![]() ![]() I'm not sure what his expertise is with a machine like this, and it's hard to understand him, so I'm thinking it may be worth having someone knowledgeable come take a look at it. He barely speaks English and had trouble selling it so I'm going to try to sell it for him and we'll split the sale, since I'll be doing the leg work. I'm willing to help him out because that's what I'd like someone to do for me if I was in a similar situation. I think since it was on the property when we bought it, it technically belongs to us but I'm not certain how that works. He has since given up on it and wanted to sell it before the property was sold to us, but was unable to do so. Last year, the buyer was able to get the pony motor going but couldn't get the diesel going (my brother witnessed it). The machine was apparently sold to someone (who I'm also in contact with) who wanted to ship it to Guatemala but was unable to find an affordable way to do so. The previous owner's son (who I'm in contact with) says the machine is in working condition, it's just been sitting for a while. The previous property owner passed away and his wife sold us the property. We acquired this property a few months back but have been living next door for about 8 years now (it was sitting the whole time). So, I was able to get some more info, but it's a little complicated so bear with me. Were it me and I wanted it gone, I would advertise it for a token value with a dead line to remove it. It's about 20 ton at $80 a ton or $1,600 less break down and transportation. ![]() If it can't be made to run, it's worth what it weighs less break down and transportation. Most of us old timers might be interested in a yard ornament for around $5,000. That's about $10,500 that might be offered on trade, if it runs, and an asking price of $15,000 on the dealer's lot. I'm guessing the chains are not SALT and that the bushings have been turned so thinking the undercarriage at about 70% worn. A new undercarriage is probably around $35,000 installed now days. When I worked for a Cat dealer we figured the worth was the percentage of wear left on the undercarriage. You can likely find someone there with the money and time to pay for it and move it off the land. You can see how many here are drooling over that old dog. ![]() Given all of that and that a newer D8 will rent for around 18K per month (176 hours), 6K per week (44 hours), or 2K per day (10 hours), and considering the productivity of having an experienced operator, it is often far less expensive to hire a good contractor to do the work.Fredk, post this on the Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners board. Full disclosure here I am a contractor and may be a touch biased in my opinion! Given all of that and that a newer D8 will rent for around 18K per month (176 hours), 6K per week (44 hours), or 2K per day (10 hours), and considering the productivity of having an experienced operator, it is often far less expensive to hire a good contractor to do the work. Suffice it to say that permits for that 100 mile trip will likely beat at least $100 in most states without adding pilot car rates, and I do not know what pilot cars charge. In our state we are able to obtain an annual permit ($128 I think), and then pay a mileage rate for each move depending on axles/weight, which ranges from $.04/mile to $.88/mile depending. $1500 to $2000 each way would be what I would expect to pay an outside trucking company. I would expect to pay at least $1000 for delivery and another $1000 for return if no pilot cars are required if the dealer subsidizes the hauling to get/keep business. Having said that, a rate of $200 per hour for the transport would be very reasonable. We haul most of the rented equipment ourselves, mainly for scheduling convenience and moving equipment from one job to another, but don't save much on the haul itself relative to the cost of owning our own transport. The dealer that we rent from subsidizes the haul and can usually haul it to a job and back to the dealership for less than commercial rates. ![]()
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