Any hints/tricks to finding used 3pt Implements?

sweettractors · Aug 22, 2003

<font color="blue">I was once asked by someone was going to an public auction of equipment what they should know and what
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Gary--We also get those type questions and my reply to them, is to stay 1 bid ahead of me and you will be OK--Because I am buying to resell and you can pay a little closer to retail and still be alright in your purchase--Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment Co. *Since 1977*

Slamfire · Aug 22, 2003

Stick to your price is the best advise, I've walked away from auctions with a few small things, and $4000 in cash. Somebody else wanted everything I wanted, more than I did. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Bryan_in_NorCal · Aug 23, 2003

An afternoon of asking around my local equipment rental yards yielded a well used but affordable Kubota BL52C tiller.

I spent an afternoon fixing a sheared chain tensioner bolt, tack welding a few holes/pulled bolts or two and new lubricants.

Yield: A nicely refreshed, very usable tiller for $400 plus $50 in oil, bolts, and a few cans of kubota orange paint. I'll need tines within a year, but it's still a heck of deal, at least around here in California.

Another yard offered up a few large but beaten JD rotary's for $200 ea. but they were too thrashed for me to even consider dealing with them.

Good luck!

dmftoy1 · Aug 23, 2003

Another good hint! THANKS! My wife has given me most of the day off, so I might be able to do that today.

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Have a good one,
Dave

EddieWalker · Aug 23, 2003

My best source for deals is the Thrifty Nickel paper. http://www.thriftynickelads.com

I just bought a 5' disk harrow in perfect condition for $295. I look in my surrounding area and I've been looking for about 6 weeks until the right one came along. I also found a 24 inch culvert 40 feet long that I needed in brand new condition for $300.

I check it every Thursday morning online with a keyword search.

I also keep my eye on ebay, but some of the prices get way out of control. A Vermeer trencher worth about $2,500 went for $3,500 in the last minutes of auction. Crazy!

Good Luck,
Eddie