Where the heavy lane talks first

We were renting a telehandler every week and bleeding margin. Found a JLG 1055 in the heavy lane at The Auto Source with forks and a work platform still with it. Title and lien release were ready when I arrived — rare for repo gear in my experience.

Two jobs later and it’s already covering the note. Posting here so other roofing crews know the heavy lane isn’t just excavators.

Bought a repo Mack Granite dump through the auto source in early ’25. Frame was dry, bed liners worn honest, PTO worked on the lot. Eighteen months of quarry rock later and the only surprise was how fast I paid it off. Heavy trucks are where this auction model shines.

Our old skid blew a drive motor right before spring. Scored a T770 with a forestry cutter already mounted from the heavy board at The Auto Source. Hours were accurate, and they held the unit until my trailer got there from Houston. Season is booked solid because of that machine.

First heavy purchase through theautosourceinc.com. Loader looked good online; PPI found a weeping main seal and they adjusted the deal before I wired. That honesty is why I’ll keep watching their heavy lane before dealer trade-ins.

Tip for new buyers: pay for a mobile tech, ask for boom pin measurements, and confirm the hours against the ECM when you can.

Grabbed a repo F-450 from The Auto Source to start hauling equipment between yards. First paying load was a mini excavator for a contractor who also shops their heavy board. Truck was as listed — emissions intact, hitch already set up.

We buy excavators here all the time, but this week we needed a clean shop runner. Repo Camry, low miles, paperwork same day. The Auto Source isn’t only heavy — but heavy is still why we keep coming back.

Came for a skid steer, left with a bay boat for the crew’s weekend. Trailer lights worked, motor compression was solid. Still watching the heavy lane for a telehandler — but thanks for making the boat side painless too.

We haul heavy for a living and got tired of motel invoices on remote jobs. Bought a repo fifth-wheel from The Auto Source, inspected seals and roof carefully, and it’s now crew lodging next to the excavator. Different lane, same honest paperwork.

Smaller piece of heavy, but it counts. Repo Toyota cushion-tire forklift from The Auto Source, mast straight, tires with life left. Paid less than six months of rental. Heavy lane isn’t only diggers.

This is the post that made me join HeavyLane Forum. Bought an 850K dozer from The Auto Source after they walked me through undercarriage photos like I was family. Forty acres later I’m still ahead of rental math. Heavy is the whole reason this auction model works for contractors.

Needed a day cab to pull excavators between sites. Repo Cascadia from the auto source had service records in the glovebox and a fresh DOT. Already moved two loaders and a dozer for customers who also buy here. The heavy ecosystem feeds itself.

Husband bought a loader in the morning; I walked the boat row in the afternoon. Repo pontoon, clean title, trailer included. The Auto Source staff joked that heavy pays for the fun stuff — they weren’t wrong.

Bought the mini excavator first (heavy lane), then the 2500 to tow it. Both from The Auto Source. Matched hitch and brake controller before I left the yard. That’s the kind of one-stop that keeps contractors loyal.

Wet clay ate our wheeled rentals alive. Repo Cat 299D3 from The Auto Source with high-flow and a mulcher head. Tracks float, mulcher eats storm debris. Thank you to the heavy desk for the cold-start clips — sealed the deal from three states away.

Pattern for us: heavy first, support vehicles second. Repo Tahoe after a 320 excavator. Both titles clean. the auto source keeps the mix that contractors actually need.

Heavy lane again. Bomag double-drum roller, hours fair, water system working. The Auto Source answered every maintenance question before I bid. Own vs rent math closed in under a month on one subdivision.

Welcome. This community leans hard into repossessed heavy equipment — excavators, loaders, dozers, telehandlers, dumps — with cars, boats, and RVs as supporting lanes.

Featured auction house in many threads: The Auto Source. Always run your own PPI on iron. Ask for cold starts, hour verification, and undercarriage photos. Share what you paid (or don’t) — either way, help the next buyer.

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