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  1. 54reo

    High scrap prices claim another M123A1C

    Spent some time today hunting down the yard that received the truck only to find out that even though they cut the truck as soon as they got it, some parts were still there. In short, the manager of the yard said that he did not have the time to sell the individual parts that may be left over...
  2. 54reo

    High scrap prices claim another M123A1C

    From what I have been able to gather from old Bucyrus-Erie records, there were two government contracts for the 22B, one in 1951 and another larger one in 1968. All of the later machines were diesel powered while the early contract machines were powered by Chyrsler 377 cid flathead six cylinder...
  3. 54reo

    High scrap prices claim another M123A1C

    Before I got into MVs full time I was always on the hunt for old construction equipment (like the 1951 Bucyrus-Erie 22BM that is patiently awaiting my attention again someday) but that stuff really started to dry up in 2001-2008. I recall watching three old draglines (a Lorain, a BE and an old...
  4. 54reo

    High scrap prices claim another M123A1C

    I have been attempting to acquire a local M123A1C for over a year now. The owner had set a price in the spring of '10, but quickly changed his mind and decided to keep it as parts for another running M123A1C he owns and uses as in a civilian (haulage) role. I mentioned that if he ever changed...
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