bit of an odd one this, we've got an old diesel roadroller that not quite sure what to do with.
its a 1930's aveling porter diesel road roller so its getting on a bit, ive never seen it fully assembled but its mostly there, unfortnatly in the past someone done an enigne swap so its missing its orginal blackstone diesel and its got a gardener on it now.
As much as i'd like to do it up and chug up to welland on it just to upset other road users, i'd have no way of moving it other than driveing it, no use for it once its done and there are a 1000 other jobs ive got to and should do first.
ether way shortly ive got to move it from where its been resting our choices are basicly to drag it to a new resting spot, probally give it a good spray over with some oil to help preserve it and cover it with a couple of new heavy sheets and leave it for some years, or try sell it it looks the 10 ish ton mark so probally £1500 at the scrap yard but id rather just wrap it up and try slow its decay for a bit longer than do that, a few people have offerd to buy it but at fraction of what it weighs so id think they are just after a quick cut up job.
so how the hell do i go about trying to value or even sell a 1930's diesel road roller with the wrong engine ? ( ive tryed the usual tricks all ive found is models and the odd few bits of brass )
its a 1930's aveling porter diesel road roller so its getting on a bit, ive never seen it fully assembled but its mostly there, unfortnatly in the past someone done an enigne swap so its missing its orginal blackstone diesel and its got a gardener on it now.
As much as i'd like to do it up and chug up to welland on it just to upset other road users, i'd have no way of moving it other than driveing it, no use for it once its done and there are a 1000 other jobs ive got to and should do first.
ether way shortly ive got to move it from where its been resting our choices are basicly to drag it to a new resting spot, probally give it a good spray over with some oil to help preserve it and cover it with a couple of new heavy sheets and leave it for some years, or try sell it it looks the 10 ish ton mark so probally £1500 at the scrap yard but id rather just wrap it up and try slow its decay for a bit longer than do that, a few people have offerd to buy it but at fraction of what it weighs so id think they are just after a quick cut up job.
so how the hell do i go about trying to value or even sell a 1930's diesel road roller with the wrong engine ? ( ive tryed the usual tricks all ive found is models and the odd few bits of brass )