Equiptment for Sale

By Cumminsguy71 (*****)

Date 09-07-2012 15:03

So you one of the newly unemployed Obama is going to help? Looks like a really big outfit what the heck happened?

By Pickupman (***)

Date 09-07-2012 23:01

That sucks eekpod. Sorry to hear that. I hope you have some good leads on another gig.

By Smooth Operator (***)

Date 09-07-2012 23:14

Cummins, My guess is the "business" is changing . :yell:

Not as much construction going on to support the shops out there!!!! :confused:

And the ones that are building have TIGHT budgets plus engineers/architects are EMBELLISHING the size and scope of jobs to get LOW BIDS and after your locked in as winning bid start DELETING work items :eek:

to lower the costs of construction for the owner :yell:

( what I've been dealing with since "09") :evil:

By eekpod

Date 09-10-2012 10:33

IMO we just got too big to sustain. They have re-opened under a new name but MUCH smaller and now subbing all shop fab out.

By Smooth Operator (***)

Date 09-10-2012 16:16

eekpod, Doing the opposite we ALWAYS make money in the shop but the field erection just has to many variables/unknowns and w/union labor it's turned into a KILLER :cry:

So we are going to sub out 90% of the erection work :yell:

Times are changing in this business, started to go downhill in 09' and I gotta make adjustments BEFORE it puts me under!!!!! :eek:

From Pittsburgh home of dem' stiilers ( with a mediocre secondary!!!! :confused:

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By Dualie

Date 09-11-2012 02:38

every time i think i have it figured out where im making the money (Shop vs. field) it changes up.

I can see how an operation that size became hard to sustain in this economy. I Decided in the last couple years i doubt i will ever make the jump to a fully automated beam line even in boom times. Just seems like every auction brochure i get anymore has one it thats less than 5 years old.