I just spotted this in Bakersfield craigslist http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/grd/2308993607.html (http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/grd/2308993607.html)
$100 bucks? each? or for all? ;D Those look used to me. I paid either $103 or $107 for brand new, painted, 22.5 steel wheels last spring.
haha!! I dont know..... I didnt call and havent had to shop for them before. At that rate though, it better be for 4. I think they are used too!
That would have to be $100 Each is my guess since they are worth somewhat close to that as scrap. Aluminum Scrap here is going for $0.85 a pound.
Jimmy
$100 a piece sounds good to me, but I'm not sure how long aluNiNum lasts? :D :D
Steve Toomey
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Quote from: Highway Yacht on April 07, 2011, 12:50:56 PM
That would have to be $100 Each is my guess since they are worth somewhat close to that as scrap. Aluminum Scrap here is going for $0.85 a pound.
Jimmy
I picked one up once at a truck stop, they are pretty light, I would guess 20 ish pounds, at $0.85 pound they are barely worth $20 in scrap.
No way I would pay $100 each. The shipping would be a few bucks too.
They weigh a little more than 20 lbs the 22.5 are 51 lbs each 100 bucks is not a bad price for ones with no cracks not much of a job to make those look new again but watch for the cracks
good luck
Look like Freightliner logo aluminum wheels by Accuride. Good wheels-just have to check for cracks. About 1/3 that of new. Good Luck, TomC
Good used 22.5 steel bud wheels around here are $50.00 to $70.00 a wheel at the truck tire shops, if you were close enough to these to go and pick out a set and could find ones not beat up or cracked the price quoted would not be too bad for aluminum wheels IMHO....Buy a set and they might knock some off, looks like they have several...
Not being able to inspect them in person and shipping costs is a deal killer for me.
Rick
Quote from: Rick59-4104 on April 07, 2011, 08:27:31 PM
Good used 22.5 steel bud wheels around here are $50.00 to $70.00 a wheel at the truck tire shops
Not being able to inspect them in person and shipping costs is a deal killer for me.
Rick
The Truck Stop I was at looking at wheels last summer, IIRC they wanted $45 each, so they are around, but like you say, you really need to inspect them first.
Quote from: artvonne on April 07, 2011, 06:28:09 PM
Quote from: Highway Yacht on April 07, 2011, 12:50:56 PM
That would have to be $100 Each is my guess since they are worth somewhat close to that as scrap. Aluminum Scrap here is going for $0.85 a pound.
Jimmy
I picked one up once at a truck stop, they are pretty light, I would guess 20 ish pounds, at $0.85 pound they are barely worth $20 in scrap.
No way I would pay $100 each. The shipping would be a few bucks too.
Actually I think they are paying more for aluminum wheels than the $.85 per pound because I got $25 each for some 15" aluminum pick up rims a few months ago.
I must have been strong the day I picked that one up, but even at 51 pounds and under a buck a pound, they are still worth less than $50 in scrap. The highest I found was .92 for high grade, but scrap dealers dont often pay the highest on small loads, they like to see at least a few hundred pounds of aluminum before they offer the best deals.
But you cant blame a guy for trying to make a buck on them in this economy.
Besides cracks in the usual places (stem and stud holes) check the beads, on heavy truck applications with lots of miles, the bead can be severely worn. There's a company near me that builds up and restores the beads on alum wheels.
I would like to know the reason all those used, seemingly identical, wheels are on the market.
I dont know Len, but Bakersfield is a BIG truck stop in itself! There are just tonz of truck shops and stuff in that town. I would go check them out for ya'all but Bakersfield is about 100-150 miles west of me...
They probably come from truck salvage yards that process a lot of old and crashed trucks.
You see tons of truck parts in Ca because of CARB emissions are tough there and the truckers just buy new trucks which is good for TomC.
You can find real late model diesel engines there they have blown a hole in the side and can be sold for parts only what a waste
good luck
Quote from: luvrbus on April 08, 2011, 09:33:56 AM
You see tons of truck parts in Ca because of CARB emissions are tough there and the truckers just buy new trucks which is good for TomC.
You can find real late model diesel engines there they have blown a hole in the side and can be sold for parts only what a waste
good luck
It is a total waste. But the morons in Kalifornia keep electing the same morons again and again, expecting something different.
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It is a total waste. But the morons in Kalifornia keep electing the same morons again and again, expecting something different.
Hey! Some of us morons in Cally dont vote for the morons who win (we voted for the losing morons) ;D
Besides, Cally starts with a C :P