*FINALLY* Going to Tazewell

[woodlandfarms]

Just fair warning. While all of us are frugal and adverse to overspending we are very very good at spending your money.

 

[Impulse]

Well, I'm exceeding the tractor budget set forth by the warden as it is, but what should I expect to pay for the welding of said chain hooks?

I am definitely getting the spinner knob. I used to have one on my '72 VW Bus... probaby still in a box somewhere.

 

[SpringHollow]

I bought the weldable hooks and shipped them to Tazwell. The hooks were $5 each from TruckNTow. I am not sure how much PT charged to weld them on - I spent so much repairing the 2 tractors after they were abused by the previous users that it would have been in the noise.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

... what should I expect to pay for the welding of said chain hooks?

....

Pretty much.... nice small portable welder about $500. :laughing: All Power Trac owners eventually end up with welders. PT ought to put them on their price list.

 

[MossRoad]

Hooks are cheap (<$10). So is beer. Do you have a friend with a welder that likes beer?

 

[SpringHollow]

They weld so much there that i think they hardly charged anything. The biggest factor is whether you have time to get them shipped to Tazwell. But as you say, beer is cheap.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

I meant PT ought to sell welders! :laughing:

 

[Impulse]

I do have beer and a friend. Going to take that route.

They suggested I load up Friday, take with me on trailer to hotel. I have to say... that terrifies me. I don't want to wake up in the AM to an empty or missing trailer. Going to see what I can do for a Saturday pickup.

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah, that terrifies me as well. We were moving a kid in Pittsburgh and had to leave the u-haul on a side street overnight. It was empty, but you still get to thinking.... what if.

I don't like leaving my old tennis shoes in the car, let alone umpteen thousand dollars of tractor on an open trailer.

 

[woodlandfarms]

While inconvenient, the tractor should be insured when hitched to your car through your auto / homeowners policy. As the PT is nearly impossible to tow without some serious mechanical fun (you have to undo the tram pump or run the engine) I would be less concerned about it walking away. Also, it is Tazewell, all 12 people know each other...