Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[farmgirl19]

Thank you so kindly for the nice words, pacerron!

 

[farmgirl19]

Well, Ray from the grocery store gave her his number.:laughing:

It went straight into the trash. Do folks really think the grocery store is a dating scene?

 

[bindian]

Charlie have you seen the grapples in this auction? Some of the 66" grapples sold for $800-$850 in Houston yesterday. They have another auction in Fort Worth coming on December 4th. (Maybe Ron can add a trailer) They have larger grapples but I want one between 48-54" I can handle 66" but is a bit wider than I want, but if the price is right......
If you decide to look at these grapples before you bid please take a few pictures, and find out what kind of connections.


Another TBN member bought one at the auction and sold it here:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/private-party-ads/218838-66-versatech-grapple-600-houston.html

This is a friend of mine. He showed me the ropes at the RB Auctions. His place isn't far from me. I used his diverter valve installation as an revised Aggie blueprint for my installation.

Big thing about the online grapple auctions at Richie Brothers.........figure out the max you want to bid and select that in the high bid window. The bidding goes so fast, it can be over before your computer catches up. Add in taxes and auction fees to the final price. If paying with a credit card..............that's an extra 2 or 2.5% more. If possible, go look at the items before bidding. Usually up to a week before, you can see all the grapples to be auctioned.

I bought my offset disc there last spring, in the live virtual auction. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/270878-amco-offset-disc.html
I love the auctions, but like tools and clothes and boots.....................I can go overboard real quick, getting caught up in the bidding fever.

hugs, Brandi

 

[TomSeller]

I have icicles hanging from tree limbs. It is a light freezing rain here. Luckily, with the warm temps of yesterday, pavement isn't freezing yet, but grass is becoming white.

Now honestly, wouldn't y'all much prefer weather like that in the photo, to the mess we are getting now? Come on, Springtime!

Wow!!! It is so nice to have young hotties like you and Bindian to hang out with.

 

[bindian]

It went straight into the trash. Do folks really think the grocery store is a dating scene?

Yes, they do.
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

Wow!!! It is so nice to have young hotties like you and Bindian to hang out with.

Thank you, TomSeller! Flattery will get you (almost) anything!

 

[bindian]

Wow!!! It is so nice to have young hotties like you and Bindian to hang out with.

Thanks Tom. Double hugs for you. Which timbuktu do you live in or near?
hugs, hugs, Brandi

 

[txdon]

Thanks for the auction advise Brandi. I know there is 25% deposit to bid, a 3% credit card fee plus a 10% sellers fee, plus tax. I don't think I'll be able to run to Ft. Worth before the auction. That's where Charlie comes in. Looking back at past auctions with them the prices those grapple go for is from $400 to $1400. Yesterday none went below $800. On a TBN thread someone was saying they are like the WildKat grapples. The 66" single cylinder econo sells for $1650 - as compared and seen here: http://wildkatattachments.com/grapple.html
UNUSED VERSATECH 66 In. Brush Skid Steer Grapple | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

I really like the Anbo's grapple shape better. We will see…..

 

[blueriver]

Draw your grapple design and have a machine shop cut it out and weld one up

 

[foreman Etexas]

Well had 3.75 in rain gauge but its been pouring down again out there. The wife drove my F150,4x4 in pasture beside house and barried it to the frame. The tractor was trying to sink and barely got it out.