Hello,
I'm new to the forum as indicated by my introductory post made a little while ago. I was going to play it cool and post tomorrow, but I could not wait. I hope I'm posting in the correct thread as I didn't see a Gravely section.
My wife and I have purchased 100 acres 20% cleared and 80% bush. My plan is to purchase a Gravely two wheel tractor, because from what I've read they are great machines, with lots of attachments and very economical. We plan on using it to turn the soil, cut grass and perhaps buy some useful attachments for the bush in the distant future.
I've seen some nice looking Gravely's on ebay, however, I am located in Canada and I'm sure the cost of shipping and boarder fees would be horrendous. Thus I am looking "locally" and found a couple great deals but they were bought on my way up in the truck to see them.
After loosing out on the last two deals I'm trying to move quickly on these posts, but I have some questions as I have never own a Gravely before.
The first is a Gravely 526 shown in the attached pictures. The asking price is $650 for the tractor with a 30" mower for $75. I'm a little concerned about this tractor as it seems rather rusty and I know it was part of a fleet of four that was used for snow removal last year. I'm wondering if I'm asking for trouble with this tractor because of all the salt it faced over the winter. I work for a contractor doing home renos, but I've never really played with engines before.
The second is supposedly a Gravely Professional 12 from 90's with a Kohler Magnum engine. The asking price with the 50" mower is $1600 (see attached pics). The seller informed me this was his brother's machine from a landscaping business and the last of three he had. He said it hasn't been used for 10 years or so. The price tag is obviously a lot higher, but will I run into less problems with the new machine and is the increase in power worth the money? I have found it difficult to find any literature on the Pro 12 other than a manual. Are Gravely users not as impressed with the "newer" models? Also it seems not to have the factory hood, what are other things I should look for to ensure it is not a Frankenstein reproduction. I'm taking a look at the Pro 12 this afternoon and plan on looking at the 526 on Monday.
Any thoughts or guidance would be appreciated as I'm out of my element here.
Cheers,
Kyle
I'm new to the forum as indicated by my introductory post made a little while ago. I was going to play it cool and post tomorrow, but I could not wait. I hope I'm posting in the correct thread as I didn't see a Gravely section.
My wife and I have purchased 100 acres 20% cleared and 80% bush. My plan is to purchase a Gravely two wheel tractor, because from what I've read they are great machines, with lots of attachments and very economical. We plan on using it to turn the soil, cut grass and perhaps buy some useful attachments for the bush in the distant future.
I've seen some nice looking Gravely's on ebay, however, I am located in Canada and I'm sure the cost of shipping and boarder fees would be horrendous. Thus I am looking "locally" and found a couple great deals but they were bought on my way up in the truck to see them.
After loosing out on the last two deals I'm trying to move quickly on these posts, but I have some questions as I have never own a Gravely before.
The first is a Gravely 526 shown in the attached pictures. The asking price is $650 for the tractor with a 30" mower for $75. I'm a little concerned about this tractor as it seems rather rusty and I know it was part of a fleet of four that was used for snow removal last year. I'm wondering if I'm asking for trouble with this tractor because of all the salt it faced over the winter. I work for a contractor doing home renos, but I've never really played with engines before.
The second is supposedly a Gravely Professional 12 from 90's with a Kohler Magnum engine. The asking price with the 50" mower is $1600 (see attached pics). The seller informed me this was his brother's machine from a landscaping business and the last of three he had. He said it hasn't been used for 10 years or so. The price tag is obviously a lot higher, but will I run into less problems with the new machine and is the increase in power worth the money? I have found it difficult to find any literature on the Pro 12 other than a manual. Are Gravely users not as impressed with the "newer" models? Also it seems not to have the factory hood, what are other things I should look for to ensure it is not a Frankenstein reproduction. I'm taking a look at the Pro 12 this afternoon and plan on looking at the 526 on Monday.
Any thoughts or guidance would be appreciated as I'm out of my element here.
Cheers,
Kyle