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mrbeef

· #3 · Jul 11, 2013

That looks like a smokin deal to me!

The true test of skill is when you can put something back together and it works... not the dusty half disassembled pile of junk in the corner.... :dunno:

Tractors:
'17 JD 4066R, '08 JD 1445, '07 JD X748, '88 JD 318,'83 JD 214, '74 JD 140, '69 JD 140, 60's Power King, '57 JD 820

The Round Fenders: '67 JD 112H, '67 JD 112H, '67 JD 110H "The Frog", '67 JD 110, '66 JD 110, '65 JD 110, '64 JD 110
Former Machines:
60's Power King, '64 JD 110, '65 JD 110, '65 JD 110, '66 JD 60, '66 JD 110, '66 JD 110, '66 JD 110H, '66 JD 110H, '67 JD 112, '67 JD 112, '69 JD 112, '69 JD 140H3, '69 JD 140H3, '70 JD 112, '72 140 H1, '77 JD 212, '79 JD 212, '80 JD 317, '80 JD 317, '80 JD 317, uk Cushman 898807, '83 JD 318, '84 420, '86 JD 318, '86 JD 420, '87 JD 430, '87 JD 318, '88 JD 318, '88 JD 318, '88 JD 855, '89 JD 318, '90 JD 318, '91 JD 430, uk Cab Cadet 2140, '92 JD 320, '93 JD 320, '96 JD 445, '98 JD 425, '99 JD 3215A, '00 Sabre 2046, '01 JD 455, and '01 LX277

Want to watch a guy fumble through a project where he has no clue what might be next......
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butchs_hobby

· #4 · Jul 11, 2013

You got a DEAL!!! The sickle bar mower and string trimmer will sure come in handy for ditchs ands fence lines.

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TAHOE99

· #5 · Jul 11, 2013

Man, dude what a score.
I could really use that sickle right now, got a tons of tall weeds/grass that needs taken down.
Funny how people do not know how to work on things or even do minimal checks. My dad was given two push mowers, each one only a yr old. One needed a plastic breather plate on carb as it got hot and warped, the other needed the wheel bolt tightened. I don't think those people even owned a pair of pliers.

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Justin Helterbrand

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 11, 2013

These people are the kind that if something needs worked on or won't start, they park it and buy new. The sickle mowers pretty neat, I've never seen anything like it. All it needs is tires and its ready to work. The weed eater/trimmer just needed a spark plug lol. And everything's just dirty from setting in a barn.

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saskredneck

· #7 · Jul 11, 2013

Good score! I could sure use that sickle mower for tackling the 4ft high town grass/weeds that nobody has cut yet this year, would be a lot quicker than using my JD!

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Larry LGT 165

· #8 · Jul 11, 2013

People sure are funny the way they just abandon good equipment at the drop of a hat and go buy a new one. Must be nice to have money. Love that sickle mower, never had one but sure looks handy. Great score, hope you have lots more friends like that.

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Dieseltech

· #9 · Jul 11, 2013

In defense of those who don't know how to work on their own stuff. It keeps me employed! There is some merit in the fact that with small equipment it may not take long to rack up a large bill. Most shops are at a minimum 50/hour and the one I work at is 110/hour. You can't justify working on use equipment before you exceed the cost of a new one.

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Larry LGT 165

· #10 · Jul 11, 2013

Dieseltech said:
In defense of those who don't know how to work on their own stuff. It keeps me employed! There is some merit in the fact that with small equipment it may not take long to rack up a large bill. Most shops are at a minimum 50/hour and the one I work at is 110/hour. You can't justify working on use equipment before you exceed the cost of a new one.

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Well said, and kept me employed as a HD Diesel mechanic for 50yrs. The other side of the coin is, this is where we, the mechanically informed, score our bargains and laugh all the way to the bank.:trink39:

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Dieseltech

· #11 · Jul 11, 2013

Larry LGT 165 said:
Well said, and kept me employed as a HD Diesel mechanic for 50yrs. The other side of the coin is, this is where we, the mechanically informed, score our bargains and laugh all the way to the bank.:trink39:

Exactly. I forget to bite my tongue sometimes and tell people I'm a mechanic. Once they know that, it's hard to bargain with them.

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saskredneck

· #12 · Jul 11, 2013

Dieseltech said:
Exactly. I forget to bite my tongue sometimes and tell people I'm a mechanic. Once they know that, it's hard to bargain with them.

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I have made that mistake before and has cost me :00000060: I tend to keep my mouth shut when picking up classified add stuff now. :duh:

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Larry LGT 165

· #13 · Jul 12, 2013

Dieseltech said:
Exactly. I forget to bite my tongue sometimes and tell people I'm a mechanic. Once they know that, it's hard to bargain with them.

