BX22 Left To Me........

ehenry · Aug 13, 2014

Talked with my attorney handling the estate yesterday and he is going to petition the court and request that all property of the estate be set aside as exempt since its probably not worth more than $10,000. He is probably correct in this since later in his life my friend didnt take care of his things at all. The BX has several issues that need addressing such as the hydrostat fan, most all hoses need replacing and the FEL and BH, but I'm not going to put any money in to it until the estate is closed and all is said and done.

ehenry · Aug 15, 2014

We have court day today. We hope to have estate property set to 'exempt status' in one motion and in another motion we hope to get permission to sell items such as 5th wheel camper, Ranger pickup, boat, and several trailers.

Wish us luck.............. will post the outcome later .

aginn · Aug 15, 2014

Good luck. We are pulling for you. That tractor is more than a tractor. That machine is memories of you and your friend. I sure hope you get to keep it.

ultrarunner · Aug 15, 2014

Hoping all goes well...

From experience I know it can go either way...

ehenry · Aug 15, 2014

Judge didnt grant permission to sell. Now, the estate has to pay for an appraisal on the camper, pay the attorney to take it before the court THEN hopefully get permission to sell.

ultrarunner · Aug 16, 2014

Sorry it went this way...

It's the way the legal system works and common sense often takes a back seat.

My friend restored cars and had a small shop... he let his buddy store a car trailer in the back of the shop... the buddy said it's yours if anything ever happens and it did...

The legal stuff involved to get clear title was ridiculous and finally my friend did a lien sale for unpaid storage fees and got title...

He really didn't have a choice since it was licensed and titled.

It would seem unlicensed equipment would be less stringent...

Where has the tractor been stored since November?

RaydaKub · Aug 16, 2014

ehenry said:
Judge didnt grant permission to sell. Now, the estate has to pay for an appraisal on the camper, pay the attorney to take it before the court THEN hopefully get permission to sell.

Darn lawyers always get a cut and the little guy gets hosed.

ehenry · Aug 18, 2014

Ultrarunner, I have possesion of the little tractor at my house along with all implements. I'm suppose to meet a camper guy at camp ground where the camper is this afternoon around 3. Hopefully we will be able to move forward after he gives us an appraisal.

ehenry · Sep 22, 2014

The saga continues.......The judge that was drawn to hear this case back in March has decided to retire December 31st. Our case will not go back to court again until January 16th to an appointed judge.

I'm pretty well myphed over it all. The **** judge wont even grant permission to sell anything so we can do the right thing and pay off any of the debt. She is an elected prima-dona and I woulnt spit on her if she was on fire.

ultrarunner · Sep 22, 2014

The workings for the legal system are the frustration of many... you are not alone.

Years ago I was buying a home and the owner passed away with a questionable will... the people he had left things to died 30 or more years ago... he had a single niece several States away and it was determined she was the heir.

For the better part of a year I was stopping by the home daily on my way to and from work... every time there was a break in I would do my best to secure it.

The short story is the Judge decided it had to go through probate and in the end a Lawyer bought it.

The sad thing is the niece got much less after legal fees and I could have saved myself a lot of work and aggravation...

ehenry · Sep 22, 2014

all of the heirs involved here all live in Alaska and Seattle, WA. SO, getting documents signed and notarized is that difficult except for one who live "off the grid" and her sister has to take the documents to her. PIA

ehenry · Oct 23, 2014

Even though the BX is not officially my yet, I'll be excersising "Fred" this weekend. I Had to have a rather large and tall pine that the beetles got to cut. I paid a bonded tree cutter to come lay the tree down since it was close to my shop and I'm no lumber jack. "Fred-n-me" are going to do the cut up, clean and haul.

I'll be thinking of and thanking my friend Jimmie Fred the entire time.

varmint · Oct 23, 2014

Sorry to read this... lawyers may be needed for some things, but they seem to have spent too much time writing laws that provide work for themselves, and for that reason alone many of them will rot in **** when the time comes, but in the meantime... I have several tools that belonged to folks no longer with us, and each time I use them, the original owner comes to mind, along with a sadness at their passing. I am glad to have their things, for the simple reasons stated in this thread earlier- remembrance!
Good luck in this saga, and don't forget to bring the thread back to life when it finally gets settled.

Cherokee140 · Oct 24, 2014

ehenry said:
Even though the BX is not officially my yet, I'll be excersising "Fred" this weekend. I Had to have a rather large and tall pine that the beetles got to cut. I paid a bonded tree cutter to come lay the tree down since it was close to my shop and I'm no lumber jack. "Fred-n-me" are going to do the cut up, clean and haul.

I'll be thinking of and thanking my friend Jimmie Fred the entire time.

I am mixed...I want to say that is great news, but you know.....this is what your friend would have wanted.

ultrarunner · Oct 24, 2014

varmint said:
Sorry to read this... lawyers may be needed for some things, but they seem to have spent too much time writing laws that provide work for themselves, and for that reason alone many of them will rot in **** when the time comes, but in the meantime... I have several tools that belonged to folks no longer with us, and each time I use them, the original owner comes to mind, along with a sadness at their passing. I am glad to have their things, for the simple reasons stated in this thread earlier- remembrance!
Good luck in this saga, and don't forget to bring the thread back to life when it finally gets settled.

Me too... bought a home from an elderly couple... very nice people.

Al had a work bench with neatly stored items in wooden boxes fitted for each... real care went into it and I remember him sitting at the bench in the one car garage listening to the game on the radio... even his cement trowels had fitted boxes.

All was 85 and had a heart attack... I helped where I could... one day his widow called and said she had a big favor to ask... she said Al always thought the world of me and she wanted me to have his tools...

That was 30 years ago and every time I use one it brings back good memories...

I have to confess I am not nearly as protective as I could with tools I buy... but, then times were really hard back in the 1930's and a Marshall Trowel was a prized procession and Al's tools are to me.

TravisD · Oct 24, 2014

Tools with a history are the best. After my wife's dad passed away suddenly, her mom gave me some of his tools (he was a Diesel mechanic). More than once I've gone into that old Mac box and come out with just the right tool, or piece of hardware that I needed to get the job done.

varmint · Oct 26, 2014

I have to confess I am not nearly as protective as I could with tools I buy... but, then times were really hard back in the 1930's and a Marshall Trowel was a prized procession and Al's tools are to me.

Ultrarunner, your observation above caught my eye and mind. Something we should stop and consider more. Thanks.

ehenry · Jan 20, 2015

All, we had our day in court this past Friday, the 16th, with a new judge. None of the credit card companies that had claims on the estate showed up. The judge set all assets aside, denied all claims and closed the estate. The BX is now officially mine. Now I can start repairing all the things that need that attention and hopefully bring the little tractor back to what it once was.

Thanks to all that have replied to this thread over the past two year. I'll be posting new threads concerning the repairs and other questions I know I will have......Thanks again.

Its been probably three or four months since the little tractor was run, so I went, I cranked and drove it around some. First order of business now will be to change all fluids and filters. then replace the hydrostat fan, CV boots and joints then an outing with the grease gun. After all that, mount the backhoe and find leaking hoses since more than one is leaking. If I run in to issues doing all this new threads will be opened.

Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, but I've read that the hydrostat fan can be replaced without having to slide the engine forward.

ultrarunner · Jan 20, 2015

Congratulations... I've wondered how it turned out...

Your persistence paid off and you did it by the book...

Every time you have a BX job it remind you of your friend!

Be careful if the fan is shot... some have fabricated split ones and others on some BX models have been able to loosen everything and squeeze one in... good luck!