[AT] AC WD-45s at auction

[carl gogol]

Didn't know the two winners  the WD-45s, but one of them showed up about 3
miles from me this morning, a fellow that generally collects things green.
I have not stopped and talked with him in the 3 years I have been here,
guess now I have a reason to stop.  Maybe he needed a tractor to pull start
the green things in his yard?
Carl Gogol
Manlius, NY
(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
Simplicity 3112 & 7116
Kubota F-2400
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From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 7:53 PM
Subject: [AT] AC WD-45s at auction


> I went to an auction today that was about 5 miles from my house that had
two
> WD-45s in good to very good shape.  Both started easily, ran clean and had
> good to excellent rubber.  They were both stored inside and the paint was
> original.  Fenders on both were some type of imitation of the new
generation
> flat topped fenders, don't know if he had made them or they are available
> for purchase someplace.  Make for a nice place for a rider compared to OEM
> type.
>
> Well, I just went to make sure the price paid for them was fair - if not
> balanced.  First bid was $1000 which was already above my final and best
> intention for an offer.
>
> The tricycle version went first and ended at $2,000
> the wide front had a loader and ended at $2200.  Fair and balanced prices
in
> my mind.
>
> There also was a nice "two row" corn Sheller that had a crank or could be
> set up with a flat belt.  I was interested in it a lot, and when the
bidding
> started the auctioneer asked $1000, as he worked his way down I got
talking
> and the bidding stalled at $50.  I was off to the side and was trying to
get
> a bid in for $60 when he sold it, just before he saw me.  (#@%$%%  this
was
> the best Sheller I have ever seen and it went for $50!
>
> Bid on a 2 row AC snap corn planter in great shape and with all the
plates.
> I made the winner pay for this, dropping out at $375 - about 75 more than
I
> would have normally gone.  Still a pretty good price to the winner, these
> are hard to find and in such good shape.
>
> All I got was a $3 motor with a grinding wheel that I want to convert to a
> wire brush.
> Carl Gogol
> Manlius, NY
> (2) AC D-14, AC 914H
> Simplicity 3112 & 7116
> Kubota F-2400
>
>
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