Craigslist and Garage sale scores!

[rfuerst911sc]

Today after months of searching I found what I wanted . My 2001 GMC diesel 4x4 dually has the plain Jane steel wheels with the stainless steel covers I never liked them . So I have been searching local CL for a used set of wheels . Yesterday a set popped up and I called the guy , had a short chat and we setup a meeting for this morning . Unlike most guys I'm not looking to jack up my truck . I have a slide in truck camper and the lift system only clears the current bed height by about an inch or so .

So near stock height is what I wanted . This guy was selling six wheels/tires complete with all center caps and lug nuts . Tires are Michelin's and they easily have 15k - 20k of tread life left . I looked online last night and the wheels are available for around $250.00 per wheel x four = $1000.00 . Then about $50.00 for the chrome lug nuts . Tires new about $275.00 each and the two inner steel wheels about $100.00 . New the total would have been in the ballpark of $2250.00 I paid $800.00 total . I am a happy camper

When I unloaded them at home I looked them over carefully the wheels are a 10 out of 10 they are perfect . I am going to give them a wash and a hand polish before installing but they are ready as is . Here's a pic of the four aftermarket wheels/tires .

[Scott Douglas]

Are those Alcoa's?

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

Are those Alcoa's?

No they are not , if they had been this would have been a killer deal . They are made by Ultra sport if I remember correctly .

[masraum]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Today after months of searching I found what I wanted . My 2001 GMC diesel 4x4 dually has the plain Jane steel wheels with the stainless steel covers I never liked them . So I have been searching local CL for a used set of wheels . Yesterday a set popped up and I called the guy , had a short chat and we setup a meeting for this morning . Unlike most guys I'm not looking to jack up my truck . I have a slide in truck camper and the lift system only clears the current bed height by about an inch or so .

So near stock height is what I wanted . This guy was selling six wheels/tires complete with all center caps and lug nuts . Tires are Michelin's and they easily have 15k - 20k of tread life left . I looked online last night and the wheels are available for around $250.00 per wheel x four = $1000.00 . Then about $50.00 for the chrome lug nuts . Tires new about $275.00 each and the two inner steel wheels about $100.00 . New the total would have been in the ballpark of $2250.00 I paid $800.00 total . I am a happy camper

When I unloaded them at home I looked them over carefully the wheels are a 10 out of 10 they are perfect . I am going to give them a wash and a hand polish before installing but they are ready as is . Here's a pic of the four aftermarket wheels/tires .

Great score. More and more often, I'm seeing duallies with super low profile tires. I always inwardly shake my head when I see them.

[gordner]

I drove behind a early to mid 80 GMC K1500 the other day on 22" rims. You could see daylight under the tires every ripple or bump in the road they hit. A death trap.

[Scott Douglas]

Quick story for you all.
Back during the heyday of the gas crisis, my brother has a big Chevy diesel pickup. Wants to put Alcoa's on it. Finds a dually with a built 454 in it and Alcoa's on it for sale in mid-coastal-California for $1200. Goes down and buys it. Swaps the wheels out, removes the engine, sells the bed/rear fenders and junks the rest at the scrap metal yard. His wheels ended up costing him nothing and he still has the built 454 in his Biscayne drag car.

[rfuerst911sc]

My dually has a stack of leaf springs that barely squat with 3000 lbs in the bed so I need some tire sidewall so it doesn't ride like a tank 😁 . To each his own but the low rider look is not for me on a truck .

[Scott Douglas]

My brother's 'no squat' dually with load installed.

[Bob Kontak]

My shop landlord is into the storage wars thing. He picked up these treats in a unit recently.

Styrofoam Jupiter 2 Lost in Space spaceship. It's sweet.



And this Dead ticket

[MBAtarga]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

My shop landlord is into the storage wars thing. He picked up these treats in a unit recently.

And this Dead ticket

I think he's going to be late for the Dead concert with THAT ticket.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

I think he's going to be late for the Dead concert with THAT ticket.

Somebody wanted that thing badly. $72

[TimBer]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

$100 got me the Snapper and the string trimmer. Both work as they should. I have a thing for the old snappers and I needed a new seat for the old one. The seat is perfect and it happened to come with a mower and trimmer.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by TimBer

Early 80s I think. This one came with a bagger but it was a bit rough so I did not take it. In 2000 I paid $800 for one just like it. It finally wore out a year ago and I gave it away. The one I use now was $50 . New tires and a locked up 8 HP briggs. I got a 15.5 HP motor for it free and I use it every week. I only mow around 1/3 acre so I cant use a bigger mower. Nostalgia is a strange thing. I do not even want a newer one.

[TimBer]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

Early 80s I think. This one came with a bagger but it was a bit rough so I did not take it. In 2000 I paid $800 for one just like it. It finally wore out a year ago and I gave it away. The one I use now was $50 . New tires and a locked up 8 HP briggs. I got a 15.5 HP motor for it free and I use it every week. I only mow around 1/3 acre so I cant use a bigger mower. Nostalgia is a strange thing. I do not even want a newer one.

Nostalgia indeed! That mowers holds a very important place in pop culture/ movie history. Probably the second most famous movie mower ever.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

Early 80s I think. .................Nostalgia is a strange thing. I do not even want a newer one.

I had one I paid $100 for 20 years ago. Five years I owned it it it was such a simple mower to keep running and the cool factor was immense.

I'm not sure how many sizes Snapper had but mine was like the Forrest Gump mower.

Yours looks a tiny bit bigger?

[Baz]

When we moved to Florida in 1970, my step father had one he used to mow his property. My brother and I were still in high school and living at home so of course we took turns doing the mowing. I learned you can reach back and hold the governor open for short bursts of speed!

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I had one I paid $100 for 20 years ago. Five years I owned it it it was such a simple mower to keep running and the cool factor was immense.

I'm not sure how many sizes Snapper had but mine was like the Forrest Gump mower.

Yours looks a tiny bit bigger?

Now I am going to feel like Forrest Gump every time I mow.
I am using a 30 inch cut but my first one was 26. The best part is you almost never work on them. Just mow year after year. The 26 was great until it got really hard to shift. Not sure what was wrong, it was easy enough to replace.

[JackDidley]

Swapped out the seat and back wheels to my old Snapper. Sold the new one for $150 on Craigs list. Still have the weed eater on there. $50 profit in one day and got a nice seat. Total win.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

Total win.

Nice!

FWIW, the above pictured styrofoam Jupiter 2 just sold for $312. Damn. Peeps and their obsessions.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Nice!

FWIW, the above pictured styrofoam Jupiter 2 just sold for $312. Damn. Peeps and their obsessions.

Wow, that is a nice sale. I remember when storage rentals started opening around here. I thought, who would pay for that ? Turns out lots will pay for it. My ex has a sister that paid $50/month for 2 years to store $200 worth of junk.
20/20 hindsight tells me I should have been in the storage business for the last 40 years.

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