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Sdiver101

Hello everyone, New to the forum.

 

I though I would tell you a story about my uncle who had a Wheel horse dealership from early 70's to the 90's.  He had the dealership here in Stowe Vermont.  He pass away last year.  Since he had no children and I was the only one of his family that worked (from 80 to 90) for him, I was the lucky one who cleaned out the dealership.  I took me all of three minutes to sell it.  I still have the baggers, a few lawn tractors.  211-3 B115 and Kohler parts

 

What I found:

 

520-H, like new, 418-8, Like new, both Toro branded. Both fully operational and untouched.  About a dozen old tractors in different stages of repair.  7-8 garden and 4-5 lawn tractors.  A workhorse lawn tractor.  About $20K in new original parts, about 10K in Kohler (Still have) (pistons, rings, rods, gaskets, you name it.).  4-5 WH new baggers in the box.  Tiller, generator, snow blower, blade attachments.  A B-145 Electric (same as Electrak) with deck.  Set of ag tires for D-series.

 

Dealer stuff:  6' X 18" dealer sign still in the box, brand new from 1973.  brochures, manuals, patches, plastic bags, posters, tools kits, all Wheel horse branded.  

 

Talk about going down memory lane.

 

It is ok to dream. 

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Pullstart

:text-welcomewave:  Under sad circumstances, you’ve come to the right place!  Do you plan to keep or sell this stuff?  If selling is your objective, it might be in your best interest to Become a supportive member for a year to be able to post unlimited pictures in the classifieds section.  If not selling, it might be a great idea to become a 2+ year supporter so you can share pictures galore of your new amazing collection!  

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AMC RULES

Have any picts to post here of this W-H inventory?

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SylvanLakeWH

:text-welcomeconfetti:

 

Spent a few winters many moons ago skiing at Stowe... Beautiful town and area.

 

 

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ebinmaine

Welcome to Red square. My condolences on your uncle.

Sounds like you've got quite a little collection of cool stuff to be able to share.

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Tractorhead

:text-welcomewave: to :rs:

 

Condolences also from far far away over the Big Pond.

 

 

 

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Sdiver101

Sorry I wasn't clear.  I have sold most of it.  I still have 211-3 and a B-115. and the Kohler parts.  That is all I have left.  There is a local collector here with over 50 tractors and a barn to store them in.  He bought everything that was left at the dealership except the lawn tractors.  Everything that was Wheel Horse branded.  I still have kohler, tecumseh, lawn boy and some mtd parts left.

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c-series don

My condolences on your uncle. Is that collector a member here at red square? Do you have any pictures? 

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953 nut
3 hours ago, Sdiver101 said:

I still have kohler, tecumseh, lawn boy and some mtd parts left.

NOS parts are very desirable and sell well. It will take a bit of doing to list them for sale but well worth the effort.

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Achto

:WRS:

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wallfish
4 hours ago, Sdiver101 said:

There is a local collector here with over 50 tractors and a barn to store them in.

Was his name Tim?

Sorry to hear of your uncles passing

 

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Retired Wrencher

Sdiver101 :WRS:. Sorry for your loss. What a great area to have a dealership. You lived the W/Horse life. Take care.

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The Tuul Crib

:text-welcomeconfetti:T😎:rs:

:wwp:

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12Horse Paladin

Welcome!😊

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