Sometimes you just gotta know when to let go.

[jimoshel]

As everybody pretty well knows by now, I am a dedicated Jeep nut. Probably owned over 70-75 of them in my life. Got over 2 dozen in the yard now. Gone to the extreme to keep them running and on the road, but sometimes you just got to admit defeat. I got 1975 J20, 360, 4spd that I been using for snow plowing. I've had it for maybe 12 years now. Probably gets 8-9 miles to the gallon of gas and 60-70 miles to a qt of oil. When it gets hot you can't shift the tranny without shutting off the engine first.This afternoon I went out to prepare it for the winter and couldn't get it started. Tried everything and it just wouldn't fire. So sadly, monday morning I'm going to get my pistol and put a bullet thru the hood and then to the salvage yard.Any body want a set of Dana's? they're the only things on it still good. And the grill, which I already removed. Taps, gently playing in the background. :USAflag:

[btm24]

:(

 

Brandon

[Pete M]

tried selling it yet?

[Geonovast]

[Automan2164]

I'll take it Jim.

 

Rob L. :D

[jimoshel]

tried selling it yet?

Right now scrap is going for $220 a ton. J20 is 2 ton, Thats $440. Nobody around here will pay that for it.

I'll take it Jim.

Come get it, it's yours.

[Automan2164]

I would if I were closer Jim. It's probably rust free, and in decent shape. Which is better than anything I could find around here.

 

Rob L.

[Sir Sam]

Come get it, it's yours.

 

Pics? rusty?

[Dirteatr717]

That is awesome my girlfriend approves of it for future furniture haha

[86FUBAR]

So one guy says bye to jeeps and now all the crazies come out the wood works and jump on the band wagon , well it makes me sick !

:fool:

[jimoshel]

Finally got PB to work,sort of. Floor boards rusted out. Steel plate welded in place. Rust along bottom of bed. This was a farm truck when I got it so it has been pretty well trashed out.

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[btm24]

It really dose not look that bad

 

Brandon

[Automan2164]

Curse you non rust belt SOB's. When you guys say rusted out or trashed... its a completely different meaning than what I'm used to. Jim, if I were closer, i'd be on that like white on rice on a paper plate in a snowstorm.

 

Rob L.

[Pete M]

Curse you non rust belt SOB's.

 

yeah, no kidding. around here, a vehicle is considered trashed when the steel-to-ironoxide ratio hits around 2:1. :shake:

[88pioneer]

So one guy says bye to jeeps and now all the crazies come out the wood works and jump on the band wagon , well it makes me sick !

:fool:

 

Not really. Jim is saying good bye to this single Jeep not all Jeeps as you are referring. I think you deserve the

:fool:

[pilotblake]

Yeah "kinda" rusted out where I live means you can see straight through the truck. RUUUUSSSSTTTTTTT :fs1: :fs1: :fs1: :fs1: :fs1: :fs1:

[86FUBAR]

So one guy says bye to jeeps and now all the crazies come out the wood works and jump on the band wagon , well it makes me sick !

:fool:

 

Not really. Jim is saying good bye to this single Jeep not all Jeeps as you are referring. I think you deserve the

:fool:

 

O ok thanks for clearing that up for me ! :shake: , glad we straightened that out.

[jimoshel]

This is ridiculous. After getting the J20 loaded on the trailer I just looked at it. It occurred to me that out of over a hundred vehicles that I have scrapped, all makes, all types none was ever a Jeep. It is now sitting in a far corner of the field. Any body want to buy it or any parts from it? Jim

[Sir Sam]

This is ridiculous. After getting the J20 loaded on the trailer I just looked at it. It occurred to me that out of over a hundred vehicles that I have scrapped, all makes, all types none was ever a Jeep. It is now sitting in a far corner of the field. Any body want to buy it or any parts from it? Jim

 

How much?

 

Why not just throw it on Craigslist and see what you can get for it?

[jimoshel]

I can get $450 for it as scrap. $400 and it's yours. And you ain't gonna believe this. I got to thinking about the fact that I very seldom give up, at least not without one helluva fight. Went back out to it with jumper cables and a couple tools. After 10 minutes fooling with it it fired, sputtered for 10-15 seconds and ran great. Figures. :dunno:

[pilotblake]

As was said in a different post...jeeps never die, owners just give up. I understand your predicament so I am not judging. When it is your tme it is your time. Scrap is just a harsh word.