Govliquidation Score!!!

[CountryBoy19]

I introduced my dad to govliquidation a year or so ago but he never registered or anything. I decided to jump on a few weeks ago and these were coming up for auction soon. Since I'm a student in Terre Haute it was no problem for me to just go down and look at them for him. So I told him and he finally registered and got his feet wet buying from govliquidation.

We loaded the first one up to haul home yesterday. (we hauled it because they don't have titles yet and the brakes were questionable after sitting for a few years). He plans to use them on the farm for liquid fertilizer and water.

 

[Crystalship1]

Cool. How much (if I may) and how do you plan on getting the old fuel cleaned-out so that you can use it for your intended purpose??

 

[jeremy]

Is there a website for this?

 

[Crystalship1]

Is there a website for this?

Government Surplus Auctions at Government Liquidation Strangely enough!!!

 

[jeremy]

Huh...
Imagine that...

 

[Clay]

WOW did you see this:

0001 - Uncategorized at Government Liquidation

2,700 lbs of 7.62mm brass! I need to keep digging!

 

[Clay]

and this:

0001 - Uncategorized at Government Liquidation

6920 lbs of 5.56 brass!

 

[Clay]

or this:

0001 - Uncategorized at Government Liquidation

13900 lbs of .50 cal brass!

 

[K_W]

I saw you on the highway! Early yesterday afternoon you were going north on either 69 or 13.

 

[CountryBoy19]

I saw you on the highway! Early yesterday afternoon you were going north on either 69 or 13.

Yep, he left Terre Haute just after noon headed towards Ft. Wayne area. I stayed here to finish up my last week of college!!!! It probably would've been on 69 that you saw it.

Regarding the brass auctions, I've been seriously considering buying some. I'm just waiting until I start work over at Crane so I can just stop by while I'm at work and check the lots out. They just sold a 56,000 lb lot of brass over at Crane (even had several hundred pounds of .300 WinMag). I didn't catch how much it went for, but I'm not worried, they sell an awful lot of brass because just a few months ago they sold a similar lot, and now they have these smaller lots. I can't imagine how much they go through.

Cristalship,
Regarding how much they were, they all sold between $1500 and $2500 each. There really isn't much old fuel in them. Just a slight smell of fuel, they've been cleaned out pretty good (probably have to for safety reasons I'm guessing). Any "residue" left in there will get diluted enough that it won't matter. They will be used to transport fertilizer and water for spraying. Possibly animal manure as well.

 

[Richard]

I'd clean it out real good, then bury it & refurbish it into a storm/bomb/fallout/zombie shelter.

 

[turnandshoot4]

WOW did you see this:

0001 - Uncategorized at Government Liquidation

2,700 lbs of 7.62mm brass! I need to keep digging!

INGO GROUP BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CountryBoy19]

I'd clean it out real good, then bury it & refurbish it into a storm/bomb/fallout/zombie shelter.

Umm... I hope you're really really short. The actually inside height of the tank is only a little more than 3 feet. Its probably worth much more used as it was intended to be used (as a semi-trailer tank).

 

[Benny]

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[Richard]

Umm... I hope you're really really short. The actually inside height of the tank is only a little more than 3 feet. Its probably worth much more used as it was intended to be used (as a semi-trailer tank).

Well it certainly wouldn't be for living in, it'd be more for just for cowering in.

 

[CountryBoy19]

Well it certainly wouldn't be for living in, it'd be more for just for cowering in.

I guess my point was that there are things much more suited for that, and much cheaper than a semi-trailer. With the trailer you're buying the wheels and the pump and all the plumping etc, when you could just purchase a culvert and have the ends welded shut for a fraction of the price (and you could stand up in it).

 

[paddling_man]

My wife is sooooooo lucky we don't have more room or I WOULD OWN A DEUCE AND A HALF off that site

 

[SmileDocHill]

surplus tanker

"He plans to use them on the farm for liquid fertilizer and water."
The GROUP BUY that comes to my mind is to fill this sucker up with fuel in the winter when it is cheaper and use as your own gas station all summer. My vinyl village neighborhood association doesn't say anything SPECIFICALLY about parking a tanker truck full of flamable liquid in the driveway but I'm sure the spirit of a couple rules would be infringed upon.

 

[turnandshoot4]

So nobody would want to do a group buy on brass?

 

[GhostofWinter]

So nobody would want to do a group buy on brass?

Oh I would be interested in a group buy on the brass. I can see myself interested in 5.56, 7.62, .45, .40, and 9mm brass for reloading. (yeah that pretty much covers all calibers huh?) The price would have be good, and I would have to think on how I would get it home as well as WHERE I would store it. Think you can use it in crates for a bed frame?

Greg