wh sickle bar

[chev0545 234]

anybody have an idea what a 42" sickle bar complete very good cond.is worth?

thanks

[AMC RULES 37,174]

[Lane Ranger 11,169]

Worth is a ??  

but they sell from $300  to $600 during the 8 or 9 years I have been watching the prices on them.  

 

 

[Aldon 4,828]

I paid 400 for mine this past winter and it was missing the rear hitch support. 

[OHRob72 88]

I paid $300 for mine in April and it Is missing the lift lever. Easy enough to fab one up though.

Edited June 10, 2016 by OHRob72

[KC9KAS 4,744]

If I had one to sell I could only get $100 out of it, but if I wanted to buy one it would cost $1000!

Luck & location play a big part!

[RedRanger 1,469]

1 hour ago, KC9KAS said:

If I had one to sell I could only get $100 out of it, but if I wanted to buy one it would cost $1000!

Luck & location play a big part!

It amazes me the number of attachments I see guys out east buying and trading, yet here in Indiana, I hardly see attachments for sale, other than decks and snow blowers.  

[dells68 7,498]

7 minutes ago, RedRanger said:

It amazes me the number of attachments I see guys out east buying and trading, yet here in Indiana, I hardly see attachments for sale, other than decks and snow blowers.  

Come south to southwest Virginia where I live, you won't find much of anything and when you do you have some serious road time to look at it!

[beloved1228 32]

On 6/10/2016 at 9:41 AM, dells68 said:

Come south to southwest Virginia where I live, you won't find much of anything and when you do you have some serious road time to look at it!

I agree cant find anything around Roanoke 

[dells68 7,498]

Yup, I'm about 2 hours from you near Abingdon and there's nothing around home.  I'm about to enter  heaven in a few hours.  Made it to the big show!!!!

[MalMac 1,332]

Even though the tractor was made in Indiana, more were sold in the east like OH, PA. Then they took a swing up to the New England states. When we were a dealer years ago we were told non were sold west of the Mississippi River wheather that's true or not I am not sure.

[elliot ness 1,916]

1 hour ago, MalMac said:

Even though the tractor was made in Indiana, more were sold in the east like OH, PA. Then they took a swing up to the New England states. When we were a dealer years ago we were told non were sold west of the Mississippi River wheather that's true or not I am not sure.

  30 + years ago there was a W/H dealer in Mexico Missouri and that's about 80 miles west of the big muddy. And one in Centraila Mo. another 20 miles west of Mexico Mo. and for sure one in KCMO.

[cschannuth 3,817]

There's been a dealer in Washington, MO as long as I can remember. And I'm pretty old. 

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,369]

1 hour ago, MalMac said:

Even though the tractor was made in Indiana, more were sold in the east like OH, PA. Then they took a swing up to the New England states. When we were a dealer years ago we were told non were sold west of the Mississippi River wheather that's true or not I am not sure.

Not sure of the name of the establishment or the exact location, but an old timer friend of mine bought a Wheel Horse back in the late 60s/early 70s brand new from a friend of his who was a dealer somewhere here in NW Oklahoma. Not sure but my 1277 may have came from same dealer...I do know it was bought brand new by a doctor who was a lifetime resident of our little town. From what I understand there were not near as many sold west of the Mississippi, and it does make them hard to find out here, but there were a few dealers out west.

[MalMac 1,332]

Not to hi-jack the thread here, but thanks for chiming in here guys about dealers out west. Really don't here much of dealers out that a way. Come to think of it I did know of one dealer out I think it was in Eastern Iowa.

[Wheelin'theSky 57]

On June 10, 2016 at 9:32 AM, RedRanger said:

It amazes me the number of attachments I see guys out east buying and trading, yet here in Indiana, I hardly see attachments for sale, other than decks and snow blowers.  

It's all about usage. If you're only mowing an acre or two, your parts last longer than a guy doing the back 40. Dealers are tough unless you are one of their "guys", meaning you get the first call when something comes in. I like private sales. I'll tell you what I see a lot though, old guys passing and his kids/grandkids either think the old tractor/accessory is gold, or basically gives it away. Not too much in between. The key is to be patient find the latter.   

[DennisThornton 4,771]

On 6/24/2016 at 6:12 AM, MalMac said:

Even though the tractor was made in Indiana, more were sold in the east like OH, PA. Then they took a swing up to the New England states. When we were a dealer years ago we were told non were sold west of the Mississippi River wheather that's true or not I am not sure.

True or not, just that that comment was even made is interesting!  They reached the awareness and sales figures without really penetrating west of the big river?  Darn!