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WEEKS ONLINE TURF EQUIPMENT AUCTION MARCH 11TH

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#1 ·
https://bid.uselevel.com/ui/auctions/489
still updating items but some good stuff so far..
 
#13 ·
paulwrunge said:
coreystooks said:
@MasterMech I'm going to be watching those tri-kings as well as the 2653a's. What do you think would be a good price on them?
There's a Tri King in Lawrenceville, GA on marketplace with 800hrs for $3000.. there's another with 1800hrs, for $1000
I may be a poor judge, but that sure doesn't look like an 800 hour machine to me. Also, it looks like they've rattle canned the two forward cutting units.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/473025044469998/

Here is a link to the other one:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/421595743074506/
 
#14 ·
dugue4 said:
How hard/expensive is it to set up shipping with the recommended 3rd part?
I drove down to Moultrie and picked up two salvage 180sl's back in December and talked to them about shipping options. If you go the freight option, you will pay $50 for the weeks staff to drain the fluids and palletize the mower. They do have a guy who delivers via trailer in a certain mile radius for a flat fee per mile. Unfortunately, looks like you might be too far away. I crunched the numbers after renting a truck, gas and a hotel for one night came out to about the same it would've cost me to have it delivered. I wanted to check out their facility, so driving down was a good option and it was cool to check out all of the equipment on their lot.

They said they have two big buyers who purchase the bulk of the gear and than put it in conex boxes and ship them out for refurb and the resale market.
 
#15 ·
jimbeckel said:
dugue4 said:
How hard/expensive is it to set up shipping with the recommended 3rd part?
I drove down to Moultrie and picked up two salvage 180sl's back in December and talked to them about shipping options. If you go the freight option, you will pay $50 for the weeks staff to drain the fluids and palletize the mower. They do have a guy who delivers via trailer in a certain mile radius for a flat fee per mile. Unfortunately, looks like you might be too far away. I crunched the numbers after renting a truck, gas and a hotel for one night came out to about the same it would've cost me to have it delivered. I wanted to check out their facility, so driving down was a good option and it was cool to check out all of the equipment on their lot.

They said they have two big buyers who purchase the bulk of the gear and than put it in conex boxes and ship them out for refurb and the resale market.
Well this is a bit disheartening for a guy wanting to get his first reel mower, haha.
 
#16 ·
Rowdy said:
jimbeckel said:
dugue4 said:
How hard/expensive is it to set up shipping with the recommended 3rd part?
I drove down to Moultrie and picked up two salvage 180sl's back in December and talked to them about shipping options. If you go the freight option, you will pay $50 for the weeks staff to drain the fluids and palletize the mower. They do have a guy who delivers via trailer in a certain mile radius for a flat fee per mile. Unfortunately, looks like you might be too far away. I crunched the numbers after renting a truck, gas and a hotel for one night came out to about the same it would've cost me to have it delivered. I wanted to check out their facility, so driving down was a good option and it was cool to check out all of the equipment on their lot.

They said they have two big buyers who purchase the bulk of the gear and than put it in conex boxes and ship them out for refurb and the resale market.
Well this is a bit disheartening for a guy wanting to get his first reel mower, haha.
You'll be fine if you bid high enough. It's the wife who's really going to be disheartened with your lawn addiction. ;)

The 18" mowers are typically the cheapest with the 26" commanding the greatest price.

Just make sure if you want a groomer, grass basket, transport wheels...that you bid on the mower that has all of them. Adding parts after the auction can get expensive and adding a groomer is very cost prohibitive. You're much better off paying a little more for the mower that already has everything you want.

However, I have sold a lot of transport wheels to the guys who didn't buy a mower with them! ;) :lol: So, there's a market for that as well.
 
#17 ·
One of the JD180 SL's I'm keeping was missing lots of parts, handle, bed knife adjustment rods, shoe and bed knife. I realized why they used this machine for parts. The head and piston was completely covered in carbon. New rings and valve lapping are in process. Machine should be in tip top shape when it's all said and done.




 
#18 ·
Rowdy said:
jimbeckel said:
dugue4 said:
How hard/expensive is it to set up shipping with the recommended 3rd part?
I drove down to Moultrie and picked up two salvage 180sl's back in December and talked to them about shipping options. If you go the freight option, you will pay $50 for the weeks staff to drain the fluids and palletize the mower. They do have a guy who delivers via trailer in a certain mile radius for a flat fee per mile. Unfortunately, looks like you might be too far away. I crunched the numbers after renting a truck, gas and a hotel for one night came out to about the same it would've cost me to have it delivered. I wanted to check out their facility, so driving down was a good option and it was cool to check out all of the equipment on their lot.

They said they have two big buyers who purchase the bulk of the gear and than put it in conex boxes and ship them out for refurb and the resale market.
Well this is a bit disheartening for a guy wanting to get his first reel mower, haha.
What type of mower are you looking to buy. I'm probably going to sell my allet with all of the cartridges, it's shippable without doing the pallet and freight option
 
#19 ·
Well I've never seen a Week's auction and my goal may be unrealistic, but I would love to get one of the JD 180E as cheap as possible. I don't mind having a project. I noticed that all of the 180E's have groomers or verticutters attached already, though they're missing grass catchers...who knows what will happen.

And yes, the wife is already tired of my obsession and I'm only on my 2nd year....I think I'm on the right track...
 
#21 ·
Ware said:
MasterMech said:
...Couple fairly low-hour Tri-Kings too if you wanted something to mow an acre or two reel-low.
How about an acre or 3.5? :D
I would have gone for that Toro 450D I sent you but that's just me and my nostalgia. :lol:

A Tri-King could work well on your place. Similar in application to a Toro ReelMaster 3100D, just not as refined perhaps.
 
#22 ·
coreystooks said:
@MasterMech I'm going to be watching those tri-kings as well as the 2653a's. What do you think would be a good price on them?
I have no idea. I haven't bought/sold one and they don't pop up on the auctions nearly as often as the 2653s. The Deere's will probably sell better than the Jakes, even with higher hours. Low-hour 2653a units are typically in the $8k+ range.
 
#24 ·
jimbeckel said:
Bombers said:
Yes to buying complete. You'll hear from both camps as to if the wheels and/or catcher is necessary. It's better to have than not to have and you'll always find people needing them all the time if you want to get rid of it.
I bought transport wheels for my toro gm1000 and never use them. I do use the grass catcher though
I haven't pulled out my transport wheels and axles in close to two years, and rarely use my catcher unless I'm trying to gauge clippings on my GM1600. I never understood the need for them, but certainly wouldn't part with them because of it.