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poolmike · 03-25-2007, 11:43 PM

I stumbled on this place yesterday out in western PA. I could have spent a couple of days there and still not see everything there. 70 years and countless acres of old tractors, crawlers, and heavy equipment. A real salvage yard, stinking of rancid gasoline and gear oil. I really need to invest in a real camera and some skills, the foggy setting would have made some cool pics.

S4toSTI · 03-26-2007, 12:08 AM

Can you pm me the adress thanks mmmkay.

Philly-Night-SR · 03-26-2007, 12:09 AM

wow, you think some of that shyt is worth any money?

streetAssasin96 · 03-26-2007, 12:40 AM

^ ohh yes. you get a truck out there and just start loading up, and then head to your local scrap yard. most of that antique stuff is bent or broken so its junk anyway. just remember whereever you go metal is worth $$$$$

dolphinS4 · 03-26-2007, 12:44 AM

Cool find.
EPA nightmare.
Still spooooky.

james_ls · 03-26-2007, 01:24 AM

EPA Nightmare??

That place looks like a set off a Resident Evil movie or something.

jspek · 03-26-2007, 01:32 AM

i think graveyard is an understatement lol. would be cool for photos.

On Sale · 03-26-2007, 02:33 AM

who is down for a game of manhunt there.

im dead serious. im so down for a game at like 11pm. would be fun.

poolmike · 03-26-2007, 07:29 AM

Here is the remains of what I *think* was a Dodge panel truck.

These look like some late 30's vintage Plymouth trucks. I'm just guessing on that, there were no badges on them anywhere.

Oh, and the coolest bench grinder I have ever seen. It tips the scales at 1200lbs

grimm · 03-26-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by S4toSTI

Can you pm me the adress thanks mmmkay.

same here.
maybe a TST photo meet?

Honest_Bob · 03-26-2007, 01:33 PM

Wow, I allways wanted to walk around in a huge junk yard full of old stuff like that. I just think it would be cool. Imagine the amount of money that was invested in all that stuff though. I mean, someone probably had to pay for all that junk in there. It had to be worth something at some time. I dont think you just collect all that stuff for free.

poolmike · 03-26-2007, 02:42 PM

That collection is 70 years old. I want to go back there in a few weeks, just to get a closer look at some of it. The old tractors are such a basic design, yet rugged and totally functional. Old junk yards are the closest we can get to knowing what it must have been like way back when....I look at some of those machines and think that someone used them to plow hundreds of acres, laying the foundation for the machines we have today. It's all about the history.

Philly-Night-SR · 03-26-2007, 02:56 PM

I like the way you think...

dickerdieter · 03-26-2007, 03:26 PM

yea thats exactly y i love old stuff i get the feeling of history when i look at/mess with it id love to go with u, too bad im 5 hours away

we should have a tst manhunt/scavenger hunt in there that would be sweet as hell

den9 · 03-26-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by streetAssasin96

^ ohh yes. you get a truck out there and just start loading up, and then head to your local scrap yard. most of that antique stuff is bent or broken so its junk anyway. just remember whereever you go metal is worth $$$$$

its all steel, and thats 1 cent a pound

**auk113** · 03-26-2007, 04:51 PM

damn MAN I park my **** for 10 min and some asshole take my spinners

Drftpretty · 03-26-2007, 05:55 PM

Your right mike.

Thats a 54 Sedan Delivery.

One of my friends in HS restored one of those with his dad.

Can you PM me the address or the name of the place? Is it open to the public? Pick and Pay? Family friends? Fill me in. I love those old junkyards, I get alot of the parts for my old cafe bikes off of the trucks and heavy equipment in the local junkyard.

Seat Springs, Fenders, Chrome moldings, metal catch cans, all sorts of odd stuff.

Thanks!

ITSTOCK · 03-26-2007, 05:57 PM

There's something like that out by IUP. How far western did you discover this? I thought that the one that I always passed was the only one! LMAO

streetAssasin96 · 03-26-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by den9

its all steel, and thats 1 cent a pound

but just think of how many pounds of steel there is laying there. i mean your right, its a waste of time but it would be cool to see how much all that **** is worth

ITSTOCK · 03-26-2007, 06:16 PM

I wanted to add that I don't mind overdone collections, or a "junkyard" for parts.

But ALL of that stuff is going to waste! I bet that if only 1/100th of that stuff was kept in good condition, there would be a lot of happy people out there. I always hear about people restoring old tractors. It's really ashame that all of that is going to waste.

