oliver2-44 8,852 #1 Posted December 17, 2015 Drove by a local mower shop and saw this trailer full of junk "Big Box" plastic tractors. Sadly many of these don't look all that old... So, we Love our older tractors cause ...Wheel Horse made them to last and Kohler keeps them shaking!. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #2 Posted December 17, 2015 That's quite a stack of junk there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,043 #3 Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) They should park an empty trailer in from of the box stores so customer can throw them on after day of purchase. It would save a lot of frustration. In a box store and overhead the following conservation : Female customer : I want a riding mower that will handle a sloped yard , my lot is 40 ft x 100 ft. Box store drone: I think you would be happy with this Troy Bilt zero turn with a 50 inch deck. I walked away quickly shaking my head. Noticed the customer stomping out of box store a few minutes later. Just realized I did not finish my thoughts : We live in a time with disposal mowers , the heck with the customers wants or needs and the drones in box stores still work there. No more hardware stores , no true mower stores that sell something that has a useful life of more than a few years. Member of Groups like ours are a heck of a lot smarter than the majority of the citizens of this planet. Glad my parents were members of the greatest generation. Edited December 17, 2015 by elcamino/wheelhorse did not finish 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,051 #4 Posted December 17, 2015 Disposable mowers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,129 #5 Posted December 17, 2015 I really hope they at least salvage tires etc... What a waste... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #6 Posted December 17, 2015 Biggest problem I see is the price of scrap is so low right now they probably won't even haul the junk away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,129 #7 Posted December 17, 2015 22 minutes ago, KC9KAS said: Biggest problem I see is the price of scrap is so low right now they probably won't even haul the junk away. Sad, but most likely true... When I recently had work done to my '82 Kohler I was told by numerous people - "not worth it...just get a cheap knock off and throw it out when it dies in a few years..." Pathetic! Needless to say, she runs and shakes like a champ! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,739 #8 Posted December 18, 2015 You DID tell them to pack sand didn't you Sylvan??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,129 #9 Posted December 18, 2015 14 minutes ago, WHX6 said: You DID tell them to pack sand didn't you Sylvan??? Yup! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,916 #10 Posted December 18, 2015 2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: I really hope they at least salvage tires etc... What a waste... Looks like a few decent seats in there too. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,051 #11 Posted December 18, 2015 12 hours ago, squonk said: Looks like a few decent seats in there too. Yeah that's what I was thinking. A lot of these old Horses need a good seat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian01 481 #12 Posted December 18, 2015 Looks like the one beside the trailer is going to be OK...1 out of 50 isn't bad. Lmao Yeah I dunno what junk prices are everywhere else in the country but right now, here, Tin, which is what all that would go for, is only $25 a ton! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russellmc301 600 #13 Posted December 21, 2015 you could just drive the tractor out and load it up and drive over to the junk yard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #14 Posted December 21, 2015 On December 17, 2015 at 0:05 PM, oliver2-44 said: Drove by a local mower shop and saw this trailer full of junk "Big Box" plastic tractors. Sadly many of these don't look all that old... So, we Love our older tractors cause ...Wheel Horse made them to last and Kohler keeps them shaking!. Do you know what the tractor on the ground is? I would swear it says Husky, like the bicycle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 8,852 #15 Posted December 21, 2015 Yes @WNYPCRepair that is a HUSKY. Not sure who made them but I see them from time to time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,191 #16 Posted December 21, 2015 That looks like a place where my 212 would be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtieguy 334 #17 Posted December 22, 2015 Husky or Huskee (not sure) was a brand name for Tractor Supply Co (TSC)...lawn mower was made by MTD....My first job was in 1972 for TSC in Wichita KS...and I remember a white and green mower sold by TSC was named Lawn Chief??...heck, I've slept since then! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
