hans
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Post by hans on Feb 4, 2009 8:36:54 GMT -5
FOR SOME REASON THE CITY OF UTICA IS SELLING A BRAND NEW 8' Single Stage 170 HP Snow Blower. THIS ITEM COST THE CITY $85,000!!! WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO GET RID OF IT, OR BETTER YET WHY DID THEY BUY IN IN THE FIRST PLACE? THE ITEM CAN BE SEEN ON E BAY AT THIS SITE shop.ebay.com/merchant/oneidacounty-surplus_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZThis sale consists of a (New Dec 2007 & Never Used) 8' wide Single Stage with a 170 HP engine (LOADER NOT INCLUDED). The Snocrete 842SI come with Hydraulic Coupler by John Deere #624J. This snow blower is a single-stage design snow blower consisting of twin fan impellers with ice chopper bars. The fully self-contained machine is comes with a JD 170-horsepower diesel engine. The twin fan design allows for large capacities of 1300 to 1800 tons per hour. The unit mounts to a large variety of loader backhoes and wheel loaders. This unit has less then 1 hour on it (see photo of gauge) and I have been told it has not even seen any rain on it as it has been stored inside from the day of purchase. Purchase price of this unit was over $85,000.00. This item is being sold for the City of Utica DPW, Utica, NY 13501 (contact Utica DPW to view item at 315-738-1341 between 9:00am & 3:00 pm weekedays). This item is pickup only!! |
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Post by Clipper on Feb 4, 2009 9:36:10 GMT -5
That is ridiculous Hans. I lived at Trails End years ago, and they had one of those snowblowers. That thing was awesome, but not suited well for use in the city, unless it was to load trucks. The problem was most likely that it packed the snow into the dump trucks and was not of much use to the city. That machine will actually throw snow about 80-100 feet. I don't know about you, but I don't want them blowing back the banks in front of my house with it. One wrong move and they would toss a volkswagen through your picture window, LOL. What a waste of taxpayer money to auction this thing on ebay. The bid when I looked was only $13000. Sell an $85K machine for 15 or 20 grand? That would be damn near criminal. I would hope that it gets up to at least $70K+ or is not sold. How about trading it to another city or town, or even the county for something of equal value that can be used by the city???  |
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Post by hans on Feb 4, 2009 9:47:41 GMT -5
This unit has less then 1 hour on it
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Post by Clipper on Feb 4, 2009 10:05:41 GMT -5
I saw that. Jeez, what genius ordered the damn thing without having a need for it? Obviously the need was not critical, or it would not be sitting unused with ONE HOUR on it, in the city garage. I may need it here in Tennessee. We are shut down with ONE INCH of snow and "slippery roads". Nothing is moving, schools and businesses are closed or on delays. I went to the store to get milk this morning and drove 45mph both ways. People were driving 10 with their 4-ways on.  Good heavens. My paper didn't come and when I called, they said it MIGHT come tomorrow if the "weather is better",LOL. Winter is an ongoing "comedy act" here in the south. Haha. I didn't notice, but was a minimum bid listed on Ebay Hans? If they sell that damn thing for some ridiculously low price, someone in city government should go to jail. |
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Post by dgriffin on Feb 4, 2009 23:25:48 GMT -5
This unit has less then 1 hour on it   |
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Post by frankcor on Feb 6, 2009 16:54:20 GMT -5
Dave, do you really shovel your whole street?
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Post by dgriffin on Feb 6, 2009 17:04:25 GMT -5
Hahahahaha. No, but I have a pretty large driveway. I pay to have it plowed these days.
But what a toy!!
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Post by Clipper on Feb 6, 2009 17:39:16 GMT -5
That thing would work great for you Dave. You could fire that baby up and deposit the snow somewhere in Northern New Jersey, with the power that thing has, LOL.
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Post by Just Me on Feb 7, 2009 11:32:36 GMT -5
WKTV reported the min. bid was around $60,000.
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Post by bobbbiez on Feb 7, 2009 14:48:16 GMT -5
Just Me, just love your picture of the horse. ;D
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Post by dgriffin on Feb 7, 2009 15:49:15 GMT -5
$60K ? I fold.
I doubt my financing plan would have work anyway. I was going to pay for it with the money I saved by not having it plowed. Would have had it payed off sometime before 2100 A.D.
(Now, I believe it's called CE, since we no longer believe in Domini.)
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Post by dgriffin on Feb 7, 2009 20:34:07 GMT -5
I don't have the money for the snowblower toy in Utica and they just took down the Russian Crew Transporter, called the Iron Pig, on German eBay.... sheeesh!  tinyurl.com/dejvng |
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Post by Swimmy on Feb 7, 2009 21:18:03 GMT -5
$60K ? I fold. I doubt my financing plan would have work anyway. I was going to pay for it with the money I saved by not having it plowed. Would have had it payed off sometime before 2100 A.D. (Now, I believe it's called CE, since we no longer believe in Domini.) What you could do is use it to plow your driveway. And then offer the town to plow your street for a fair and marketable sum. :-) After a few years, you'd have that 60k paid off in no time! |
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Post by dgriffin on Feb 8, 2009 1:09:01 GMT -5
Or I could park it at the New Hartford Shopping Cener and charge $1.00 each for kids to sit in it. I'd paint it silver and say it is a tiny space station, soon to be launched by the Town of New Hartford as a business development opportunity. Its limited seating holds only one person, so as to prevent arguments in space.  |
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Post by Swimmy on Feb 8, 2009 11:27:11 GMT -5
That would be a perfect use in the off season! So did you bid yet? lol
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Good heavens. My paper didn't come and when I called, they said it MIGHT come tomorrow if the "weather is better",LOL.
