[AT] gravely sickle mower

Tue Oct 4 17:44:26 PDT 2005

Yeah I tried to collect as many attachment as I could for mine, but they are 
pretty rare around here...  Oklahoma is about as backward a state as any can 
be.  Those MTD riding mowers are the norm.  They sell for $600 for a 12hp 
one and everyone buys one every other year...  I still need a sickle for my 
gravely..

Cecil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] gravely sickle mower

>
> I saw Mark's answer to you last night, and what he said reminded me that
> I have a Gravely collector "right up the road from me".  He's about 8
> miles due north, and I've sold some Gravely items to him in the past.
> I'll do a little leg work and see if he has a sickle bar attachment that
> he "just can't live with anymore."
>
> Years ago -- in another life -- I was the last mechanic the local
> Gravely dealer had before the business closed and the entire inventory
> of used equipment was sold at auction.  I had to get as many attachments
> hooked up and working on operating tractors as I could so they would
> sell.  The auctioneer wanted stable tractors (so they didn't have to be
> propped up) and felt that we'd realize higher sales if everything was
> sold as an operating unit.  It was an interesting month or so: trying to
> cobble together all the leftovers.  I put together about a dozen units
> that would be salvageable by new owners, but there still were another
> dozen or so carcasses left over in the shop that we couldn't even get
> bids on at the auction.  I made several trips to the junk yard with a
> loaded 3/4 ton pickup.  If I had known then what I know now about
> tractor collecting, I'd have made space for it somehow in my own garage.
>
>
> Larry
>
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> crbearden at copper.net
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:25 AM
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>
> Larry
> Sounds great
> I sent you an address by separate e-mail.  Let me know if you did not
> get it...  I still need one for my Gravely though.....
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: rlgoss at evansville.net
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: RE: [AT] gravely sickle mower
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 12:06:52 -0500
>
>>Well, Cecil, the Troy-Bilt sickle bar mowers are no longer being
>>built.
>>Anything you find for sale that is new, is NOS.  I stopped in and
>>looked
>>at the one here locally this morning.  It was built in 1995 and has
>>seen
>>almost no use.  The engine (4 horse Briggs) started on the first
>>pull,
>>and mechanically this thing is like new.  It runs very quietly.  The
>>asking price was $300.  I hesitated, and he immediately came down to
>>$250.  You do understand, that I'm in the show rooms of all the local
>>dealers often enough that they recognize me even though they may not
>>remember my name.  So anyway, since the dealer said he had two
>>inquiries
>>about it this morning (neither one was me) I went ahead and bought
>>it.
>>The only thing it needs is replacement sections on the knife.  Those
>>are
>>standard combine sections, so that's a piece of cake.
>>
>>I bought this for you, but if the price is out of line or if you
>>decide
>>you don't want it, that's OK.  I'll either keep it myself, or I'll
>>resell it.  I had the Jeep with me this morning instead of the pickup
>>(I
>>just wasn't thinking) so I didn't bring it home with me.  The dealer
>>is
>>going to deliver it to another of his local showrooms (for my
>>convenience) in a couple of days and I'll pick it up from there.
>>He's
>>even throwing in a pallet for it for free.  That's no biggee because
>>pallets are always a pain to get rid of.  He mentioned that he might
>>give me six of them so I can construct a crate for shipping.  :-)
>>
>>The only thing this unit needs for it to be in "like new" operation
>>is
>>new sections.  The question is: Do you want the thrill of installing
>>them, or do you want me to do it for you?  I ask this because I have
>>a
>>Hershel-Adams riveting tool and I can replace the whole knife in less
>>than a half hour.  BTW, this has a 36-inch cut and it has the safety
>>blade guard with it.
>>
>>I had another dealer searching nationally for anything new or used
>>that
>>might be available, but when I bought this one I had him cancel his
>>search.  When I told him the specs on this unit and what it cost, he
>>said I got a good deal.  But I used to work for this man!  He is
>>first
>>and foremost a salesman.  He would tell me I did OK regardless of
>>whether or not he believed it.
>>
>>So let me know whether or not you're interested in this mower.  I'm
>>guessing that shipping will run less than $100 from here to Oklahoma,
>>and if you want me to get replacement knife sections and install them
>>you're probably looking at around $400 for the whole project
>>delivered
>>to you and ready to run.
>>
>>Since this model is out of the lineup, it's difficult to find an MSRP
>>on
>>it, but I think I remember the new price in the neighborhood of $650
>>to
>>$750.
>>
>>Larry
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>>crbearden at copper.net
>>Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 8:54 AM
>>To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>Subject: RE: [AT] gravely sickle mower
>>
>>Larry:
>>I really do not remember what they are selling for now.  I found a
>>couple on E-bay that sold for around $450, but the shipping was going
>>to be almost that since it was a residential pickup and the owner had
>>to farm out the crating etc.....
>>
>>Cecil
>>
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: rlgoss at evansville.net
>>To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>Subject: RE: [AT] gravely sickle mower
>>Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 08:12:45 -0500
>>
>>>OK, Cecil.  I'll check on it tomorrow.  I haven't checked to see
>>what
>>>the new price is on those units, but I will do so before heading out
>>>in
>>>the morning.  Do you have any feel for % of new price you might
>>>consider?  My own thoughts are that if this is in operating
>>condition
>>>it
>>>still should not be priced over 50% of retail, but that may still be
>>>too
>>>high.  This is a current production item so prices for them should
>>be
>>>available in on-line stores.
>>>
>>>Larry
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>>>crbearden at copper.net
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 11:44 PM
>>>To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>Subject: RE: [AT] gravely sickle mower
>>>
>>>Larry:
>>>I would appreciate it if you would check on this for me.  I cannot
>>>understand why someone would put a piece of equipment like this on
>>>E-bay and then require the buyer to pick it up.....  Why don't they
>>>just advertise in the local paper.  However, I have only found 2
>>>items within 100 miles of me over the last 5 years...
>>>
>>>Cecil in OKla
>>>>If you don't get a response from someone closer, Cecil, there's one
>>>>of
>>>>the relatively new Troy-Bilt walk behinds setting in the used
>>lineup
>>>>at
>>>>one of the dealerships in Poseyville.  I just saw it setting there
>>a
>>>>couple of days ago and have not inquired about it.  I'll be up
>>there
>>>>again on Monday morning picking up parts from another dealer in
>>town
>>>>(my
>>>>old employer) so I can check on it then and get back to you about
>>>it.
>>>> I
>>>>just did a drive-by on the lineup but I'll get out and kick the
>>>tires
>>>>if
>>>>you're interested.  This dealer also has an A-C model G with
>>>>cultivators
>>>>setting on the lot, too.  That one has been there for a while and
>>>the
>>>>price is way too high.
>>>>
>>>>Larry
>>>>
>>>
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