Let `em rot

[skydawg]

I`ve been looking to buy a nice,presentable B tractor for months.I`ve seen some nice ones,but the majority for sale are out in some field,rotting into the ground.Why would you neglect a truck for many years,THEN decide to sell it when you probably couldn`t give it away? Rhetorical question,I guess...just venting.

[Vladislav]

To my current understanding the matter is avoidance to confess self disability. You have a truck, parked in a field and keep hopes "to fix it one day'. Days are passing by and nothing is done. We all familiar with that scenario. Than at a certain time we finally figure we will never fix the truck. And start trying to let it go. In many cases it's too late. In some cases it's already a widow's or kid's business. On the other hand the truck is our toy. And we do what ever we want to do with it.

[Freightrain]

Sad truth to many peoples "projects".  They think some day, only to have life get in the way and there it sits.

[Frank Y]

I've made offers on so many of those projects its ridiculous. A few of those had the excuse "no, that was dad's tractor that he bought from 2 states away. Hes gone now but nobody wants it. So it's just going to go for scrap." Even AFTER I made an offer with cash in hand. Still dont understand that one.

[mowerman]

Idiots just move on … bob

[mowerman]

I went though that  35 years ago with some ass clown done … bob

[mrsmackpaul]

Dunno, it's their truck they can do what they want 

 

I try and understand it from both sides

Someone has finally got some coin together to by a project and for fill a dream

Someone else is just happy to own it and do nothing with it

We cant and shouldn't expect someone to sell something just because we want it and we are cashed up

I reckon you gotta respect what people want to do even if we dont agree, it's theirs to do with what they want

 

Paul

[doubleclutchinweasel]

It is a shame to see things rot away.  But, sometimes sentiment gets in the way of practicality.  I have things my Dad left me that can't be bought at any price.  But, none of them are vehicles!

That's why I sold my R; I could not do what I needed to do to get it how I wanted.  So, I let it go.  Still hope to find another one someday...in better starting condition.

[mowerman]

lol i tryed to unload mine a few times.....because of the same reason....getting old and lazy,,,not sure if i want to do all that work....no takers....i was kind of banking on the fact i have the only offset cab in captivity,out here ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa baby i get it,thats because nobody wants them here..lol.bob

[Bullheaded]

Got two places up here like that. One was a full yard of B Models, the other has probably a bunch of R's, Superliners, MH's and even a bunch of spare E9's.

They wouldn't part with anything. Now it's all scrap rotted away to nothing because they had big dreams and no money.

[davehummell]

Or you finely get a price and they quote a number so high it is absolutely insane. My rule is if I'm done with it an I can't find room under roof down the road it goes and I take the money and piss it away on some other equally worthless hunk of iron that drives me to distraction for untold years. 

[Maddog13407]

i have been on both sides of this coin.  currently have 2 B models for sale un upstate ny that are very nice trucks and all i get is tire kickers or guys that want a million pics, ask a million questions then give me the run around or ill get the '' boy this comes at a bad financial time for me'' lots of dreamers out there.... on the buying and sellin end. EVERYONE wants a B model til its time to actually open their wallet and buy one or they want a perfectly runnin driving half restored truck for 5 grand. then you get the dreamers who sit on stuff and never do anything with it and let it rot. end of rant haha

[mowerman]

Haha very well put …. I went thru that for years with cars nowadays I just buy from dealers and trade my old one in … same thing with old furniture. Appliances exc i buy a new on I just donate old shit to good will I haven’t got time these days for head trippers … bob 

[Freightrain]

Ditto Bob.  Ive given more stuff away(or scrapped) because I dont want to deal with selling it.

[teched]

Hording is commonly misunderstood.  People see it as holding on to an artifact that you will never do nothing with.  But it serves a much larger purpose that what you can physically see.  Maybe as stated before it may hold sentimental value. Or maybe it allows the owner to say in conversation "Hay! I own one of those"  Or in some cases it is a purpose, that lets the owner get up every morning, if not to do anymore than dream about how it will be when they get to finishing it. I hate to see old iron just rust away...but on the other hand, It make me sad when I part with a piece. 

[mowerman]

Ten four if the fellas expect to restore it eventually fine but we’re mainly talking about stuff they won’t let go unless you got way more than it’s worth ya we’ll let it go for a fortune ….. forget it chump let it rot…… lol bob

[harrybarbon]

I see many pictures on this forum and facebook truck pages with many old trucks effectively rotting slowly. And on some properties there are many trucks and other equipment, eg old quarries or construction company sites. The US is a big country with a big population and economy, you have had big productions of trucks and cars, compared to Australia. Most of our trucks have been imported, yes there is a Mack manufacturing operation but most parts come from US. So naturally you have substantial numbers of old trucks laying about that have not been sent for recycling (although I have read that dictator councils have been aggressive in this regard of recent years so reducing old truck numbers).

So when I see all those old trucks laying in the US fields and they are so low in $value, we sure could have some fun down here, especially when we see usable parts on trucks that will go to waste, instead of someone with some effort remove and store those valuable parts that are often sought, such a cab clearance lights that mostly are not damaged, door components etc, the list is endless, again instead of rotting or going into recycling.

However, that said, ultimately each owner does have a right to decide what they do with their old gear.

[Licensed to kill]

One thing to consider regarding classic trucks (and cars for that matter) sitting and "rotting" in some yard where the owner won't sell and will never do anything with them is that, often, when the owner acquired these "gems" they were NOT classics but just old iron that otherwise would have gone to the crusher 30-40 years ago if some eccentric did not snap them up. They may have degraded substantially since being parked but they still exist and the eccentric owner that will not part with them will not live forever and at some point, the estate will deal with the relics. The important thing is to stay in contact so the estate (when the time comes) is aware that there are people interested and not to just call the scrap dealer to get rid of them. Even if they are rotted right into the ground, there are STILL some parts that will be useable that would be LONG gone if they weren't "collected" by the current owner and went to the crusher 40 years ago.