$50

Hope you grabbed it. I got $275 for my SAE-300 with the frozen Herc

6-banger. Either one is worth more than we paid in scrap value alone. This one does appear to need a -touch- more work on it, though.

Are you going to paint the one you have now before selling it?

-- Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation. -- Thomas H. Huxley

Wow, not bad.

Yes, $50 is what I paid. I will pick it up soon.

The one I was working on (the one on videos), I will sell without painting.

i

My 2 cents. You get more return on painting used equipment than anything else you can do. This is especially true for anything you are selling to hobbyists.

Karl

Gunner Asch on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:37:13 -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

So ... what's right with it? (I suspect that may be a shorter list)

Google SA200 rebuilds, and see what the high end is. Just getting it running, and welding, they are almost as valuable as gold. You're getting the hang of the small details. It's a very simple four banger, and so long as you got good compression, the generator generates, and a few other basics, you can make good dough on these machines. The electronics on them should be TinkerToys for you.

Git'r'done..............

Steve

Well, it is on ebay, too late by now, but I will definitely keep your advice.

i

Yes, and I definitely get the point that the power of the typical welding arc (30v/120A or even 200A) is far below the power capacity of the engine, so they do not work very hard doing welding. I love the machine I just fixed up, it is awesome in its simplicity and good engineering.

i

$1000.00 a quart upgrade, al babin special.

Best Regards Tom.

I will see how it goes, if it is frozen, I will try a few things (Marvel mystery oil), but if I cannot gte it to turn, I will just sell it as frozen. I am mindful of Gunner's story.

i

Same thing with old yale fork lifts, a breeze to fix and they last forever. Mine was made in 1968 and still runs like a champ. It had a blown head gasket, got it for a $100. New gasket, plugs, points, $35.00. 4 hours time for the repair. Have it now for 20 years.

Best Regards Tom.

Simple, yes, but not necessarily fixable once they rusted inside.

i

OK, here's the most pertinent question. What do you guys think about the tires, just looking at the picture. Can I possibly inflate them enough to get to a nearest tire shop?

To me, they look completely shot.

i

the F163 is rated at 20HP at 1500 RPM, and 26HP at 1800 RPM. In tractor apps they were about 35HP PTO and 31 drawbar on a good day. The 540 Cockshutt was an F162, rated at 26pto and 31 drawbar - and those were Shetland ponies, not Clydes or thoroughbreds.

What happens when one blows out while it is being pulled down the road? Depends on the speed and the road you have to travel.

Can you just stuff the whole thing in your army trailer?

Jon

It's hard to say. How far is it to the shop?

Or ... take the wheels off & take just them to the shop.

Bob

If you can schlep a compressor or even a tank out there, just fill them up and see if they'll hold air long enough to get to the shop. Or put it up on blocks, pull the wheels and tires and haul them to the shop, or put the whole thing on another trailer to drag it to the shop. You were planning on taking it home anyway, right?

Or, hey! Even a car dolly or a couple of creepers/4-wheelers chould do the trick.

But I'd definitely replace the tires rather than try to patch them up.

Given that, get a yellow flasher ("Slow Vehicle!") and you could drag it on the rims, at 5 or 10 MPH. (BTDT) ;-)

BTW, where is this, geographically? Just curious.

Have Fun! Rich

I heartily concur here. If I had it, I'd also see if I could get the engine running and all that - that and a coat of paint, and you could really come up smelling like a rose. ;-)

Or, take it in its crappy condition and get bids, then sand/bead/soda blast it, slap a coat of paint on it, and get bids, then split the difference three ways between you, Karl, and me. ;-D

Cheers! Rich

I suggest jacking each wheel off the ground so it might take air if the tire has been broken free of the bead. I also recommend repacking the wheel bearings before towing it any distance, or adding grease to both inner and outer bearings before moving it. If you've ever done it before, it won't take but an hour for both.

You might also take blocks and set the axle down on those, then take the wheels/tires to the nearest garage for inflating if they won't do so there. (Be sure to haul your floor jack with you on this run, as they easily beat using a bottle jack.) The tires are likely 6-ply and will run forever with air in them, even with horrid cracks in the sidewalls. Yours is a short run, yes?

-- Age is always advancing, and I'm pretty sure it's up to no good. --Harry Dresden

It is about 40 miles.

I guess, the plan is

1) Take a floor jack and a bottle jack 2) Take lots of wood blocks 3) Take the wheels off the floor and try to inflate with a compressor 4) If that fails, take the wheels to a tire place for new tires 5) Repack bearings 6) go home i