On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:51:26 -0500, Ignoramus9529
wrote:

On 2011-04-28, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:48:57 -0500, Ignoramus9529
wrote:

I took this welder to a scrap yard. It was FUBAR due to having been
left outside for years, without a rain cap. Still made money, but
wasted time.

What was wrong with it?

Did you even try cranking it over?

It sat outside for several (many) years, with the exhaust stack
lacking a cap. It looked like it was beyond redemption, I did not feel
like bringing it home. The guys who told me this had no reason to
lie.

I tried cranking it, it would not crank.

Scrap value was $129 in cash.

You could probably have sold the welding bell end for triple that.

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