I have been fortunate to be in a place where I make more money then bills owed. I have been using Auctionzip.com to find local auctions.
The first one I got a towable log splitter with it's own hydraulic pump and resevoir. It was set up to use open center hydraulic lines from the tractor. I plummed the lines to my tractor remotes and the wife controls the ram from the tractor seat as I wrestle the logs. It can use a gas engine or run from a pto shaft off the tractor. Very versatile splitter and the ram is huge!!! I picked it up for $75. Nobody bid against me??
I also picked up a nice atlas metal lathe with a ton of extras. It was expensive sort of at $350, but my cousin talked me into selling it to him as he's a machinist by trade. I would have hurt myself anyway probably.
So yesterday I went to a local auction place. I was able to get a buzz saw for cutting up slab wood. I found a supplier of hard wood slab from a hardwood mill. I need to find a way to run it from my 1050 as it's setup for a wide drive belt. I've seen 90* gearboxes that connect to the 540 shaft and run a pulley from there. I might turn it parrallel to the tractor and run it right off a pto shaft directly. We'll see. It was $65.
I picked up an old agway rototiller with a heavy duty gearbox. I plan on building a frame to support a 3' shaft on each side with bearings on the ends and at the gearbox in the center. It should be an easy 6' 3 pt tiller when done. Cost $15 with a bad motor.
Here is the prize though. A 1980 something Yamaha Golf Cart. In great shape. I plan to sell it to finance the rebuild of the 5' disk set. It needs new bearings and a few disks. Paid $225 and should get $1000 minimum...
