Great Find: What's is worth?
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Topic: Great Find: What's is worth?
Posted By: JeremyHarmon(VA)
Subject: Great Find: What's is worth?
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 9:02pm
On the 2.5 hour return trip from Gray, TN I decided to take the back roads home and what a great decision. Came across a load of AC equipment along with the 85 year old gentleman who ran the AC dealership in Abingdon, VA. When his dealership closed in 85' he was given 5 days to remove whatever was left. He has several 3pt AC sickles, 333 no-till planter that was his demo unit, never sold and not used since. 444 baler, corn chopper, several plows and planter frames, not to mention a large asortment of tractors (180, 185, 170, 5045, 175 to name a few). He also has numerous NOS parts laying around in barns. The equipment is in fairly good shape to have been sitting for so many years. I am considering making an offer on some of the stuff but don't want to offend him and his years of stories. What would some of this stuff be worth? Any ideas.
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6080-3500hrs CA NF 618GT
5050-2300hrs 78 Hay Rake
5050-1100hrs Snap Coupler Equip
5040/loader-2800hrs CA WF
D12III D10II B112
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 9:48pm
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wow! what a neat find. can't really help you on the prices though. Hope you can work out something with the man. Wish I was closer. Darrel
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Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:05pm
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Just ask him if he's interested in selling any of his parts. If he agree's, then he will price the parts to you for what your interested in. Just be honest, if you don't agree on the price, that's when the dickerin will start, he's been around along time, betcha he's got really thick skin. He will respect your honesty,knowledge, and will size you up real quick I bet. He may not be "in the loop" on today's pricing, what's rare, what's not, etc.
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Posted By: JeremyHarmon(VA)
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:12pm
From what I gather from him he didn't think anybody even cared about AC equipment anymore. He said he bout a couple of new Kubota tractors because he didn't want to have to find parts for his AC's if something broke. He loves AC said he "swears by them" and was happy to see a young enthusiast.
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6080-3500hrs CA NF 618GT
5050-2300hrs 78 Hay Rake
5050-1100hrs Snap Coupler Equip
5040/loader-2800hrs CA WF
D12III D10II B112
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Posted By: E_O_09
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 11:14pm
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wow another user from southwest va.
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Posted By: JeremyHarmon(VA)
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 11:16pm
Allis all the way here.
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6080-3500hrs CA NF 618GT
5050-2300hrs 78 Hay Rake
5050-1100hrs Snap Coupler Equip
5040/loader-2800hrs CA WF
D12III D10II B112
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Posted By: E_O_09
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 11:17pm
Posted By: ToddSin NY
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 9:16am
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I can see the trucks with trailers convoying to VA from here!! LOL!!
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 11:27am
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If you try to get too CHEAP with him,you might lose your chance at buying anyting. A LOT of GOOD people lost FRIENDS and ITEMS over being CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: JeremyHarmon(VA)
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 3:11pm
Your right Fred. Definitely don't want that to happen.
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6080-3500hrs CA NF 618GT
5050-2300hrs 78 Hay Rake
5050-1100hrs Snap Coupler Equip
5040/loader-2800hrs CA WF
D12III D10II B112
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Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 6:15pm
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You said a mouthfull there Fred
IG
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Education doesn't make you smart, it makes you educated.
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Posted By: Dale H. ECIL
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 7:04am
IG,
Some people are too dumb to let well enough alone and keep their big mouth shut, oh well!!!
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