[MasterMech]

...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?

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.

 

[MasterMech]

@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.

 

[jimbeckel]

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

 

[FATC1TY]

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.

 

[lbb091919]

All that JD green and not a single 220 grass catcher. Dang.

Will be interesting to see the bidding

 

[FATC1TY]

All that JD green and not a single 220 grass catcher. Dang.

Will be interesting to see the bidding

They'll be healthy.

 

[TulsaFan]

Here's a past Weeks greens mower purchase example:
$210 - Winning bid for a six year old greens mower with a groomer
$21 - 10% buyers fee
$18 - Sales Tax
$35 - Pallet Fee (1/2 price due to two mowers shipped)
$143 - Shipping (1/2 price due to two mowers shipped)
$85 - Reel Grinding Fee
$354 - JD Parts including: grass basket, bedknife, covers, belts, misc
$100 - Transport Wheels (used)
$965 - TOTAL

It adds up pretty quickly without mentioning the tools that you might want to get started: accu-gage, lapping compound, grease gun, and impact screwdriver set to remove the old bedknife! :lol:

 

[CenlaLowell]

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.

See this what scares me. I can not do this type of engine work

 

[Redtwin]

Well this is a bit disheartening for a guy wanting to get his first reel mower, haha.

I've bought several mowers over the past few seasons, GM1000 from Facebook, Flex21 from Weeks, and a 3100 from Facebook. I also have a friend who has bought several from Facebook. By far, the worst mower I got for my money was from Weeks. I bought it because it had a groomer but the groomer was completely rusted out and destroyed. I was able to get the mower running and it is my main walking machine now but I paid way more than I should have for that dang groomer that is useless. I recommend watching Facebook Marketplace; set notifications and be patient. There are some great deals out there from time to time.

I will never buy another machine that I can't see and touch before forking out the money.

 

[Rowdy]

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.

See this what scares me. I can not do this type of engine work

I bet you could find a YouTube video and follow it step by step. I did this very thing when I rebuilt the front end on my old truck.

 

[jimbeckel]

All that JD green and not a single 220 grass catcher. Dang.

Will be interesting to see the bidding

Perusing EBay in the last few days and I've seen some JD 220 grass catchers on there.

 

[jimbeckel]

Well this is a bit disheartening for a guy wanting to get his first reel mower, haha.

I've bought several mowers over the past few seasons, GM1000 from Facebook, Flex21 from Weeks, and a 3100 from Facebook. I also have a friend who has bought several from Facebook. By far, the worst mower I got for my money was from Weeks. I bought it because it had a groomer but the groomer was completely rusted out and destroyed. I was able to get the mower running and it is my main walking machine now but I paid way more than I should have for that dang groomer that is useless. I recommend watching Facebook Marketplace; set notifications and be patient. There are some great deals out there from time to time.

I will never buy another machine that I can't see and touch before forking out the money.

Totally agree, Weeks allows potential buyers to walk the inventory the Saturday before the sale but, unfortunately that is not feasible for almost everyone as we are looking to keep costs down. I think the main buyers have employees inspect the lot before the sale and know what they will be bidding on. My salvage 180sl was missing the shoe ($431) bedknife ($50) clutch handle ($150) carb and air intake parts ($75) and bedknife adjustment knobs $150) plus the fact that the motor had bad carbon deposits on the head and piston (low compression, no start) qualified this machine as a donor.

 

[jimbeckel]

The Honda GX 120 is back together after ultrasonic cleaning and getting rid of the carbon buildup, valves were lapped and set the lash. Put it all back together and it fired right up and purred like a kitten. A few more parts to install and off to the reel grinder and it's mow time!

 

[FATC1TY]

Well this is a bit disheartening for a guy wanting to get his first reel mower, haha.

I've bought several mowers over the past few seasons, GM1000 from Facebook, Flex21 from Weeks, and a 3100 from Facebook. I also have a friend who has bought several from Facebook. By far, the worst mower I got for my money was from Weeks. I bought it because it had a groomer but the groomer was completely rusted out and destroyed. I was able to get the mower running and it is my main walking machine now but I paid way more than I should have for that dang groomer that is useless. I recommend watching Facebook Marketplace; set notifications and be patient. There are some great deals out there from time to time.

I will never buy another machine that I can't see and touch before forking out the money.

Agreed. It's a gamble from weeks, and if they are indeed good, you'll see the prices start to soar at the end from the folks who have seen it in person.

That's my tip for the week- the higher priced mower to go first is usually the better condition.

 

[Rowdy]

I have a sneaky suspicion that all of the greens mowers will have another 0 added to their prices before the auction ends…

 

[lbb091919]

All that JD green and not a single 220 grass catcher. Dang.

Will be interesting to see the bidding

Perusing EBay in the last few days and I've seen some JD 220 grass catchers on there.

Haven't seen any used ones lately. New one up there for $340. No thanks.

 

[trashpanda]

Did they just extend bidding a day or am I slow?

 

[Jeffersonzoysia]

Did they just extend bidding a day or am I slow?

I noticed that too. They probably are not satisfied with the bids and want to extend it to see if they can get bids up.
My $0.02 worth. :thumbup:

 

[trashpanda]

Did they just extend bidding a day or am I slow?

I noticed that too. They probably are not satisfied with the bids and want to extend it to see if they can get bids up.
My $0.02 worth. :thumbup:

My thoughts EXACTLY.

 

[TulsaFan]

Did they just extend bidding a day or am I slow?

An employee at Weeks probably put in the wrong end date. The turf auctions always end on Wednesday.