POS Plow Truck Update

"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion) 01/06/2020 at 09:30 • Filed to: pos plow trucks

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Update 1: I have not purchased a plow truck of any sort.

Update 2: Some sucker actually bought the worst truck I “looked at” (I pulled over to see it) - !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - the floor was largely missing on the driver’s side and it had been replace with scrap wood, including what looked a lot like a piece of firewood. It’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! now. Originally listed at $1,250 as “running good” it’s back for $700 and “can’t get it started.” The ad also cites “no mechanical ability” as a reason for selling with the no-start... buy why would you buy something like that if you couldn’t fix a thing or two? That smells more like “I can’t be bothered to touch this POS” to me. 

I do feel a little bad for the buyer, who probably wanted a cheap way to keep their driveway plowed, and now they’re stuck with a $1,000 yard decoration. However, a cursory look at the thing told me to steer clear for any price. Ah, well. I’ll never forget the sheer redneck ingenuity that was the floor of that truck:

On the other side of the coin, I got a bill from our plow guy this year, $160 for four storms. That’s... a lot cheaper than a truck. Even this one. Winter’s far from over, but this is a pretty good way to go, as it turns out.

boredalways > functionoverfashion 01/06/2020 at 09:47

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“Need cash for Christmas”

...um... should we tell him he's a little late?

facw > boredalways 01/06/2020 at 10:04

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Still good if you can get it before the 20% APR credit card bill hits.

facw > functionoverfashion 01/06/2020 at 10:16

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Not bad for plow costs at all. And yeah, that “truck” probably should not have been bought for anything more than scrap value. Should tell you something that even the person who thought that was a good idea decided it was untenable.

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion 01/06/2020 at 11:10

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I remember that one!  Man, that was a dumb purchase for somebody!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > functionoverfashion 01/06/2020 at 11:17

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https://kalispell.craigslist.org/cto/d/kalispell-plow-truck/7045904922.html

functionoverfashion > boredalways 01/06/2020 at 12:00

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To be fair, it was listed before Christmas. Still late though. And it’s still listed....

functionoverfashion > facw 01/06/2020 at 12:01

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Seriously, who buys a truck like that without a) SOME mechanical ability or b) friends who could help you. If nothing else, get it running enough to either work as a plow truck or re-sell to another sucker. 

functionoverfashion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/06/2020 at 12:01

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That is awesome. I want it. 

functionoverfashion > shop-teacher 01/06/2020 at 12:02

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I mean, I think the right person could have gotten it more or less working. Maybe the engine - and the drivetrain - has a lot of life in it... but the fact that there were two cans of starting fluid and no batteries in it (when I first saw it for sale) is not a good sign.

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion 01/06/2020 at 12:30

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This truck may be able to be revived, but even if can be, it’s worth just this side of scrap value.

Fuckkinja > functionoverfashion 01/06/2020 at 18:16

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I just retired my old beater plow truck. It plows ok still. It’s just a pain to get it ready to use. Fill two tires with air. Fill the antifreeze. Charge the battery. Dump five gallons of gas from a can. 6.5’ blade. I’ll keep it as a back up.

I bought a barely used 7.5’ plow my my 18 f150. And it’s road legal. Should be good for a decade or so.

Our driveway is $100 every plow to pay someone. I’ll recoup my costs pretty quickly  

functionoverfashion > Fuckkinja 01/07/2020 at 08:58

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Yeah, $100/ea adds up a lot faster than $40. Your old one sounds like the one we retired last year, leaky tires, doesn’t always start, the driver’s door only shuts if you’re lucky... my father’s using it for his yard only this year and last week the oil filter developed a leak. Yes, the filter. It’d been so long since an actual oil change because why, then the filter wouldn’t come off. In the process of removing it with a gigantic pair of channel-lock pliers, a brake line was ruptured. Luckily, we have a friend who was able to trailer it to his house for a repair. It’s not going through another winter.