Wheel horse 520H anniversary edition.

[Scoob84 1]

I just bought a wheel horse 520H for $300 from a friend that was needing money. No attachments other than the mowing deck which has a couple of places rusted through that i will need to repair. Someone has spray painted it at some point and sprayed decals and all. I'm wanting to get all new decals and repaint it the way it should have been done. Was wondering what the value on one of these in good condition is before I spend a whole lot on it. Does it being a 1996 anniversary edition make it worth more?  Sure this may have come up on here before. If so sorry. Seems hard to find info on pricing and what implements are still available for this.

[Ed Kennell 30,705]

to the  Scoob.              

51 minutes ago, Scoob84 said:

Was wondering what the value on one of these

Well, $300 was it's latest value set by you and your friend.      Condition, meter hours,  location, salesmanship, maintenance records are all factors that determine value.     

I recently bought a poorly maintained  '89 520H for $150, spent some time making it right and resold it for $500.

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2 hours ago, Scoob84 said:

Was wondering what the value on one of these in good condition is before I spend a whole lot on it.

This is a labor of love for most of us and there are very few " I Made a Small Fortune " stories out there. Keep ti, enjoy it and when you decide there is a " Must Have" out there to replace it then you can worry about price.

[Scoob84 1]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

to the  Scoob.              

Well, $300 was it's latest value set by you and your friend.      Condition, meter hours,  location, salesmanship, maintenance records are all factors that determine value.     

I recently bought a poorly maintained  '89 520H for $150, spent some time making it right and resold it for $500.

Just over 900 hours. Changed all oil and filters right after I got it even though what was in it looked good. Seems to have been maintained but obviously not by a painter.

[Achto 23,451]

[Darb1964 887]

12 hours ago, Scoob84 said:

Just over 900 hours. Changed all oil and filters right after I got it even though what was in it looked good. Seems to have been maintained but obviously not by a painter.

In my opinion a running 520 with work left in if is worth $ 300.

Why people paint over decals is weird, I have a1067 that was done too. I used a dish sponge with the rough side and got most of it off. They painted over the hood ornament also, steel wool cleaned that up nicely.

 

[lynnmor 5,795]

To answer your question about the anniversary edition, in my opinion that adds just a little to the value.  Of course there may be a buyer out there that might be willing to pay much more.