Experince with Sparta WI location

[Suprman]

Does anyone have any experience with the GL Sparta location? Any info on loading help for a 5ton there would be appreciated. Im pretty far away and new to this.
Thanks,
Will

 

[seano11]

What ya buy ?

 

[porkysplace]

Have you tried searching ?

 

[Suprman]

I have searched there are a few posts where other members offered help but nothing specific on loading experiences that I could find. I dont want to start pm-ing members that have helped in that area before I think that would be impolite. I am not there to drive it off myself unfortunately. Ideally I would like to find trustworthy diesel shop in the area that could pick it up and do a service/safety check and then I could fly in and drive it back home to CT.
Will

 

[ARYankee]

Did you look at this thread? http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?78909-anyone-going-to-sparta

I saw it at the bottom of this thread in the area that says Similar Threads. The last post in that thread may be helpful to you.

 

[Chain-Saw]

I've made quite a few purchases from the Sparta location and have nothing but good things to say about the crew there. Have you called them? Are you planning to pick it up yourself, or hire someone? If you're coming over in person, there are plenty of good folks here on SS that can help you out. If you're hiring a trucker, then you're at the mercy of the trucker, but they move a lot of trucks out of there, so no worries on the GL side... (just my .02 cents.)

 

[Warthog]

Tread VERY, VERY carefully to avoid talking about any active auction vehicles.

 

[swbradley1]

I have searched there are a few posts where other members offered help but nothing specific on loading experiences that I could find. I dont want to start pm-ing members that have helped in that area before I think that would be impolite. I am not there to drive it off myself unfortunately. Ideally I would like to find trustworthy diesel shop in the area that could pick it up and do a service/safety check and then I could fly in and drive it back home to CT.
Will

If you really want a recovery experience then get one from that far away, OR look at all the trucks for sale along the east coast. Two members on here have quite a few trucks for sale almost all the time.

 

[Suprman]

I cannot find a good condition m923a2 or m931a2. I have cash in hand to buy one. I found a 931a2 local but it has a 2010 rebuild date so the guy who has it though he would add value when he filled out the form to get the sf97 he put 2010 as the model year so thats what he got back. A sf97 stating it is a 2010 which is useless because I would get taxed up the wazoo on that.
Will

 

[Suprman]

I would actually like one of each you can never have too many toys

 

[swbradley1]

I cannot find a good condition m923a2 or m931a2. I have cash in hand to buy one. I found a 931a2 local but it has a 2010 rebuild date so the guy who has it though he would add value when he filled out the form to get the sf97 he put 2010 as the model year so thats what he got back. A sf97 stating it is a 2010 which is useless because I would get taxed up the wazoo on that.
Will

You mean to tell me that you can't get that straightened out for less money than buying one in Sparta, WI, having it DOT serviced out there to ensure it is safe to drive back and then flying out and driving it back?

 

[Suprman]

He seems to be stuck on the 2010 thing it says 2010 on the rebuild tag so thats what it is. If he would fix it I would gladly work something out with him.
Will

 

[Suprman]

I have a friend who can drive it back for me I can get a dealer plate so it will be road legal. CT allows dealer plates on commercial vehicles as long as there is no load.
Will

 

[Hoefler]

I have recovered 4 trucks from Sparta and found the Sparta crew to be good.

 

[swbradley1]

Have you tried?

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...McCoy-Preview-Pickup-Storage&highlight=sparta

 

[chvss65]

Seth and Mike are tops,, great help with what they are allowed to do,, Ive been there 5 times

 

[dogtags]

I've been there a few times and have had nothing but great experiences!

~Robert

 

[glcaines]

I recovered a truck in Sparta. I flew in and took a taxi to Ft McCoy with my suitcase and tools. I had previously made arrangements for a wrecker to move the truck off-site if I couldn't get it running. Fortunately, I didn't need it. I have dealt with GL at a lot of different sites, and all good experiences. However, the experience I had at Sparta was by far the best. They came out in the freezing cold and blowing snow in January and spent about two hours helping me ready my truck for the long drive back to Georgia. I got temporary tags from GA DMV, which are free in GA. It was a long drive back, but great. I also drove a deuce back from Ft Indiantown Gap in PA to Georgia. Don't be afraid to drive the truck back yourself if you are prepared and ready for the unexpected. It's a great adventure. If you call the Sparta site, they will usually give you a heads up about the condition of the truck.

 

[RetiredNavy]

A person can get ahold of JBL (Jeff Laumer?) He does inspections, loadouts and repairs on trucks. Has 14 years military experience in repairs. His rates are reasonable.

 

[Suprman]

Thanks he helped me I got the trucks out of there a few months ago