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ky wonder 
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 Topic: off brand, right color dr power equipment ?
Posted: 30 Apr 2012 at 8:38pm |
i have been approached with a chance to buy some new old stock dr equipment, at less than 50% of current retail, does anyone have any experieance with these things?
Edited by ky wonder - 30 Apr 2012 at 8:39pm
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JohnCO
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Posted: 30 Apr 2012 at 9:44pm |
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I may be wrong but I think MTD now owns DR. MTD quality is all over the place to pretty good to nearly scrape quality. I suspect the DR is higher quality. List price is pretty high as I remember.
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 5:59am |
I've been to their website and could download manuals,etc. Enough info to make my own at a fraction of their 'list' price.The stuff looks reasonably well built though.
Unless you get it for 1/3 of list and really could use it( or resell) I'd pass.
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ky wonder
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:03am |
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i have been looking for a good tow behind to clear trails behind the 4 wheelers but have never been impressed with the swiser units, i dont know if i could find a use for the power wagon, but mama can probably grt use out of it in the yard
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:20am |
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I have a 17hp walk behind brush mower. All I can say is that considering everything we made that mower do I am very impressed, almost impossible to stop. They are somewhat over priced but to me worth the money!
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Stan IL&TN
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:20am |
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I've looked at them hard several times but just couldn't pull the trigger as the price seemed over the top. I decided that I just didn't need something that would be used seldom by me. Would be nice but price kept me away. I would have pulled that trigger at a 50% discount.
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 8:31am |
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Biggest thing to think about is if they are a closeout item they are probably sold as is without factory warranty. When paying retail, that is one of the things you are buying along with the machine, so I tend to agree with the 1/3 of retail if this is indeed the case. Good luck in your purchase. I think if you are looking for one of the pull behind mowers, and you think you will use the cart, then agree on a price and enjoy.
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 9:57am |
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50% of retail is typical wholesale discount in many industries..........
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Posted: 06 May 2012 at 6:09pm |
i ended up getting both units for $2000, and a old woods 6' rm306 finish mower that was needing a new belt
listed the power wagon for $750.00 on cl and sold it within 6 hours
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