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Crispy burnt tractors... worth fixing??? Or parts?
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Posted by truck on March 30, 2000 at 19:35:03 from (205.188.193.184):
I have seen a lot of burned up tractors and parts lately on the net and in local auctions. Has anyone anything to share about rebuilding a crispy tractor or using parts from one? Would the castings from a tractor that was so hot the axles collapsed in the heat of the fire have any value to reuse? Or are they now scrap metal and art? I used to get involved in wreck rebuilding, and I remember being told never to touch burned parts because they wouldn't hold paint. I know the sheetmetal was near impossible to work out dents in and such as it was so weakened.. I saw a loader frame at a recent auction that got so hot that it had swelled up one enclosed area in the frame like a balloon.. pretty impressive, but I don't think I'd want to lift any weight with it..
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