I probably made a mistake
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Topic: I probably made a mistake
Posted By: Les Royer
Subject: I probably made a mistake
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 10:55pm
| I took 2 WD radiators to the shop. Told them to fix both if they didn't need much. One needed a $175 fix and the other needed a $450 re-core. Naturally I fixed the cheaper one. But they wanted $75 just to look at the other one, which they would waiver if I left it there in their scrap pile. Oh man, I hated to leave it there but I had to make a split second decision and surely didn't want to pay another $75. How bad did I screw up? |
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Posted By: keithm
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 3:38am
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That's cheap I took a core in for my B they came back with a quote of $ 900 I ended getting a complete radiator out of the US shipped to Austrailia for $321us The best service from Tony's tractors I get almost all may parts from tony Hard to find allis B parts down here |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 6:02am
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WOW! That's a homerun there! $900. bucks? Hold on to your jock strap! That's one expensive Radiator! Good move going with TC on a new one!! ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 6:31am
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gads ! for $900 you could have a great 'C' radiator and that includes what it's attached to ! Heck, wife'd say take it all for 500.... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Les Royer
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:07am
| I only needed one radiator. I took 2 on the hope one didn't need anything. I.m 55 years old and hope I never need a 2nd one. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:15am
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You did good...sounds like the radiator was looking for a reason to stay at the shop ------------- Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die |
Posted By: SteveC (NS)
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:35am
| I bought a "new" rad that was made in Ireland of all places. It sure didn't cost that much, if memory serves me (and it usually doesn't) it was around $350. |
Posted By: Les Royer
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:37am
| I thought I read somewhere that those old original radiators were solid copper, no? Wouldn't it have been worth more than $75 in salvage? |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 8:18am
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Les, I have done that kind of stuff and then second guessed my self all the way home. I think you did OK you only needed one. Hope the repaired one last for a long time too. I have been real luck not to have to buy one yet, with all these WD's hanging around the place. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 10:03am
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Hey Guys,,,I'm just curious on these radiators and am sure glad I don't need to replace one,,,,yet,!! Has anyone looked into the possibility of using one of the aluminum big tube radiators like the ones the drag racers and roundy round guys use? Just thinking,,, 
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Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 11:49am
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I got one of the new, imported radiators for a friend for around $250 including shipping. I'm sure it's probably aluminum instead of copper, but it works well on his tractor. He was very happy to get it at that price. I guess the local guy that works on my radiators is pretty reasonable. He fixed some leaks and cleaned one for me a couple years ago for less than $100. |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 12:51pm
| Unless copper has went way up last rad I junked it wouldn't of brought but about 30-35 scrap I'd you had cleaned it dirty would of been closer to 25-30. But it Ben a few months sence iv did any scraping |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 1:38pm
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I heard they bring good money if you sweat off the steel parts first. ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 5:24pm
Paid more than that for my 8030 radiator ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Steve in NJ wrote:Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 9:16pm
| Eldon that what I ment by cleaned you take all the steel off. They call the dirty when they have steel,plastic or something other that copper on them. Same goes for the aluminum rads or cast. One old car wheel will knock a load of good cast down to tin price. So at 75 buck I believe he done very well like I said I believe I got 25 for the last I tock off it was off a 2000 ford tractor I believe it would be close to same weight clean. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 6:55am
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Les, You did good on your Radiator. Like you said, ya only need one! LOL! If the Radiator guy is good, you shouldn't have to worry about it unless you accidently put a tree branch or somethin' through it. LOL! Steve@B&B ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: j.w.freck
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 5:52pm
| got one of the irish radiators for a 45-d.everything worked and fit..... |
Posted By: Crewchief
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 8:09pm
That's about right. ------------- 1952 B 1950 Ferguson TO-2O |
Posted By: Crewchief
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 8:11pm
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The two brothers the run the shop near me ,never charge to give em a check. Sounds like they'r in the scrap bizzzniss. ------------- 1952 B 1950 Ferguson TO-2O |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 7:53am
| never heard of anyone charging you to "look at 1" If they pressure tested it, flow tested it, etc there should be a charge. I know our local rad shop is high but not like that. |