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Update on eight semi-trailers
Five out of 8 did not have titles. I declined to buy them, as scrap
yards are reluctant to take them without titles. The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes and were difficult to yank out of snow piles. But we did it with a "train" of my pickup, forklift, and the semi tractor itself. We were the only ones who could to it by ourselves, all other buyers had to pay tow trucks or a huge loader. All three were driven to a scrap yard, where they are resting in peace right now. It was funny to watch the trail of rust falling off as these old junkers were bouncing on potholes. i |
Update on eight semi-trailers
"Ignoramus17561" wrote in message ... Five out of 8 did not have titles. I declined to buy them, as scrap yards are reluctant to take them without titles. Smart move. The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes and were difficult to yank out of snow piles. But we did it with a "train" of my pickup, forklift, and the semi tractor itself. We were the only ones who could to it by ourselves, all other buyers had to pay tow trucks or a huge loader. Did you take any pics for posterity? The great winter of 14. All three were driven to a scrap yard, where they are resting in peace right now. It was funny to watch the trail of rust falling off as these old junkers were bouncing on potholes. i Best Regards Tom. -- http://fija.org/ |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2014-02-21, azotic wrote:
"Ignoramus17561" wrote in message ... Five out of 8 did not have titles. I declined to buy them, as scrap yards are reluctant to take them without titles. Smart move. Well, in the end, the scrap yard did not care. (like you would expect) The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes and were difficult to yank out of snow piles. But we did it with a "train" of my pickup, forklift, and the semi tractor itself. We were the only ones who could to it by ourselves, all other buyers had to pay tow trucks or a huge loader. Did you take any pics for posterity? The great winter of 14. No, but I regret, I should have taken a video, this would be a fun video. All three were driven to a scrap yard, where they are resting in peace right now. It was funny to watch the trail of rust falling off as these old junkers were bouncing on potholes. i Best Regards Tom. |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:18:07 -0600, Ignoramus24287
wrote: On 2014-02-21, azotic wrote: "Ignoramus17561" wrote in message ... Five out of 8 did not have titles. I declined to buy them, as scrap yards are reluctant to take them without titles. Smart move. Well, in the end, the scrap yard did not care. (like you would expect) The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes and were difficult to yank out of snow piles. But we did it with a "train" of my pickup, forklift, and the semi tractor itself. We were the only ones who could to it by ourselves, all other buyers had to pay tow trucks or a huge loader. Did you take any pics for posterity? The great winter of 14. No, but I regret, I should have taken a video, this would be a fun video. That's a shame. It would have been a viral video, I'll bet. All three were driven to a scrap yard, where they are resting in peace right now. It was funny to watch the trail of rust falling off as these old junkers were bouncing on potholes. Imagine what the potholes will look like after the collapse. -- Cogito, ergo armatum sum. (I think, therefore I am armed.) |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2/20/2014 7:26 PM, Ignoramus17561 wrote:
.... The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes ... All three were driven to a scrap yard, ... Hmmm...that seems a serious risk if the bears were out??? Cost would be far more than the potential reward I'd think... -- |
Update on eight semi-trailers
dpb wrote: On 2/20/2014 7:26 PM, Ignoramus17561 wrote: ... The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes ... All three were driven to a scrap yard, ... Hmmm...that seems a serious risk if the bears were out??? Cost would be far more than the potential reward I'd think... -- I suspect he used his forklift to load all of them onto his good registered trailer, brought them to the scrap yard and then went back to pickup the forklift. |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2/21/2014 1:39 PM, Pete C. wrote:
dpb wrote: On 2/20/2014 7:26 PM, Ignoramus17561 wrote: ... The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes ... All three were driven to a scrap yard, ... Hmmm...that seems a serious risk if the bears were out??? Cost would be far more than the potential reward I'd think... -- I suspect he used his forklift to load all of them onto his good registered trailer, brought them to the scrap yard and then went back to pickup the forklift. What I'd have done and am/was hoping to be so, but the choice of words and the story the potholes made me wonder at least a little... -- |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2014-02-21, dpb wrote:
