Rotisserie - What's it worth

[ksierens]

I should be done with my home built rotisserie in a month or so and was thinking of trading it to a local guy for some parts.  What do you guys think it is worth so I know what to bargin for?

[Hopalong]

How much do you have into it as far time and materials?  I would think it would be worth at least that much.

[ksierens]

Well I pretty much already had the materials, except for about $60 in stock, and it took about 20 hours or so to put together.

Just wondered what other guys have paid for used ones in the past.

[gkring]

$400-$500?
Non adjustable from what I see otherwise I would go another $200.
used commercial made ones usually only lose a couple hundred. It's a big hunk of steel that never wears out! Save 2 hundred plus shipping when you sell to someone local.
Since I live in Dallas area I figure I could rent mine out a couple times to local guys for 6 months and make back all my money without having to store it.

[Chlngrcrzy]

I have been pricing them out on the internet, and they run from about $800 on up, depending on what you want on it. I am going to build my own. Do you have a list of the peices and sizes you used? I am thinking 3x3 and 3/16 thick. Does that sound about right for the stands? I see yours is non-adjustable(height or lift), how tall are the stands, in order for it to spin around and keep it off the ground?

[ksierens]

There are some good dimensions on the web, below is one I used for a starting point.  Because I was only planning on only doing my Challenger, I wasn't concerned with making it totally adjustable.  I used 3x3 tubing for the base and upright.  The stands are 46 1/2" from the floor to the rotation center line, and the base is 5' wide.  The front has a drop of 7 1/2" from the center line to the center of the attachment point (the bumper holes) and the back has a 5 1/2" drop.  This leaves it a little bottom heavy, though you could lower the back some more to something like 3" or so.
I have an 8 1/2' ceiling in my garage, and there is about 16" of clearance when the car is on it's side, and it also clears my garage door.
If you need any more details, let me know.

Here is the link to the plans:

http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/Rotisserie(rev.2).pdf

[Wang]

My thoughts would be in the neighborhood of 700.