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That is a lot like my friend who used to tow scrap cars into the steel mill. He had an old beater of a truck that really shouldn't have been on the road and people would give him the wrecks for free :fing32:. He did so well, he bought a really decent tow truck. When people saw that, now they all wanted a couple hundred bucks for their scrappers. Something about cutting off your nose to spite your face.:00000060:

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Boyd

· #14 · Jul 12, 2013

Larry LGT 165 said:
People sure are funny the way they just abandon good equipment at the drop of a hat and go buy a new one. Must be nice to have money. Love that sickle mower, never had one but sure looks handy. Great score, hope you have lots more friends like that.

Ditto. I brought in a load of scrap recently and there on the pile was a mildly beat up Cub Cadet 42" blade with a home made bracket for forks. I kindly asked the young man operating the crane if I would be breaking a rule to grab it. He replied with "I'll help you load it after your trailer is unloaded". As he unloaded the guy ahead of me I went and dragged it 30 feet off of the shallow pile and close to my trailer. After he unloaded my trailer with the magnet on the crane, he picked up the blade with the crane and put it in the back of my trailer. Boy was I happy. I weighed it at home and it was 100 pounds. They were paying 7 cents per pound that day so I essentially paid $7.00 for a Cub 42" blade.

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Larry LGT 165

· #15 · Jul 12, 2013

Sask this is for you.

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...en-tractor-with-rotatiller-W0QQAdIdZ503028300

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mrbeef

· #16 · Jul 12, 2013

I have the opposite problem, I tell people I am a scientist and then just stare at me blankly and treat me like I have no idea I could operate something mechanical.

The true test of skill is when you can put something back together and it works... not the dusty half disassembled pile of junk in the corner.... :dunno:

Tractors:
'17 JD 4066R, '08 JD 1445, '07 JD X748, '88 JD 318,'83 JD 214, '74 JD 140, '69 JD 140, 60's Power King, '57 JD 820

The Round Fenders: '67 JD 112H, '67 JD 112H, '67 JD 110H "The Frog", '67 JD 110, '66 JD 110, '65 JD 110, '64 JD 110
Former Machines:
60's Power King, '64 JD 110, '65 JD 110, '65 JD 110, '66 JD 60, '66 JD 110, '66 JD 110, '66 JD 110H, '66 JD 110H, '67 JD 112, '67 JD 112, '69 JD 112, '69 JD 140H3, '69 JD 140H3, '70 JD 112, '72 140 H1, '77 JD 212, '79 JD 212, '80 JD 317, '80 JD 317, '80 JD 317, uk Cushman 898807, '83 JD 318, '84 420, '86 JD 318, '86 JD 420, '87 JD 430, '87 JD 318, '88 JD 318, '88 JD 318, '88 JD 855, '89 JD 318, '90 JD 318, '91 JD 430, uk Cab Cadet 2140, '92 JD 320, '93 JD 320, '96 JD 445, '98 JD 425, '99 JD 3215A, '00 Sabre 2046, '01 JD 455, and '01 LX277

Want to watch a guy fumble through a project where he has no clue what might be next......
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QAFarm

· #17 · Jul 12, 2013

mrbeef said:
I have the opposite problem, I tell people I am a scientist and then just stare at me blankly and treat me like I have no idea I could operate something mechanical.

Hmm people just stare at me scared :sidelaugh

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gregg

· #18 · Jul 13, 2013

Justin Helterbrand said:
A guy dad works with gave me a push mower a week or so ago. He told him he would bring it today. Dad calls and tells me he got the push mower and 2 other things that I'd like for $25. The push mower is only a couple years old. They went to start it one day and it made a funny noise so they shut it off and never used it again. With some fresh gas it fired right up. The blade bolt was loose and the blade was vibrating when it was running. Ill probably clean it up and re-sale it. View attachment 368257 . The weed eater didn't run either. After putting a spark plug in it and some fresh gas, it started right up and runs great. The wire and string on the handle don't seem to do anything, I just didn't take them off yet lol. View attachment 368265 . And then my favorite out of the deal. The Gardenway Trailblazer sickle bar mower. Believe it or not after putting gas in the original Briggs 3.5 hp it started on the 3rd or 4th pull. The main pulley was froze but after getting it un-stuck the sickle bar works great. And the self propelled also works good. All it needs now is tires. Wish I could get deals like this everyday! View attachment 368273

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Justin Helterbrand

Discussion Starter · #19 · Jul 13, 2013

Dad picked up some inner tubes for the sickle today. After getting them in we tried it out. It cuts great! Even for having rusty blades. And the previous owner gave us a new set of top blades for it.

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Larry LGT 165

· #20 · Jul 14, 2013

That sickle mower definitely was "the deal of the day ! " :trink39:

I'll bet you won't part with that one easily.:fing32:

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