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cmcmjk

Just wanted to say hi and a big thank you for such a great resource.

 

I dropped in back in November when I found a deal on a 1995 314 Hydro. Found all the info I need to make an educated decision to purchase it and brought it home!

 

Came with a 42" single stage tall chute blower, weights and chains. Mower is a 42" rear discharge deck with the recycler kit. 14 hp Kohler Magnum had 357 hours on it. Paid $650 in northern Michigan. 

 

It was used mainly for the snowblower and had badly rusted floorboards. The side panels were pretty bad too. The hood was rusted along the seam where the front "grill" attaches. The black part of the "grill" was also rusted. Behind the "grill" the paint and rust were coming off in sheets! You guys helped me find a close match on the paint, so it got sand blasted, primed, and painted Krylon cherry red. It look a thousand times better!

 

I used a 33" Snapper rear engine rider and still bag the grass, but it's getting hard to get rid of! It was going to cost $100 + to convert it to a mulcher and I wanted a bigger snowblower so this 314h fit the bill. I see the recycler deck gets mixed reviews, so I hope I like the job it does.

 

Thanks again,

 

Mike

 

 

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Sparky

Good looking machine and I think $650 was a great price!

:WRS:

 

Mike...........

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RedRanger

Welcome CMC!.  :text-welcomeconfetti:

I think you got a great deal.  That 314 should serve you well.

 

Drove through your town on our way home from Mackinaw last summer.  Very cool area to live in.  Lots of nice views from HWY 31 overlooking the Bay.

Also headed your way next weekend on a sled trip to Cadillac.

How much snow do you guys have?

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AMC RULES

:WRS:

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roadapples

Nice horse, and welcome to Red Square..

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SylvanLakeWH

Welcome!

Good to see yet another Michigander!

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cmcmjk

Thanks for the welcomes!

 

RedRanger, there is plenty of snow. The sleds are happy right now! Weather is supposed to stay cold next week. Cadillac got dumped on the beginning of this week.

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RedRanger

That's what I'm hearing.  Got about a dozen of us coming up for 4 days next week!

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can whlvr

:WRS:

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953 nut

:WRS:   glad to see :wh: stay in the family.

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