and Dept of Surplus sales does tend to rip off its users more then other states...... But then that's the Texas way, make a profit in everything you do and put it to the little guys.... West Virginia's DRMO liason officer could get us a 44 ton locomotive for about $300.00 and shipping in operable condition, a machine worth easily $40,000 on the civillian market, and M715/M35A2/M37's were going for less then $100.00 paperwork fee in operable condition.....
Can you say "Squeel like a pig?"......

It's only my worth, but other states do treat their fire departments and non profits much better, in my experience.....

 

[dk8019]

Ewa,

You're saying they sold that guy for $150!!!!

 

[Ruppster]

Exceptional apparatus! Still amazed that the Feds charge the first responders/ non profits more for the trucks than we civilians can buy them for from Government Liquidation.

It's not the Feds, it's the state level government doing it. When I was in Alaska I looked in to getting a 5 ton tractor from DRMO for a non-profit I was with. Was told they no longer dealt with the public directly and that non-profits would have to go to a state agency and the state would act as the middle man and get them what they wanted from DRMO for a "fee". On top of this DRMO lets the state office set the price for this fee to cover their "service". I was looking for an M52 (800 series trucks rarely came up at this DRMO) and the Alaska surplus office in Anchorage said it would cost $4,500 for one. They are taking what used to be free to non-profits and using it as a money maker for the state. I checked in to Washington and could have gotten one from the state out of Ft. Lewis for less then $1,000 and had it shipped up for $2,000. I knew Texas was bad about fees but for them to charge that much to a VFD is despicable.

Ruppster

 

[jollyroger]

Seems today like everyone on top is not happy unless they are making thier "viggorish".