Auctions, what have you found/bought/what are you watching for

[paulsharvey]

This thing’s been calling my name for a year now. For sale local and at a steal price. I don’t NEED it right now, but its too good to pass up. Great condition.

I think I’m an HLA “geek”

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Is that a grapple fork? Is it meant as a 80% fork, with the ability to be used as a grapple, or is it meant more like a log loader or maybe lumber bundles? Haven't really seen that tool before.

 

[Hay Dude]

double arm Log grapple
I have the single arm version and it’s the most versatile attachment I own.

 

[scootr]

I have a single cylinder double claw version, very handy for some jobs

 

[Hay Dude]

The thing thats cool about the HLA twin grapple is that its arm are “independent” so they grapple uneven and odd shaped objects better.
You also can make use of them as a basic set of pallet forks

 

[paulsharvey]

Current watch list on Proxibid. They don't have much up on the preview yet; but a Coleman 212 mini bike (half joking, but those things are actually a dang blast, but my price will max out maybe $90); and two flat crate carport kits; the 12x20 is probably a no go, unless it's Really cheap, and the 20x20 kit, still would have to go cheap for me to actively bid.

 

[paulsharvey]

Last auction, it had about 12 pairs of skid steer forks, but all went higher than I wanted to pay. Asphalt rollers, think there was 5 of them, 2-8 tons; all went stupid cheap, with the 8 ton static roller going for $1500. I did bid on a 5 ft disc harrow, but it went too high; as well a couple small items.

I was faced with a bit of a dilemma; it's a pain to pick up during the work week, it about 50 miles; so if you buy a large item, it's not a big deal to win several small, low value items; but it's just not worth the trouble to go and pick up a small item, if you loose your bigger ticket items. When I say small ticket items; I mean a $40 3 point boom pole, or a $25 fuel barrel with hand pump.

I got really close to throwing a fairly aggressive bid on a very used 6 ft disc harrow; but I saw in the picture one of the axles, were the outside nut is, the nut was missing, and the threaded portion on the square axle was sheared off. At first glance, it looked like it had life left in it.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Last auction, it had about 12 pairs of skid steer forks, but all went higher than I wanted to pay. Asphalt rollers, think there was 5 of them, 2-8 tons; all went stupid cheap, with the 8 ton static roller going for $1500. I did bid on a 5 ft disc harrow, but it went too high; as well a couple small items.

I was faced with a bit of a dilemma; it's a pain to pick up during the work week, it about 50 miles; so if you buy a large item, it's not a big deal to win several small, low value items; but it's just not worth the trouble to go and pick up a small item, if you loose your bigger ticket items. When I say small ticket items; I mean a $40 3 point boom pole, or a $25 fuel barrel with hand pump.

I got really close to throwing a fairly aggressive bid on a very used 6 ft disc harrow; but I saw in the picture one of the axles, were the outside nut is, the nut was missing, and the threaded portion on the square axle was sheared off. At first glance, it looked like it had life left in it.

I bid on two different skid steer post hole diggers at yesterday's auction, but they went higher than I wanted to pay, I have found most items at their Ocala auction seem to go high, while the same families farm auction in Moultrie Georgia seems to be more in line with reasonable market prices. Not a lot different when trying to buy most new equipment, price around here in North Florida and get your feelings hurt, drive about 1&1/2 to 2 hours North into South Georgia and save several thousands of dollars.

 

[paulsharvey]

This is one of the discs I was thinking about bidding on, until I saw the threaded end of the axle was sheered off. Good thing someone bought it for $300, and is now selling it for $500 on Marketplace

 

[paulsharvey]

This Alamo ditch flail was also from that same auction, and I believe the 5th wheel hitch, and the hay forks...

"Jessie" if you're a member I'm not beating you up on your hussle

 

[paulsharvey]

Couple things I'm watching for tomorrow's auction. The Nissian Frontier, it's mostly to make sure they don't give it away, but ifnit stays low enough id bid maybe upto $800, the Massey Industrial is mostly curiosity, the IR Roller is non-running and I wonder just how cheap it will go, the spreader, and the forks I'm actually going to bid on, as long as things stay reasonable.