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How much should one expect to pay for a nice set of 4 outriggers for a wrecker?
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Price on 4 outriggers?
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Does $500. for all 4 seem like a good deal?
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It's not a common part nor a common sale. If you need them and can't find them elsewhere, probably so. I'd call many surplus dealers and see what they have for what$$$$
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You may be the first person to ever want to buy them! I'd say it's a case of supply and demand. If you can find any sitting around, they probably would want to get rid of them. However, they are probably a lot like hens teeth.
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Friend of mine bought 2 of them from a dealer in Ohio 2 years ago for $500 each. he was happy to find them. JT out
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Call Hawthorne Tractor in Lake City they have a few rough ones that may be headed to scrap. Also, CSI, SECO, and I think Shirleys surplus had some.
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Unless ya can find a wrecker headed to it's doom it will be hard to find any. I would say if you got 4 for 500 bucks...ya done good!
As stated above...either ya have em or don't...I haven't seen a market for em so I guess it's a "how bad do ya need em" question.
IF I had any spares...which I don't...i would think 125 - 200 would be a fair price..depending on condition of course.
Of course this is speculation...so as hndrsonj posted...check with the parts people and get an idea before ya splurge.
As stated above...either ya have em or don't...I haven't seen a market for em so I guess it's a "how bad do ya need em" question.
IF I had any spares...which I don't...i would think 125 - 200 would be a fair price..depending on condition of course.
Of course this is speculation...so as hndrsonj posted...check with the parts people and get an idea before ya splurge.
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Another thought if you have an example would be to make some. I'd think they would be easy.
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I have never seen these parts, but as tool & die maker I will say for that kind of price I'm sure if you could find some dimensions they could be made alot cheaper than that.
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They wouldn't be all rusted up that way, and would work sweet!!
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Heres another thought, instead of trying to find some manual outriggers, why not spend the money and put in some hydraulic ones?
Bjorn (Cranetruck) has some on the front of his truck. I think a 24v pump and tank underneath the passenger seat and some lines and rams - PRESTO!
Bjorn (Cranetruck) has some on the front of his truck. I think a 24v pump and tank underneath the passenger seat and some lines and rams - PRESTO!
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My wrecker's outriggers get greased every year. It took TOO much effort to get the two rusty ones unstuck!
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Anyone out there who has taken them apart knows that you couldn't start to make them for $500, unless you just want the feet. I would think that $500 would be cheap.
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Yeah, while on display, I have had people(machinists) tell me how hard making that thread would be and to take good care of it. I think $500 is a good price. Jim, are you the seller?
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I think some hyd. ones would be SWEET to have on my 5 ton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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No Gimpy, I'm not the seller, but I just finished cleaning and lubing my outriggers. There are a lot of forgings as well as machining that go into those things. I would bet that if you went to a fab shop and asked them to build you one from scratch, it would cost several thousand dollars.
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Anyone know how much each of these weight? I assume they are very grease soaked. Do these come off of the truck fairly easy?
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If I remember correctly, one person can move one alone. Its not fun, but possible. Kind of like a tow bar.
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It depends on how much of it your talking about. The swing own section probably weighs around 100 lbs. The slide in arm probably weighs another 50 lbs. You can take them apart but you will need a hammer and a small drift to knock the pin out. Also, sometimes the pull out arm does not want to just slide out. It's at least a two person job if you don't have a hoist or something to catch it when it comes out.