Darn, Darn, Darn!

[Titan]

Did I say darn? I work for a public institution that has an AC 720 that they decided to quit using for mowing purposes about ten years ago. The tractor was kept for snow plowing and other chores, while the mower deck was retired to storage. I had inquired several times with one of the maintenance men what they were going to do with the deck. I was interested in trying to aquire it since it was in very good shape. He said that it would be kept until they decided to get rid of the tractor. Well, today he informed me that he had recently found out that the maintenance supervisor had told several of the other maintenance men to load it up and haul it off with a bunch of other scrap several months ago. It was taken to a large scrap metal recycling facility. I suspected that there was little chance that it would still be there, but I went there after work today on the remote possibility it might still be there. The guy I talked to said no way. Stuff is cut up and loaded into rail cars about as fast as it comes in, and nothing is set off to the side. I hate it when things like this happen...

[MN_FISH]

Why didn't they ask the employees if they would be interested in it? What a waste xx(:(!B)}:)of a good tractor

[D-17_Dave]

Our tax dollars at work. Good ol' government burrocracy. Out with the old in with the new. I've found the best way to get something from the gov. such as local county stuff is to get in with the lower employeis who have to do the work. Then when something tears up they ask the boss what to do with it. When he say's get rid of it I pay the guy's cash for anything of reasonable value they can bring me. To get the good stuff I give them a little better for small stuff, like binders or something they find off the interstae while cleaning up. Then they don't ask for much when they bring me something big. I just always give them something for whatever they bring. I never turn down anything so they allways give me first chance. This has died down for awhile this summer while I was gone so much but I exspect it to pick back up as soon as the weather starts getting warmer. I let the big stuff go to more important people. Like a gen. that blows an engine or something. The county manager usally gets greased for something like that. lol O-well, maybe next time.

[Jason]

Hi That is horrible that they would do something like that! Was it just the deck that was taken to the scrap yard or did that poor AC 720 meet the same fate? Take Care Jason B

[nighteye]

OUCH

[Titan]

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Originally posted by Jason
Hi That is horrible that they would do something like that! Was it just the deck that was taken to the scrap yard or did that poor AC 720 meet the same fate? Take Care Jason B

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It was just the deck, but it WAS in better shape than the one I use.

[comet66]

That is a shame, keep a closer eye on that tractor.

[SmilinSam]

Bet they didn't know the decks are worth at least $600...

[Titan]

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Originally posted by SmilinSam
Bet they didn't know the decks are worth at least $600...

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That would be a safe bet. :(

[UCD]

Next time talk to the maintenance suprevisor.

[Titan]

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Originally posted by UCD
Next time talk to the maintenance suprevisor.

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Well, I easily could have, but I mistakenly thought he would have known better. I see him often enough and have known him for 34 years. I didn't think he would authorize disposing of it in that manner as he is a hoarder of junk at home. I've spent all these years patiently waiting for them to decide to get rid of the tractor so that I could hopefully buy both. The guy I was talking to was quite unhappy the deck had been gotten rid of at all, especially the way it was. It wasn't the only deck that went for salvage. There was another to one a green Duetz. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to get over it, but that hasn't been easy to do since finding out about it 24 hours ago. Maybe it will get easier as time passes...

[patrician12]

The NYC Transit Authority 8 months ago scrapped for the metal price about 250 barely used Briggs and Kohler twin cylinder engines.I don't know how it works by you guys but here in NY if they don't spend their allotted budget for that year the next year their budget is cut.You can't believe the waste.NYC Sanitation which has one of the largest fleets going never auctions obsolete parts they are scraped in barges and used in landfill and scrap value.I can give one concrete example.% years ago NYCTA bought a new diesel chipper shredder that you tow for $24,000.On the first day they had it the foreman told one of the guys to take it and fill it up.Naturally he put gas instead of diesel and after a short time of runnung the engine blew apart.They took it to the dealer who installed a new engine for $7500.It was used 3 times after that.Sat for 4 years and was sold for scrap for $125.00.This is absolutely true.You see if someone that worked for the city took it or purchased it rather than scrap it that would be INAPPROPRIATE.But to throw away $30,000 taxpayers dollars is not inappropriated because that feeds the system and makes jobs.

[JimH]

Titan, is it possible that one of the other maintance men had more common sense than the supervisor and saved it from the scraper? Or possibly the supervisor got it and the story you got was what he wanted the employees to hear? Just a thought. Jim.......

[Titan]

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Originally posted by JimH
Titan, is it possible that one of the other maintance men had more common sense than the supervisor and saved it from the scraper? Or possibly the supervisor got it and the story you got was what he wanted the employees to hear? Just a thought. Jim.......

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I talked to one of the guys yesterday that loaded it up and hauled it off. I don't have reason to suspect that anything different than what I've been told became of it, nor would it do me any good if it were otherwise. It's too bad that is where it went, and now I wish I had checked into their intentions for it more closely before something like this happened to it. Like they say, "It doesn't do any good to cry over spilled milk." It's just that I'm not quite ready to quit kicking myself in the behind.

[Jason]

Hi You better keep a watch on that 720 Allis Chalmers, it would be a shame if it went to the scrap yard. Do you happen to know what the Duetz Green deck was for that went to the scrap yard? Was it for the Utima series or for the Duetz 5215/5220/5230 Compact tractor series? Take Care Jason B