Steal a Gannon Box Scraper (almost)

[npalen]

James, I was sorely tempted but I'm kinda recovering from buying a 50 foot manlift (tree maintenance, etc) and I don't really NEED it - plus that's about a 300 mile round trip for me to check out a (maybe) scam. Next best thing for me is if someone here can get a deal.

npalen - I've not used the term "rockshaft" in that way - but if you mean ripper control, then yes. When that cylinder is closed, rippers are down and locked with a sort of "over center" linkage.

Rippers are held in their individual slots in the rotating box beam by "mil spec bobby pins" that keep one of 3 notches on each ripper shank locked in place in its slot. When I did that pushout several years ago I had all rippers in the deepest position, gave me 6-8 inches of penetration before the cutting edge touched the ground.

Doesn't always mean much, but the ad's still there... Steve

By "rockshaft" I was referring to the shaft that normally drives the two upper lift arms. This would be the shaft that is normally driven by the internal cylinder of the tractor.

 

[BukitCase]

OK, we're calling things by the same name - I marked up one of the pix - labeled everything, I know YOU don't need it but others might have questions.

NONE of the pix show the rockshaft setup but it's just an external cylinder that pushes on an arm that's welded to the rockshaft, like a bellcrank.

 

[Arc weld]

I think it's off an industrial Case Construction King tractor but $500 is a steal.

 

[BukitCase]

Arc, you're right - Mine is identical to this one (the hitch, my Gannon's older) and it was removed from a Case 530 skip loader (parted out) - but the older Case CK's (up to 580C or D, not sure) had the same cradle mounts.

The newer 580's were probably stronger, but the only way their hoe could come off is in pieces.

My 580B's Case shop manual even shows a version that had the seat and controls reversed and a pretty large fork lift mounted there. I doubt if THAT conversion could be done in 30 minutes :laughing:

I bought my 7 foot Gannon WITH the Case hitch from a Case dealer that used to have a branch in Nevada that was mostly used/parting out, they put a new cutting edge on it but NO RIPPERS, just the slotted box beam and linkage -

That was 10 years ago, and I gave $1700 THEN. Both parts of that CL ad are MUCH newer/better than mine - that's what prompted me to post this in the hope that a TBN member might be able to take advantage (assuming it's not bogus, that is)... Steve

 

[farm boy00]

If you're near northern Calif. or southern Oregon and want a box scraper, check this out

Gannon 4x2 Box Scrapper

I already have a Gannon AND the Case adapter/hitch, and I STILL almost bought it.

At this price, you may ALREADY be too late... Steve

Man that almost must be a scam. Still on there

Only if that wasn't so far away. I assume make it work on my farmall H

 

[BukitCase]

At that price, if it's real you could throw the Case hitch in your "resource pile" and/or use the 3 cylinders and controls for another project.

I thought about calling the # to see what shook out, but I'm not sure I could resist if it WAS real... Steve

 

[HAPPYNC]

I wonder if his grandpa knows he's selling his equipment for some smack money?

I shouldn't say that. I found a similar deal on a safe one time. I wanted a good quality small safe that would fit in a closet. I found one on CL listed for $300. I called the guy and got the safe info and looked it up. It was German made and had good reviews but I couldn't find a USD price for it. I ended up getting it for $275...brand new with all the packing material still inside. I did a little more research after I got it home and found a dealer in NY that carried that line of safes. He gave me a quote ............$3,500!:shocked::cool2:

I should have resold it and bought a cheaper safe but I didn't. Somebody should buy this just to resell and make some money for something else.

Heck, it even says OBO. That means you could get it for less than $500!

 

[94BULLITT]

I sent him a text earlier today. He already sold it.

 

[BukitCase]

I just checked and the ad's still up - guy's either busy or "one of THOSE"... Steve

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

I just checked and the ad's still up - guy's either busy or "one of THOSE"... Steve

I love those people who leave their ads up after an item is sold, and then act irritated when you call about the ad.

If I get that sort of attitude from them, I usually say "Hey, here's a tip for you. REMOVE YOUR AD if you don't want any more calls on it."