No, I am not trying to sell one. I have a unique deal with a local businessman, he is all about scrap. He does not have time to mess with the auctions, so I do that for him. In return I get small parts and tires. He has no interest in selling anything, parts etc... He would just as soon not mess with selling anything he buys for scrap. He explained the auction game to me like this....
If I am at a farm sale and buying iron, it never fails, somebody needs a part off of the iron I bought or wants an item out of the lot. They approach me and want to talk about the item, I tell them get with me after the auction. I might miss making a few hundred or thousand dollars talking to some guy that wants a cast iron seat for his tractor. If he gets with me after the auction, I would probably give it to him. They never show up at the end of the auction.
He has the same opinion of parts in the yard, by the time he screws around trying to retail something and wait for them to decide of the price is right, he could have crushed several tons of iron and got it loaded to get out of town. He cannot run fast enough to stay ahead of his business. He crushes Kansas, Eastern Colorado, Northern Oklahoma and some parts of Nebraska.
The bolsters we bought as scrap and parts. I can snag some small items for guys, but no trailer sales. I am not sure we got a single complete one anyway, they look pretty rough.
Not trying to sell anything here, I just was amazed at the sheer number of trailers that have accumulated out there. Glen
