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I think some of the older stuff is being rebuilt and sent to other countries.
There is one thing about that style of Tokheim pumping unit that has always fascinated me, the big dome on the top can be removed and you can still pump from underground with it.
That is where the chamber is that has the float for the air eliminator system.
The chamber & float IS the air eliminator, and you can watch the air circulate OUT of the system there.
It will not spray you and the fluid in the chamber stays at a certain level.
Last edited by jkyocom; Fri Dec 18 2009 01:19 PM.
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Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Take the electric motor off and turn it in seperatly as #2 copper. There is a lot of copper inside of those motors and I usually get $5-7 for the motor alone. There should also be a few copper pipes in the pump which you don't need and turn those in with the motor. Then sell the rest of the pile as scrap. If you can hold the parts until summer then metal prices go up.
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I used to scrap the Tok pumping units but found someone who pays me 15.00 per unit whether its locked up or not.
One year I hualed 15 or 20 to Iowa gas and someone there brought them to this buyer. People at Iowa Gas thought I was crazy bringing all those units to the show. LOL
They need those units for rebuildable cores. They still are in use in Africa and a few other remote countries.
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Sounds like a Nigerian Scam to me Rob ! LOL
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ive got a guy at peotone that does the same 15.00 ea for tokheim pump units locked up or not, thats more than scrap. told me the same story that they rebuild them for 3rd world countries to pump gas. chris
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All the old Bennetts are going to MEXICO,
to replace the "MEDEDORS" that is what the MEXICAN BENNETT meters have in the body casting....MEDEDOR, instead of METER UNIT.
I had heard once , because Mexico's oil is state run, Bennett was the only pump used in Mexico.
Anyone ever heard different?
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I was also told by my guy that the go to other countries.
Joe
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Joe US Oil only buys Tokheim now. I guess the Bennetts were going to Michigan for rebuild and that dried up. At least the last I heard.
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