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IMO...The only difference between good quality used attachments and new is the added profit margins...which can be as much as a good used attachment...!
Any Car salesman will tell you that the profit margin is much higher in the Used Car department.IMO...The only difference between good quality used attachments and new is the added profit margins...which can be as much as a good used attachment...!
Yeah if you're dealing in cars...tractor implements are not cars...Any Car salesman will tell you that the profit margin is much higher in the Used Car department.
It's the amateurs that annoy me. At least the professionals are a little better at it.
I've tried using a landscape rake to clear about an acre of land. Prior to planting into wild grasses. Unfortunately the landscape rake didn't do a good job.
I DID clear all the rock though. A wheel barrow and bending over for each and every rock.
If you can find them and the seller isn't being goofy about the pricing -- I'm jealous. Seriously.Yeah if you're dealing in cars...tractor implements are not cars...
it's about value...many used implements have as much or more value than new one that cost twice as much...!
The trick to finding quality used implements is shopping...you have to put in the time and be ready to jump...have cash on hand...auctions are many times no better than buying new...you just have to watch the local ads every day and be ready...If you can find them and the seller isn't being goofy about the pricing -- I'm jealous. Seriously.
I know people that are like that, they're like the Sherlock Holmes of finding good deals on used anything. If that's you -- God Bless You.
I wish I were that good at finding deals on used stuff but I'm not. Plus, I'm not good at restoring equipment -- Of any kind. Maintain it? Improving/modifying it? Oh yeah. Restoring it? Nope.
I'm pretty good at finding deals on new stuff. I'd say I'm above average on that. But used? Nope. Almost everything I've ever bought used, I was eventually disappointed in it.
But, to your point, I might want a 2-bottom plow later on and there's no way I'm buying new. Not a chance. So I see your point. But on some things, there's just no point in buying somebody else's headache.
I concede your point to an extent.
Yes time can be your friend. I was searching for 2 ish years and found 4 different rakes in about 6 months.The trick to finding quality used implements is shopping...you have to put in the time and be ready to jump...have cash on hand...auctions are many times no better than buying new...you just have to watch the local ads every day and be ready...
A flip down blade is a great option if you do not have an alternative but will never be as strong as a dedicated unitThis 7 foot Woods is their medium duty rake with decent spring teeth, a flip down grading blade with removeable end caps, two trailing wheels, and is adjustable for angle and height.
Two thumbs up...Yes time can be your friend. I was searching for 2 ish years and found 4 different rakes in about 6 months.
As other users have said sometimes used auction items go for virtually new prices and other online sales are overpriced even if high quality.
Ended up finding an hd york rake with wheels, hydraulics and scarifier for a good price but it needs some work.
The york must have had a fold down blade originally but was missing when I bought it and the brackets for it were damaged
Thanks to EVERYONE for all the quality responses. I'm reading over and digesting. I will mention for a laugh, the salesperson at my local tractor shop didn't know what the mounting plates on the top of the rake were for. Its now clear to me they are for optional wheels he didn't have in stock. I'll also mention that around where I live (Southern Oregon) its hard to find used implements, and reasonable priced ones seem to go fast, for all the good reasons mentioned aove. Thanks again for helping me slowly progress past novice. Best best community out there. Feels like everyone is on the same side, even if there are disagreements.