Shaver Brothers NY 13021

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James Shattell

This place is an old-fashioned material scrap yard with some very old pieces of unique construction materials from old places that were deconstructed. It is quite of a maze to get around the place, but those that I enjoy searching for that special part they need for a restoration project may enjoy the time here looking around. The yard is somewhat organized by types of the materials. For example, the doors are mostly in the same place, along with most of the double hung windows. The clawfoot tubs are out back along with the decorative steam radiators. There is lots of boards and trim, but one of the issues is that they seldom have a significant amount of trim that would allow you to the take on a project of even a single room. There's also lots of window hardware and door hardware pack away in file cabinet drawers. Some of the stuff is quite antique but not really cleaned up. You might get yourself a good deal depending on the mood of which Shaver Brother is manning the store or how they size you up for what they think you can pay. Or perhaps the price is based on what they need to make that day. Nevertheless, I've always enjoy myself since I'm such a scavenger myself and I just love exploring all the stuff they have. I actually have managed to match up some of the stuff that I need for the historic restoration I do back in Syracuse, NY. I sometimes stop by if I'm in the area just to take some pictures, like I did below, of things I think I could use in restoration projects. I would like to think that the place could be more organized and that the brothers would be more familiar with their inventory, but that's never going to happen and I will never expect it to be anyway than what it is. So, if you enjoy a good rummage and your a fan of old parts to put into your restoration projects, this place would is worth the stop, but be prepared to spend a good part of a day looking around.

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John

We purchased 2 of their hydraulic thumb kits for a Bobcat 331 and a Wacker Neuson 50Z3. The kits were very nice and had everything we needed to get to work. The thumb seems to be very good quality, with very nice welding.

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clint quarles

Bought an adapter that was welded incorrectly. completely worthless customer service and suggested i grind and re-weld it! Returned it and they only refunded a part of what they promised. the implement fell off the machine driving it 10 feet. somebody could have got hurt. I wish i could give them 0 stars both for the product and the attitude the owner had. not an employee, the owner