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#15183 Tue May 22 2007 05:42 AM
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Two Summers ago My son Jacob came across a Wayne 60 in the weeds at an old private junk yard it took several months with letters writen to finally track down the owner . the owner never responded to any of them . the other Day we noticed a salvage crew clearing out the yard they have a crusher and a shreader so I stoped by and asked them about the pump they said its still there and that I would have to talk to the care taker , so a few hours later I tracked down the caretaker and he said as far as he was concerened I could have it BUT! it was now in the hands of the guy that owens the salvage yard so as soon as I'm done writing this I will be off to meet with this guy and try to strike a deal. whats the old saying ( So close but yet so far) thats the way I feel right now . win or lose at least I'll have givin it my best shot . I'm saying my prays


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#15184 Tue May 22 2007 05:56 AM
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I wish you the best of luck!!!! Hope you score it.


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#15185 Tue May 22 2007 05:16 PM
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WEll I got the Pump , another one saved from a Crusher , I got out to the site and asked the guy about it and he said he had talked to his boss on the phone and the boss wanted to know what the pump looked like and he told him if he put the pump on the pile he would not be able to see it , And the boss said if this guy wants that piece of sh.. he can have it so I now have a Wayne 60 wide Body in about a 8.5 condidtion no paint solid body just missing one face plate and a face plate bezzel Not bad for about 5hrs worth of work it was tough to get it out of where it was at thats for sure. Two years worth of letters Phone calls and knocking on doors but it finaly paid off and its now sitting in the shop. Life is good


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Way to go Chris!! Good for you, patience and persistence pays off. Please take some pics of it Chris, if you want, send them to me and I will post them for you.
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#15187 Tue May 22 2007 05:39 PM
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Chris,
You CAN send me the pump & I'll fix more CANS for ya !
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#15188 Tue May 22 2007 06:15 PM
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Send the pump to me, and I'll send cans to DB......


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#15189 Tue May 22 2007 06:15 PM
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Way to go Chris. I wonder how many nice pumps have been crushed in the past couple of years? Give the work crew a case of beer and send the boss a fifth with you name and phone to both and you may end up with more pumps. Richard

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Nice going Chris..... do what Richard says..... it could really pay off... definitely a karma thing.
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#15191 Tue May 22 2007 08:06 PM
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way to go my friend.... done... and done right... nice !!!!

#15192 Wed May 23 2007 03:14 AM
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The forman that talked to his Boss for me came over when I was gutting the pump and said what are you going to do with this old thing and I told him that I like to restore them he then said "Well you should come up to our yard theres about four more on the pile but there not in this good of condition,the yard is about 270 miles north,I gave him my address and email and I told him to send me some pictures of them , at the price of fuel I will rely on pictures for now so there may be a few sitting at the scrap/salvage yards ya never know . I will try and get some pictures taken of the 60 real soon to post

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Excellent find & follow up!
I also commend you for your persistance.


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Maybe it's just me, but I wouldnt let a thing like the cost of gas ruin my chances of possibly another 60. Heck, I go that many miles on a day hunting trip. You might get there and they may be trimline G&B's or newer, but you get there first!!!!!
I stopped into a place one day and asked about an A-38....The man said "I bet a hundred people have stopped and asked to buy that pump, but since today is our last day here I'm going to sell it to you, what will you give me for it?" We got the pump for $25.00...20 yrs ago.
I have also made arrangements over the phone only to have them sell to someone else thinking it was me. Hmmm....270 miles N. of ST. Clair.....nah, wouldn't do that to you....but there are folks who will.
Go get the stuff before Jodie gets it!!!!!
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#15195 Wed May 23 2007 10:16 AM
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Nice story and Congrats. I agree with jkyocom....if the price is right, get up there and go see if you can find another four. If a Wayne 60 is worth $1000+ the price of gas would be cheap in comparison. good luck.

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#15196 Wed May 23 2007 10:18 AM
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Booohooowaaaahahaha! I'm coming to swindle you out of that 60! =:> ) Just kidding. Nice find.

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Way To Go Chris...awesome buddy

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