AUCTION
selling items no longer needed in future operations 
Tri-Fab and Construction, Inc. 
2433 E. 167th Street
Hammond, Indiana
Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.

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1995 International 12,000 lb. (shown in front), and 1979 Kentucky 12,000 lb. in rear

Trucks: 2001 Ford F-250, 7.3L diesel, automatic, 83,444 miles, supercab with 6’ pickup bed; 2000 Ford F-450, 7.3L diesel, automatic transmission, 34,569 miles, 11’ Monroe Versaline stake bed with recessed ball gooseneck hitch and reese hitch; 2000 Ford F-450, 7.3L diesel, 4spd with OD, 70,549 miles, 9’ stake bed with recessed ball gooseneck hitch and reese hitch; 2000 Ford F-150 Sport, extended cab, 129,767 miles; 1999 Chevy Silverado 1500 LS, 123,999 miles; 1995 GMC Top Kick 2ton, Cat diesel, 6 speed, 43,538 miles, single axle, 16’ flatbed;

Boom Truck: 1988 Ford F-800 with Grove 566B 12ton crane, 66’ telescoping with 25’ jib, diesel engine, 32,428 miles.  

Note: all vehicle mileages are when listed, additional miles may be accrued by sale day.

Trailers: 1995 International gooseneck 20’ low-bed trailer; 1979 gooseneck 20’ low-bed trailer; (4) 12’ Wells Cargo van tandem axle trailers, 1988-1991 vintages; 1995 BigBee low-bed;

Contractor’s Equipment:  Ridgid 300 power head; (3) Ridgid 450 Tri-stands; (3) Ridgid 472 8”-12” pipe cutters; assorted 468 6”-8” and smaller Ridgid pipe cutters Buckeye mechanical house jacks; (2) 50ton and (2) 35ton bottle jacks; (2) Milwaukee 4202 mag drills; Milwaukee Hole Hawg; (2) Milwaukee bandsaws; Milwaukee rotary hammer; assorted holesaws and perishable tooling; Imperial Eastman tube bending outfit; (25) assorted CM 1-1/2ton to 3ton chainfalls and chain hoists; 1” air hoses; extension cords; pump discharge hoses to 3”; (30) assorted angle grinders; ground fault boxes; Husquevarna #41 chainsaw; Craftsman chainsaw; (30) drychem fire extinguishers; (8) portapower outfits; air chisels; air hammers and descalers; air pipe saw; Ingersoll Rand impact wrenches in Ύ”, 1”, 1-1/2” sizes; (8) Ingersoll Rand 7” angle grinders;  Wilden M8 trashpump; temporary lighting; (4) Miller retrievers; assorted tiedowns; lots of plate clamps and lifting clevises; pipe test plugs; shovels and rakes; 80lb. sandblast pot; Johnson bar; (2) lifting air bags; approximately (60) knock wrenches up to 3-1/2”; assorted large wrenches; (5) Master 150,000 btu kerosene heaters; (2) 20’ aluminum ladders; Craftsman tablesaw; (8) gang boxes; (2) 120 gallon portable fuel tanks; other items.

Welding Equipment: (6) Miller “Big 50” 500amp portable welder/generators powered by Continental diesel engines; (4) Miller SRH-44 500amp shop welders, 208/230/460-3ph; (3) Miller portable rheostats; Bug-O Superflex, Bug-O Go-Fer III, and (2) Bug-O Go-Fer II torch controllers; (4) stiff and (5) flex Bug-O tracks; other Bug-O items; (2) Lincoln high-frequency tig starters; Midwest stud welder; (6) Phoenix dry rod ovens; several siamese hoses; lots of welder leads; (30) assorted pipe roller stands; H&M flame pipe beveller; Beaver HD-625 beveller; (8) arc gouges; Victor DC-2400 shape cutter; 20’, 10’, and 6’ burning beds; lots of straight torches and gauges; other items.

Air Compressors: (2) 1994 model Ingersoll Rand 185 cu.ft. trailer mounted compressors, model P185DWJD, powered by John Deere diesel engines.

Tank Fab Equipment: TDW T-101A hot tap machine, 1-1/2”-4”; hot tap bits to 6”; (5) vacuum boxes; plate lap breakdown machine; strongbacks with lugs and pins; (2) jacking beams; (3) shell vert buggies; shell ladders; (200) shell scaffold brackets; (100) 2x12” scaffold planks 12’; (13) Scott Airpacks; (4) North model 850 escape breathing units; breathing regulators; approximately 1000’ breathing air hose; (3) MSA model 260 and 261 oxygen content alarms; MSA Personal Alarm; Varian Heli-Test helium tester; (5) hydrostatic test pumps; (2) pressure/temp recorders; tube rolling equipment; assorted brass open and box end wrenches; unused Shand & Jurs tank gauge; explosion proof lighting; assorted blind flanges, slip-on flanges, weld neck flanges, and rigid fittings;

Miscellaneous:  banding crimpers and tensioners; forks for Bobcat; schedule 40 and 80 seamless ductile pipe; plate stock; oak drafting table; Hamilton steel drafting table; pigeonhole desktop sorter; 6-drawer 30x40 blueprint file; assorted file cabinets and office chairs; other items  

A 10% Buyer Fee will be added to all purchases.

Absentee Bids: If you are unable to attend the auction sale, we can bid for you. You must submit a blank check accompanied by a bank letter guaranteeing payment to Cotten Commercial Auctioneers, Inc. in the amount of your maximum bid plus the Buyer's Fee, if applicable. We will bid for you as if you are actually present.
Inspection: Inspection from 8 AM on sale day. Although every effort has been made to publish reliable information regarding the property to be sold, Cotten Commercial Auctioneers, Inc. makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained herein. For this reason the buyers should avail themselves of the opportunity to inspect the property to be sold prior to the auction sale. Any announcements made day of sale shall take precedence over prior advertising or printed matter.
Removal of Purchases: All purchases must be removed from the premises before 5pm Nov. 14, 2004. All purchases become the Buyer's responsibility at the time of sale, and the Seller and the Auctioneer assume no responsibility or liability for loss, damage, or injury to persons or property before, during, or after the auction sale. Movers and riggers must provide a valid certificate of insurance prior to dismantling any equipment.

Cotten Commercial Auctioneers, Inc.
Wisconsin License #244-053