Unusual (Van Norman 444) Surface grinder - Near Victoria $1200

[mickeyf]

Unusual to me, anyway...

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[140mower]

It looks like it is for resurfacing flywheels....

 

[YYCHM]

 

[trevj]

It looks like it is for resurfacing flywheels....

That would be my bet too. Engine rebuild shop machine.

 

[combustable herbage]

Could this unit be a money maker? Who would be your customers, do people still get them resurfaced or just go new?

 

[Art M]

Definitely a flywheel grinder.
Not used much anymore. Standard transmissions are gone.
Just my opinion from having an automotive machine shop

 

[140mower]

Standard transmissions are gone.

Society went along with them...... cars have to park themselves now......

 

[trevj]

Could this unit be a money maker? Who would be your customers, do people still get them resurfaced or just go new?

Unless you got an in, inside of the small circle of folks that still muck about with old cars, trucks, or tractors, I think it'd be about the rest of a long life before you got that money out of it...

 

[JustaDB]

Society went along with them...... cars have to park themselves now......

While I wholeheartedly agree, have you seen how some of these idiots drive? Better auto-parking cars than watching them play full size bumper cars.

 

[Art M]

The good thing is….not many people can steal my cars. Does’t make up for the decay in society tho.

 

[140mower]

While I wholeheartedly agree, have you seen how some of these idiots drive? Better auto-parking cars than watching them play full size bumper cars.

..... problem is that they are no better just going forward. There was a time when a certain amount of skill was required to pass the driving test........... Absolutely clueless about the maintenance requirements for the safe operation and a very limited understanding of the operation...... All inclusive seems to be the term of the day.....

..... I remember the days when I used to look forward to leaving the house