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TMonton

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I have seen this a few times now.

For sale for 1200 .... if doesn't sell it will go for scrap metal.

My question and I have often wondered:

What is an approximate dollar value for scrapping say a Farmall H or M ?
 
Plus, if it sells for scrap, the seller has to haul it. If you are dickering, the fact that you would do the hauling is worth something.
 
I've never understood why some people feel they need to use idle threats to sell something.

You know what I say when I read "if it doesn't sell, it's going for scrap?"

I say FINE, take it and scrap it. I don't negotiate with "terrorists."

He isn't going to scrap it. It's just a sales tactic.
 
I've never liked that tactic but if I were to use it I would be dead serious, but then it would be priced at or near scrap value.

Rick
 
There is nothing wrong with that statement. He starts with an asking price but, of course, does not indicate his lowest acceptable offer from any buyer. Should he fail to receive that offer, then he will have to consider other ways to dispose of the tractor. If he doesn't, it will become part of his estate settlement.
 
ive used that line before, but when i price it, its cheap too. i haul aload of scrap in about every 4 months or so. if i have something nobody wants/needs, it goes on the pile
 
I bought a forge, blacksmith vise, cultipacker,weeder and horse drawn bean puller from a fella that used the same sales tactic. At least he had the stuff priced accordingly.
 
Thank you guys.... and this makes me think too.

Offer the given cost of scrap as my obo price and offer to pay for shipping. (you gotta pick it up anyway)

Can't miss.
 
(quoted from post at 20:16:11 01/06/12) NO ONE answered the man's question. Jon
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its a question no -one can answer fully. prices vary across the board around the country. some scrap yards will ding you for one thing while another may not and that will all affect the total price
 
We picked up a Super M propane at a salvage yard last week. Paid 20 cents a pound. Alot of it wasn't there and it still weighed in at 4300 lbs.
The good news is that the motor ran really well when I put a carb on it. I'm at a loss of words trying to figure out why some people junk good tractors and equiptment.
Charles
 
find out the weight and the price the local scrap yard would pay for it. Account for hauling and offer him that, and don't lose any sleep over it.

If you really want it, bump the offer up... If he's threatening to scrap it why should you pay more than he'll get there. Maybe you oughta pay a little less. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

The value of anything is usually somewhere around a little less than the seller would like to get, and a little more than the buyer would like to pay. :)
 
The tractor or implement would have to weigh
12000# or 6ton@$200 per ton.Most tractors weigh a
lot less than that.The price of steel varies and
might be higher as it has been a month or so since
I have asked.Parting out popular tractors or rare
tractors has been a way of earning an income for
many people and a lot of work plus the remains
have to be scrapped unless you want a junk yard.A
good running motor always has value a long with
hard to find parts.Some times one piece will equal
the salvage price but not often.
 
There are however different prices for scrap metal, sheet metal (most appliances, copiers, barn metal) will bring far less than cast iron or material other than sheet iron. Also the size of the pieces will determining the price paid per pound up or down, smaller pieces do not need to be cut up, can fit into the smelter as is, therefore regular price, too large, less. (Keep in mind you will not get more if it is right sized and regular price if it needs further cutting)
BTW: Am not a scrapper, but a "rescuer" of stuff from scrappers... Ralph.>
 
With sky rocketing scrap prices a fence row tractor will sometimes bring more than scrap price. Good example last summer (2011) a auction up by Platteview WI, those non running tractors brought more than scrap price and Mohr's from Cuba City bought almost everything. My cousin knows a couple guys from Mohr's, and my cousin told me those tractors were sent to the smelter's. It's not uncommon for someone to say if it doesn't sell it's going to be scrapped, if I can't get rid of something it eventually ends up in Alter's in Cedar Rapids.
 
I'm at a loss of words trying to figure out why some people junk good tractors and equipment.
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It's really not all that tough to understand.

When times are tough, scrap is high, and you need cash NOW, it's a no-brainer. Food, clothing, shelter and a means to sustain them, are much more important than some old hunk of iron rusting away on the fence line.

It takes time to advertise and sell something. Sometimes people don't have the luxury of time. They're going to turn your electricity and gas off TOMORROW. Are you going to go without while you wait for your stuff to sell?

Even if you aren't selling out of desperation, sometimes it's just worth it to be rid of the stuff rather than having to deal with all the clueless idiots, no-shows, low-ballers and tire-kickers.

No matter how low you price something, someone will always offer you half of what you're asking. Even if you're at or below scrap price. It can be infuriating.
 
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