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Another Horse for the Stable

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ericj

i bought my first and only new wheel horse in the fall of 99, a 314-8 with a 42" rear discharge deck. i worked it for a number of years and racked up a little over 300 hrs on it before i retired it several years ago now. i used it year around to mow, plow snow,rototill. not sure if i ever had a blower on it or not but i don't think so, always had another tractor for the blower.  the 314 sipped gas and always had enough power for all the jobs i through at it. before i retired it i had upgraded to a 48" deck. 

looks like you got a real nice one there and with only 215 hrs you should get a lot more years of service out of it and it will use a lot less gas then the sk482 so good luck with your new horse

 

 

 

eric j

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AMC RULES

Looks like you were in the right :wh: place...

at the right :wh: time. :handgestures-thumbupright:   Nice score. 

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DougC

Why would anyone  trade in a a perfectly good   :wh:  with only 215 hours on it.........:rolleyes:

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halseyn

DougC,

I asked the same question, two issues, mower wasn't big enough for his property and he didn' t like the way the 42" RD mowed.

I'll take a chance on that :-)

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