Saw these at the Local Scrap Yard (PICS)

Beatles65 · Apr 11, 2012

I was driving this morning and passed by one of the local scrap yards and saw these sitting out back behind the building so I turned around to get a better look at them. It is sad to see these combines going in for iron. They still looked to be in decent shape. But, I guess you can"t save them all. Here are some photos of the equipment, as well as another load headed there.

Has anyone seen anything at there local scrap yards that souldn"t be there?

Thanks for reading!
From Denton, Nebraska.
Andrew Kean

just another old geezer · Apr 11, 2012

not really surprizing. My cousin has been trying to sell a good New Idea uni-system for two years with no luck. this summer it will go for scrap and he will get twice what he was asking for it running. had the good combine and two row chopper for it.

Daled2 · Apr 11, 2012

Ole Geezer-What model is the New Idea unit and what does he want for it. Is it gas or diesel.

Mike (WA) · Apr 11, 2012

If the Massey combine is a 410, 510 or 610, it should have a plastic rectangle instrument panel. If its in decent shape, I'd give 50 bucks for it. Spose you could take a look?

Ralph Bauer · Apr 11, 2012

Yepp, went to Abilene to pick up some food grade plastic barrels 2 weeks ago, passed the many scrapyards on the north side and someone was driving a MF750 onto the scale, under own power. Pickup behind it hauled the header in.
Saw a minimum bid of 1800,- on a Model A Baldwin Gleaner, not ran in 10 yrs, all good and virtually no rust, but messed up header.... I guess they figure scrap price is high, and if no one bid on it, it would still make money got them... never knew what the outcome was...

mkirsch · Apr 11, 2012

A lot of these old combines need some serious $$$ invested to bring them up to operating condition. Even with all that money spent, they still can't hold a candle to a modern machine for efficiency. The grain missed/spilled by an older machine can almost pay for the custom harvesting service to come and use their new machine.

Almost nobody collects combines, and fixing them up for use just doesn't make financial sense. The alternative to scrapping is parking the machine and letting it rust away.

Which would you rather have, a rusting hulk of an eyesore on your lot, or some money in your pocket?

TGIN · Apr 11, 2012

Was at the scrap yard about a month ago selling my cans and some copper . Watched a guy come driving in on a JCB Backhoe [ a big one ] and went in the office , I thought he worked there . He came back out and drove across the scales and parked it , back in the office and his wife picked him up . When I went in I asked if the guy scraped it . They told me he got a new one and it scraped for more than they offered as a tradein . It was better shape than my poor old tired backhoe . He was just getting the most money he could , cant blam him for that but seems a shame .

GeneMO · Apr 11, 2012

It is a government plot. When all the old iron is gone, us fixer upers wont be able to fix anything, then it's either quite tinkering around farming, or get bigger and buy new machinery. Then we farm bigger, make more, and pay more taxes.

It's a damned plot I tell ya!!!!

Gene

Zachary Hoyt · Apr 11, 2012

I like the reversed tractor forklift. I could sure use one of those.
Zach

shaun wallace · Apr 11, 2012

Here in abilene tx there paying 11 cents a pound. This makes old tractors/equiptment worth more scrap than trying to sell. dont have to deal with tire kickers, callers that dont show or cant find your place, want you to bring to them. I have about 15 tractors that are for sale just havent got around to listing them on here or other sites.

showcrop · Apr 11, 2012

Beatles, I haven't seen you on here in months. I bet you've been out in your new shop all winter restoring all that old iron you had brought home, and you just finished up. Are the cars done too?

bradk · Apr 11, 2012

I have a couple of 510"s.

Email open.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 11, 2012

Those forklifts are ok, I have one which I fit to the rear of my Fordson MD,loads two high on the truck tray.

Mike (WA) · Apr 12, 2012

Your email still closed. Please email me at mmittge at compprime dot com- I'll get measurement this AM to make sure yours is what I need, then lets talk.

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