Fredo 56 #1 Posted November 28, 2021 Hello, i am new to this forum. Here's what happened. I met this guy named Roland found him on marketplace I was looking for a vtg manhole cover for an in ground oven I was building at the time. Built a friendship with this older gentleman and started selling vintage stuff he would find in his teardowns. Side note he does alot of rural old little towns here in my area, he finds antiques and vintage stuff all the time! Fast forward a few weeks ago I did my first sale for him 40 complete factory steel windows from an old late 1800s shoe factory in Washington, MO. Well he agreed to pay me a percentage for selling stuff for him, I like to think I am a good sales person. Plus I love meeting interesting people and hearing their stories! Well at the time for him to pay me I said "what are you doing with those old red lawn tractors sitting there?" there was a little Springfield tractor as well very interesting too. He said you want them I said I will take them as payment. I knew they were worth saving and I wanted to get them out of the elements. So came back with my trailer and picked all three up including the Springfield (reminded me of an RJ). It was a Commando 6 with a tecumseh 8hp, a 567 with the 6hp tecumseh and mower deck! Brought them back home and put them in one of the pole barns on my property, they were safe at last! That day I went down that rabbit hole and started researching the brand I was amazed on the info and puctures online of all the models. Tons of info and pictures! I had this thought how much I enjoyed just looking at them. And since I didnt have a running one I thought I find one that was running. I got on marketplace and I met a 70 year old man that goes by the name Bernie. He had two blurry pictures of two different WH. He messaged me at 1am that night 5 hours after my initial message. Haha I was stoked he answered.. marketplace can be a pain the butt! He was an hour away in Troy, MO. I set up and appointment for that morning at 9. I brought $200 bucks since he had price of $250. I was confused with the pricing he had. It was 4 days ago I headed down there to purchase my first running WH. It was a 1076 with a 12hp kohler mowing deck and a hydro drive trans garaged kept. He had more sitting there and I was amazed that they were all running he had a total of 5. Brought the 1076 home it's sitting in my garage now. Well I decided to contact him again, I saw one I needed to have a 1056 with a kohler 12hp, snow plow and standard tranny! Paid the man $350 for that one but well worth it! It's in my garage now with the 1076. Now I have a total of 4 within 2 weeks. Oh by the way I found out we are expecting our first baby two weeks ago! Hahahaha 😃 3 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,234 #2 Posted November 28, 2021 Excellent story and nice horses. Welcome to Red Square. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,759 #4 Posted November 28, 2021 congrats on the tractors and the baby on the way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,586 #5 Posted November 28, 2021 Very nice start on your collection! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,235 #6 Posted November 29, 2021 Very cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fredo 56 #8 Posted November 30, 2021 Thank you all i will be picking up my 5th one tomorrow. I will post pictures soon! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,235 #9 Posted November 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Fredo said: 5th Oh yeah.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Secret 449 #10 Posted November 30, 2021 I haven't been posting on here very long (i'v been hiding in the shadows for months) but i can tell you there is nothing but AWSOME people and GREAT HELP AND INFO on here!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelHorse520H 706 #11 Posted December 1, 2021 You are making me too jealous 5 in 2 weeks!! I think that might be a world record! Where can I get a deal like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,814 #12 Posted December 2, 2021 Great to hear you are saving these horses from the weather. Love the model A pick-up bed trailer, very cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
