Daniel, I've just discovered your Epic Project, very impressive! On the Montana find and trip, I was fortunate enough to spend a few years working in that part of the world ending in 2015. My days often consisted in driving a couple hundred miles in the undeveloped high plains of North Dakota and sometimes eastern Montana. Most would be totally amazed at the amount of pristine old iron just sitting around. You'll sometimes find it near and in old barns, but more often just sitting in the middle of nowhere on federal lands. The best news is rust isn't the bad hungry beast we see in the South.
Good Luck
RonR
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