heard the scrapyard was about to be cleared out, went to see... hated seeing this poor thing sinking into the gravel lot where it had been abandoned around 2015, just had to drag it home and try to redo it...needed another project like a hole in the head, but I just love old neglected machinery... took more time than money, but ended up a nice truck again...39 years working on machinery, the old back and legs aint what they used to be, hopefully this will make working on things at home a little easier than a cherry picker and muscles :) originally I was told the engine was shot, figured that would be a fairly easy thing if that was all it needed in the end, engine was actually OK, just severely neglected...it needed just about everything but the transmission messed with... brakes were gone, mast rollers missing, tilt trunnions falling off,tilt cylinder bearing missing, lift chains misadjusted, 1" of slop in the steering knuckles, wiring was shot, hydraulic control levers needed machined/bushed, tons of grease/dirt caked under it, needed a lot of dents beat out/filled/painted...mostly elbow grease though, biggest expenses were manuals and paint materials not counting 5 weeks of evenings...