Calling John McCracken . . . . . . .

[JTMcC.]

Originally Posted by Franz

After doing that, we'll all begin wondering how JT SuperPipeliner has so damn much time to post on this board the last couple months, since he should be out there burnin rods.

A terminal illness in my immediate family has kept me very close to home for more than the last two months.
Outside of that, I bid work from this chair I'm in now.
And my fab yard is within 100 yards of my back door and we have built a couple of jobs out back lately.


JTMcC.

[Franz]

Originally Posted by Markopolo

Had a two cylinder, 22 h.p. unit in a tractor........ That clunked along like the pistons were swapping cylinders.......but it sip fuel like a baby......run all day on three or four gallons !......(if you could get it started on a cold day).

Marko, you real sure that tractor wasn't a 240D? Yanmar has stopped importing tractors to the US, and the 2 cyl diesels haven't been built since about 83, and yer right, they are a SOB to wind up in the cold, I have one sitting in the garage. You just gotta know the tricks, like propane torches + Yanmar + running.
There is a HUGE Yanmar plant in the Carolinas building engines for construction equipment and John Deer tractors. There's very little imprortation from Japan other than parts.

[DDA52]

There is a guy around here somewhere that is chopping SA200's down to fit sideways in a standard pickup bed and replacing the engine with a 3 cyl Yanmar diesel. Price tag is around $5-6K. Don't know much more than that about what he does to them. Got a friend of mine that is going to do it one day.

[Markopolo]

How about this one....$1675.00 doesn't sound unreasonable.......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...525992577&rd=1

[cutter]

Originally Posted by Markopolo

How about this one....$1675.00 doesn't sound unreasonable.......

LOL! Marko, why are you so determined to get screwed by a stranger when Franz is willing & ready to do it cheaper?

[jpill]

Marko look pretty close at the pictures someone shot a coat of paint all over that machine without too much regard for where it might go, or what got covered up. Thats not saying it might not be a great machine for that price. I paid $2000.00 for mine in its work clothes but running strong. I personally prefer to buy used equipment au natural sans fresh paint, mainly because I feel that you can read a lot about how a piece of machinery was used or abused while checking the machine out without the distraction of fresh paint getting in the way.

Just my 2cts.

Jeff

[Jeff]

Marko,
Maybe you would like a little bigger machine

[Jeff]

6 cyl engine, not a puny 4cyl

[Jeff]

jpill is right on the money. you can hide a lot of evil with paint.

[7018]

Originally Posted by Markopolo

How about this one....$1675.00 doesn't sound unreasonable.......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...525992577&rd=1

If I wanted that machine I'd do the starting bid!!!And as far as the paint goes I try to keep my stuff looking clean an nice,I think I would email the guy see if you can get his phone number and ask him what I wanted to know!!!If he is willing to do that he made be telling the truth.....