Saved from China

JD430C · Post by **JD430C** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:30 pm

Scrap yard was getting ready to send this to China when I rescued it this morning. They dont usually sell stuff once it hits the lot, but the guy at the yard said it was too nice to put in a container. He said the guy drove it off the trailer

. Cant believe the guy thought it was scrap.

shinnery · Post by **shinnery** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:48 pm

Nice Save!
Just read on FoxNews that Orleans county, north of you, now has a half dozen sheriffs cruisers to put in a container for China. Farmer flattened them for messing with his "funny tobacco" farm.
Bryce

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:25 am

Not to hijack the thread from the fabulous save from the scrap yard but.

the article on the destroyed cruisers. lol

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/08/02/n ... h-tractor/

no deere were harmed. lol

vtjoe · Post by **vtjoe** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:44 pm

boy that is a beauty!!!! can we ask how much??GREAT SAVE!!!

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:46 pm

@ 400 per ton, my guess 2400

JD430C · Post by **JD430C** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:02 pm

Paid 1,000 for it. Going to find a battery tonight and get it to run to see what I have to do to it.

Andrew

pop pop · Post by **pop pop** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:10 pm

andrew, see if you can find out the history ,,, had to be something like an estate sale or "it needs major work", desparation sale,serial number, maybe someone on the board will recognize it.
i am glad you found it, saved it.
i take it your not married? just kidding.
good job!

JD430C · Post by **JD430C** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:38 pm

Hi Pop pop,

Nope not married, wouldnt have anything fun if I was

. I knew a little history on it which is why I jumped at it. Friend of mine was supposed to do some work on it 2 years ago, just ran out of time. Had really bad crank case compression. Would blow the oil fill cap right out. Got it torn down today, good size chunk missing out of no 2 piston. I have most of the parts to fix it, just need a gasket set. Hopefully will have it together by the end of the week.

Andrew

shinnery · Post by **shinnery** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:41 pm

Sure don't look like that oil ring would hold much compression. Looks like you found the source of the blowby all right.
Bryce

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