Must be contagious!

[Bar Nuthin 1,058]

My trigger for picking up my first Wheel Horse was seeing my neighbor's Raider 10 buried back in the corner of his shed, along with a host of attachments. It has a hole in the side of the block, and he says he's saving it for a retirement project.

When I brought home my C-120, he was almost as excited as I was.

 

Well today he came rolling up on a '76 B-100 8-speed he picked up from the original owner who is heading for an assisted living facility. It was listed for $650 and my neighbor was going to give him the full asking price (w/snowplow).  The gentleman showed him receipts for everything that has ever been done to it, including a recent one where his mechanic pulled the head and carb and gave it a full service.  The old boy wanted to drive it one last time, so my neighbor let him drive it up on the trailer.  When he went to pay, the old man says, "Well, I think it's going to a good home so just give me $500."

 

  

  

    

Edited Saturday at 10:20 PM by Bar Nuthin

[ebinmaine 72,601]

That is fantastic! 

[SylvanLakeWH 28,389]

[TonyToro Jr. 1,959]

Awesomeness!!! 

[c-series don 10,018]

I love to hear stories like this! Not about someone going to an assisted living facility, but about a tractor that has been well cared for going to a good home where it will be appreciated. Personally I have been lucky enough to have had a few nice tractors (all Wheel Horse) actually willed to me or just given by their owners because they knew that I would take care of them the way that they would. The only downfall of this is that I now feel obligated to keep them and would feel bad about selling them. I realize that someday they will all have to go, with a select few that I will leave to my family to decide their fate. Hopefully that’s not something I have to worry about for a long time. Anyway @Bar Nuthin I’m happy for your neighbor for getting that tractor, and happy for you for having a neighbor who appreciates these tractors as much as we do!! 

[Retired Wrencher 5,773]

Bar: You did well. I had one they are excellent tractors. Enjoy it every day.

Edited 6 hours ago by Retired Wrencher

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On 7/26/2025 at 6:19 PM, Bar Nuthin said:

"Well, I think it's going to a good home so just give me $500."

I have already done this on a couple of  that passed through my shop on their way to a new owner. If it is going to the right new owner the price isn't the primary objective.