03-25-2007, 11:43 PM	#1
poolmike Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richboro Member #543 My Ride: '68 Kaiser M715/ '37 Ford truck/'47 Dodge truck iTrader: (0)	Antique tractor graveyard I stumbled on this place yesterday out in western PA. I could have spent a couple of days there and still not see everything there. 70 years and countless acres of old tractors, crawlers, and heavy equipment. A real salvage yard, stinking of rancid gasoline and gear oil. I really need to invest in a real camera and some skills, the foggy setting would have made some cool pics. __________________ 2012 Honda Accord Touring 1968 Kaiser M715 FrankenJeep 1947 Dodge 1.5 Ton Resto-mod 1937 Ford pick-up 1950 Crosley Farm-o-Road Last edited by poolmike; 03-25-2007 at 11:45 PM.

03-26-2007, 12:40 AM	#4
streetAssasin96 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Member #2686 My Ride: 96 GSR, 95 Civ Coupe iTrader: (1)	^ ohh yes. you get a truck out there and just start loading up, and then head to your local scrap yard. most of that antique stuff is bent or broken so its junk anyway. just remember whereever you go metal is worth $$$$$ __________________ two toned teggy next time think, 39 Thieves are quicker than 40 winks

03-26-2007, 12:44 AM	#5
dolphinS4 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucks Co Member #740 My Ride: 2007 Magnum SRT8 iTrader: (0)	Cool find. EPA nightmare. Still spooooky. __________________ 2007 Magnum SRT8

03-26-2007, 01:24 AM	#6
james_ls TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warrington Member #1614 My Ride: 1998 Acura Integra LS//VTEC iTrader: (0)	EPA Nightmare?? That place looks like a set off a Resident Evil movie or something. __________________ *Heller Dope* - When the ** is doper than Hellen Keller; it's Heller Dope To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BUY MY STUFF!** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-26-2007, 07:29 AM	#9
poolmike Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richboro Member #543 My Ride: '68 Kaiser M715/ '37 Ford truck/'47 Dodge truck iTrader: (0)	Here is the remains of what I think was a Dodge panel truck. These look like some late 30's vintage Plymouth trucks. I'm just guessing on that, there were no badges on them anywhere. Oh, and the coolest bench grinder I have ever seen. It tips the scales at 1200lbs __________________ 2012 Honda Accord Touring 1968 Kaiser M715 FrankenJeep 1947 Dodge 1.5 Ton Resto-mod 1937 Ford pick-up 1950 Crosley Farm-o-Road Last edited by poolmike; 03-26-2007 at 07:31 AM.

03-26-2007, 12:09 AM	#3
Philly-Night-SR Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: University City, Philadelphia Member #1928 My Ride: 08 135i 6mt fkn fast iTrader: (0)	wow, you think some of that shyt is worth any money?

03-26-2007, 02:33 AM	#8
On Sale Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #869 iTrader: (5)	who is down for a game of manhunt there. im dead serious. im so down for a game at like 11pm. would be fun.

03-26-2007, 01:33 PM	#11
Honest_Bob TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #1179 My Ride: 05 WRX Wagon iTrader: (2)	Wow, I allways wanted to walk around in a huge junk yard full of old stuff like that. I just think it would be cool. Imagine the amount of money that was invested in all that stuff though. I mean, someone probably had to pay for all that junk in there. It had to be worth something at some time. I dont think you just collect all that stuff for free. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-26-2007, 02:42 PM	#12
poolmike Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richboro Member #543 My Ride: '68 Kaiser M715/ '37 Ford truck/'47 Dodge truck iTrader: (0)	That collection is 70 years old. I want to go back there in a few weeks, just to get a closer look at some of it. The old tractors are such a basic design, yet rugged and totally functional. Old junk yards are the closest we can get to knowing what it must have been like way back when....I look at some of those machines and think that someone used them to plow hundreds of acres, laying the foundation for the machines we have today. It's all about the history. __________________ 2012 Honda Accord Touring 1968 Kaiser M715 FrankenJeep 1947 Dodge 1.5 Ton Resto-mod 1937 Ford pick-up 1950 Crosley Farm-o-Road

03-26-2007, 02:56 PM	#13
Philly-Night-SR Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: University City, Philadelphia Member #1928 My Ride: 08 135i 6mt fkn fast iTrader: (0)	I like the way you think...

03-26-2007, 04:51 PM	#16
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03-26-2007, 05:57 PM	#18
ITSTOCK Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #844 iTrader: (0)	There's something like that out by IUP. How far western did you discover this? I thought that the one that I always passed was the only one! LMAO

03-26-2007, 06:16 PM	#20
ITSTOCK Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #844 iTrader: (0)	I wanted to add that I don't mind overdone collections, or a "junkyard" for parts. But ALL of that stuff is going to waste! I bet that if only 1/100th of that stuff was kept in good condition, there would be a lot of happy people out there. I always hear about people restoring old tractors. It's really ashame that all of that is going to waste.

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