On 2/20/2014 7:26 PM, Ignoramus17561 wrote: ... The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes ... All three were driven to a scrap yard, ... Hmmm...that seems a serious risk if the bears were out??? Cost would be far more than the potential reward I'd think... I calculated risk and reward of driving them to a scrap yard 1.5 miles away, after evaluating their condition (brakes freed up but not working). The reward outweighed the risk. i |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2014-02-21, dpb wrote:
On 2/21/2014 1:39 PM, Pete C. wrote: dpb wrote: On 2/20/2014 7:26 PM, Ignoramus17561 wrote: ... The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes ... All three were driven to a scrap yard, ... Hmmm...that seems a serious risk if the bears were out??? Cost would be far more than the potential reward I'd think... -- I suspect he used his forklift to load all of them onto his good registered trailer, brought them to the scrap yard and then went back to pickup the forklift. What I'd have done and am/was hoping to be so, but the choice of words and the story the potholes made me wonder at least a little... -- I just drove them. i |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2014-02-22, Ignoramus24287 wrote:
On 2014-02-21, dpb wrote: On 2/21/2014 1:39 PM, Pete C. wrote: dpb wrote: On 2/20/2014 7:26 PM, Ignoramus17561 wrote: ... The three ones I bought, had frozen brakes ... All three were driven to a scrap yard, ... Hmmm...that seems a serious risk if the bears were out??? Cost would be far more than the potential reward I'd think... -- I suspect he used his forklift to load all of them onto his good registered trailer, brought them to the scrap yard and then went back to pickup the forklift. What I'd have done and am/was hoping to be so, but the choice of words and the story the potholes made me wonder at least a little... -- I just drove them. Additionally, the junk trailers were registered, just not in my name. The Illinois ST plates (Semi trailer), never expire. And they had plates. The worst that they could stick to me was operating a vehicle without current safety inspection. i |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2/21/2014 9:24 PM, Ignoramus24287 wrote:
.... I calculated risk and reward of driving them to a scrap yard 1.5 miles away, after evaluating their condition (brakes freed up but not working). The reward outweighed the risk. As long as didn't get caught... :) I'd guess if had on even one it would've changed the outcome drastically...at least here they'd charge mightily for even the smallest infraction and an inoperable brake would likely be big bucks... I suppose if the distance is short enough and back-roadsy enough odds of pull-over were pretty low. -- |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On 2014-02-22, dpb wrote:
On 2/21/2014 9:24 PM, Ignoramus24287 wrote: ... I calculated risk and reward of driving them to a scrap yard 1.5 miles away, after evaluating their condition (brakes freed up but not working). The reward outweighed the risk. As long as didn't get caught... :) I'd guess if had on even one it would've changed the outcome drastically...at least here they'd charge mightily for even the smallest infraction and an inoperable brake would likely be big bucks... I suppose if the distance is short enough and back-roadsy enough odds of pull-over were pretty low. The odds of a pull-over are low, the brakes looked legitimate, the fine should be manageable. Plus if you go to court, they may as well forgive you, it happened to me with the overweight ticket. i |
Update on eight semi-trailers
On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:21:04 -0600, Ignoramus26524
wrote: On 2014-02-22, dpb wrote: On 2/21/2014 9:24 PM, Ignoramus24287 wrote: ... I calculated risk and reward of driving them to a scrap yard 1.5 miles away, after evaluating their condition (brakes freed up but not working). The reward outweighed the risk. As long as didn't get caught... :) I'd guess if had on even one it would've changed the outcome drastically...at least here they'd charge mightily for even the smallest infraction and an inoperable brake would likely be big bucks... I suppose if the distance is short enough and back-roadsy enough odds of pull-over were pretty low. The odds of a pull-over are low, the brakes looked legitimate, the fine should be manageable. Plus if you go to court, they may as well forgive you, it happened to me with the overweight ticket. i With an EMPTY trailer, on the way to the scrap yard, you'd have a much better chance than with a loaded trailer, for sure. |
Update on eight semi-trailers
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Update on eight semi-trailers
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