Met my newest favorite customer today

I don't usually post the finds I come across, but this is probably more about the good in people. Got a call this afternoon from a man wanting some "big things" hauled off. I told him no problem, but it may take me a couple of trips since my trailer is shot. He said that's fine so I go over and he has a dryer that sounds like a huge piggy bank, a huge old chest freezer from the 50's, a hot tub, some meltal shelves, an all metal desk that weighs about 200 lbs. and a bunch of misc. stuff.

Ok, this may take more than a couple of trips! Then he says if I want to save some time he has a trailer in the barn he doesn't use anymore and I was welcome to borrow it if I wanted. Got everything loaded and ended up with both the truck and trailer full and told him I'd be back tomorrow with his trailer. Then he asked me to follow him to his shed and showed me a huge old cast iron wood stove and asked me if I was interested. I told him I definitely was, but wasn't sure how I was going to load it. He says that's ok, it isn't going anywhere and that I was welcome to come back anytime and get it once I figure out how to load it. Still working on that one.



Sorry to write a book, but I just wanted to show that there are some pretty cool people out there along with the not so good ones!

how big is that stove? was it mikeinreco who had a post about one recently? how far do you got to move it, over what kind of terrain?

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/more-...t-hell-do.html

lol! Thanks Mech!

Mike's thread was actually the first thing I thought of when he showed me the stove lol! My problem was more of how to get it in the truck rather than what to do with it afterwards. Took the trailer back today, went in the shed, which is actually an old corn crib, to look at the stove again and notice a huge beam above it. 2 chains, a come-a-long, and wrestle the door open to back the truck under and it's in! I thought about trying to resell it but the doors and damper are rusted shut and it's in pretty sad looking shape overall.

Bear - It measures 3½" wide x 2½" tall x 2" front to back. I'll know the actual weight tomorrow.