I have just received a brand new pressure washer rig that I won on eBay
last week. Has a 100 gal tank and is mounted on a heavy duty doly. I
was only after the stainless Cat pump but had to take the whole thing.
The rig was custom built for Boeing, probably with our tax dollars, to
test jet windshields for leaks but never used. Even with the best
discounts it had to cost more than $2.5K to build.

At any rate, it is powered by a really nice Baldor 3HP 230V 1 phase
motor that I have no use for. It is a CL3619TM with a list price close
to $800. I need to sell it but they don't seem to be drawing flys on
eBay and I am not about to give it away.

Anyone know a good way to sell it?


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Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
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First, no electric motor is going for anywhere *near* list price whether
from Baldor, Leeson or anyone else. If you call a motor jobber in your
area and whine even a little he will likely roll off 60% of list. That
takes your $800 motor down to $320. It will come with a major warranty
plus rights of return, etc all of which you get when you buy new, none
of which you get if you buy used. Figuring those are worth about half
the value to an industrial customer who doesn't want to waste employee
hours fixing busted motors, that takes you down to maybe $160.

I bet if you write a good ad and present it correctly your motor will
bring nearly that on ebay depending on frame size and rpm and the other
motor parameters you didn't mention.

If you just say "3 hp motor" with the keyword "Baldor" you won't get
anyone to bid over peanuts on it because they need to know everything.

If it is a 184T frame 1760 rpm motor I could use it. If it isn't, I
couldn't.

Grant

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I have just received a brand new pressure washer rig that I won on eBay
last week. Has a 100 gal tank and is mounted on a heavy duty doly. I
was only after the stainless Cat pump but had to take the whole thing.
The rig was custom built for Boeing, probably with our tax dollars, to
test jet windshields for leaks but never used. Even with the best
discounts it had to cost more than $2.5K to build.

At any rate, it is powered by a really nice Baldor 3HP 230V 1 phase
motor that I have no use for. It is a CL3619TM with a list price close
to $800. I need to sell it but they don't seem to be drawing flys on
eBay and I am not about to give it away.

Anyone know a good way to sell it?

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I have just received a brand new pressure washer rig that I won on eBay
last week. Has a 100 gal tank and is mounted on a heavy duty doly. I
was only after the stainless Cat pump but had to take the whole thing.
The rig was custom built for Boeing, probably with our tax dollars, to
test jet windshields for leaks but never used. Even with the best
discounts it had to cost more than $2.5K to build.

At any rate, it is powered by a really nice Baldor 3HP 230V 1 phase
motor that I have no use for. It is a CL3619TM with a list price close
to $800. I need to sell it but they don't seem to be drawing flys on
eBay and I am not about to give it away.

Anyone know a good way to sell it?

I bought a beautful Leeson 3-phase 2hp motor, brand new, vfd rated,
$300 retail, for $20 at a surplus shop. It's a buyers market
and the ebay prices pretty much reflect it.

Generally the second hand motor market is not brand loyal. You can pick up a
Marathon, GE, Dayton or even brand X motor that equals or betters this
motor(especially S.F. rating) for roughly 300.00 new in the box.
Good single phase motors do bring some decent money on ebay. I would say you
should be able to get between 50.00 and 100.00 for that motor on ebay. That
same motor in 3 phase might not ever get a bid and if it did would probably
sell for under 10.00.

tim

Its a TEFC 1725 RPM 184TC. Make me an offer. :-)

Actually I wonder if the old South Bend 10K could handle it. The drip
proof Dayton 1 1/2 that is on it now is on its last legs.

Grant Erwin wrote:
First, no electric motor is going for anywhere *near* list price whether
from Baldor, Leeson or anyone else. If you call a motor jobber in your
area and whine even a little he will likely roll off 60% of list. That
takes your $800 motor down to $320. It will come with a major warranty
plus rights of return, etc all of which you get when you buy new, none
of which you get if you buy used. Figuring those are worth about half
the value to an industrial customer who doesn't want to waste employee
hours fixing busted motors, that takes you down to maybe $160.

I bet if you write a good ad and present it correctly your motor will
bring nearly that on ebay depending on frame size and rpm and the other
motor parameters you didn't mention.

If you just say "3 hp motor" with the keyword "Baldor" you won't get
anyone to bid over peanuts on it because they need to know everything.

If it is a 184T frame 1760 rpm motor I could use it. If it isn't, I
couldn't.

Grant

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

I have just received a brand new pressure washer rig that I won on
eBay last week. Has a 100 gal tank and is mounted on a heavy duty
doly. I was only after the stainless Cat pump but had to take the
whole thing. The rig was custom built for Boeing, probably with our
tax dollars, to test jet windshields for leaks but never used. Even
with the best discounts it had to cost more than $2.5K to build.

At any rate, it is powered by a really nice Baldor 3HP 230V 1 phase
motor that I have no use for. It is a CL3619TM with a list price
close to $800. I need to sell it but they don't seem to be drawing
flys on eBay and I am not about to give it away.

Anyone know a good way to sell it?





--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Glenn Ashmore wrote in message

Its a TEFC 1725 RPM 184TC. Make me an offer. :-)

Actually I wonder if the old South Bend 10K could handle it. The drip
proof Dayton 1 1/2 that is on it now is on its last legs.



The lathe will not use any more power than it does now for the same
feed and depth of cut. Might be a problem if you ever do anything to
stall it.

Dan

I bought two brand new 3-ph motors on ebay for $30 ea. That is now my
upper limit. I have converted my lathe and mill to (cheap ebay) VFDs.
Next is my Drill press and bandsaw.

BTW I also have a nearly new single phase motor to dump (1.5HP from my
Grizzly mill). It's Taiwanese. I figure the best value I can get for
it is to take to the local metal/junk dealer and just give it to him.
Maybe he'll give me better deals on scrap aluminum.