Merry Christmas, crackhead… got myself a cherry picker!

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I’ve been struggling to figure out how to get my turbo back in with my physical limitations. Then, out of nowhere, I see this guy at the gas station trying to sell a cherry picker out of the back of his truck. It’s pouring rain, but this dude is hustling hard, clearly needing his fix.

He comes up and asks if I want to buy it. At first, I said no, went inside, and then came back out with an idea. I asked how much, and he said $100. I told him I only had $60 and that he’d have to help me load it. Five minutes later, I’m driving home with the thing hanging out the back of my Subaru Forester. Problem solved, I guess?

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Someone’s probably missing that from their garage.

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Steele said:
Someone’s probably missing that from their garage.

Lol, true. You might want to delete this before you get charged with receiving stolen property.

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You should’ve bought him some rock and had him install the turbo for you.

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Sam said:
You should’ve bought him some rock and had him install the turbo for you.

Yeah, great idea… let some sketchy dude know where I live and see what I have. No thanks.

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Jesse said:

Sam said:
You should’ve bought him some rock and had him install the turbo for you.

Yeah, great idea… let some sketchy dude know where I live and see what I have. No thanks.

Well, you’re the one buying stolen property. :person_shrugging:

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@Zane
You’re assuming it’s stolen. You can’t prove that, and neither can I. I saw an opportunity and took it. I didn’t do anything wrong.

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Jesse said:
@Zane
You’re assuming it’s stolen. You can’t prove that, and neither can I. I saw an opportunity and took it. I didn’t do anything wrong.

Tell that to the cops if they come knocking. Doesn’t matter if you didn’t know.

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@Zane
So, what? Are we supposed to assume everything is stolen now? That’s a bit much.

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@Zane
Honestly, I’m not losing sleep over it. He needed money, I needed a cherry picker. If the cops do show up, I’ll hand it over and tell them where I got it. Not a big deal.

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Jesse said:
@Zane
Honestly, I’m not losing sleep over it. He needed money, I needed a cherry picker. If the cops do show up, I’ll hand it over and tell them where I got it. Not a big deal.

Fair enough, but if it is stolen and they can prove it, you’re still in trouble. Anyway, good luck with the turbo install!

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@Zane
You know what we need? A YouTube channel called ‘Crackhead Garage.’ I’d watch that!

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@Zane
You sound like a blast at parties.

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Jaime said:
@Zane
You sound like a blast at parties.

Thanks. :+1:

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@Zane
To charge someone with receiving stolen property, they’d need to prove you knew it was stolen. That’s not so easy in a case like this.

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Jesse said:

Sam said:
You should’ve bought him some rock and had him install the turbo for you.

Yeah, great idea… let some sketchy dude know where I live and see what I have. No thanks.

Even a crackhead knows better than to mess with a 6.0.

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What brand is it? Looks like a great deal!

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Clarke said:
What brand is it? Looks like a great deal!

It’s a Central Hydraulic with an 8-ton long ram jack. Not a speck of rust on it either.

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I’ve got the same one—Central Hydraulic. Mine’s over 25 years old, and it’s still going strong. The folding legs are a lifesaver for storage.

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Mica said:
I’ve got the same one—Central Hydraulic. Mine’s over 25 years old, and it’s still going strong. The folding legs are a lifesaver for storage.

It’s a beast! Definitely overkill for my 40-pound turbo, but it’ll get the job done.