[AT] gravely sickle mower

Tue Oct 4 17:46:32 PDT 2005

Here in Oklahoma we are just too backward to have a manufacturer like 
that...   I'm always too late or broke....   I wold like to find a sickle 
attachment for my Allis 314 also.  I worked on them when I was a kid in the 
tractor shop, but we only sold one sickle mower in 5 years....

I found one on e-bay and it went for over $450..

Cecil in Okla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] gravely sickle mower

> Yep when MTD bought out Troy Bilt they only wanted the tiller line and
> the Bolens and Troy Bilt names. They dropped the sickle bar cutters, The
> heavy duty chipper/shredders, and the walk behind mower/chipper/vac
> units, as well as the L/G tractors. I only wished I had been up at the
> warehouse and plant more often when they were in the process of moving
> out. The literally tossed out anything MTD wasn't buying. Entire
> dumpsters of chippers, tractor parts, new engines, garden carts and the
> like were scrapped. I was there a couple times to deliver parts for
> units that MTD planned on keeping and did snag a few things for myself,
> 2 new in the crate Tomahawk chippers with LOTS of spare blades and
> screens, one complete 20 HP tractor with cab and deck, 6 sets of hard
> coated tiller tines for my Horse tiller, a complete sickle bar (4HP) and
> a few extra cutter bar assemblies for them. Could have gotten a few
> tillers as well (MTD was going to drop the Horse model at the time, but
> kept it as the Bronco) but didn't have room.
>
> So IF you ever wear out one of the cutter bars for that sickle OR break
> the guards or the knife just holler.
>
> Steve Williams
> Near Cooperstown, New York
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 1:06 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] gravely sickle mower
>
>
>> 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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