quest on mower at farm auction

Soundguy · Nov 5, 2004

I went to a farm auction this am. Lots of stuff.. but the things that caught my eye were the batwing mowers. They had 2 schult mowers that looked huge.. 20' maybee.. and they were setup for 1000rpm pto. Then I saw a 15' batwing.. looked like a rhino flex15 it was setup for standard 6 splined 1 3/8 pto.

Had a little rust.. but no rust holes. A few dings.. but no re welded damage.
Gearboxes were smooth enough to turn by hand, by turning the pto shaft. The divider box and the ger boxes felt 'good' no discernable bearing slop fore or aft, up or down. Blades looked decent.. had grass clippings on it that looked fresh.

It didn't go today, but will be up for auction next week, or it can be bought outright. The listed 2750$ for it. Any advice?

Tailwheels looked good, and hyd lift cyls looked good.. no rust on the rams, and no leaks, or evidence of leaks.. hoses were 75% or better... no metal showing.. though a few abrasions.. etc.

Soundguy

cowboydoc · Nov 5, 2004

I'd buy a 15' rhino batwing in good shape for $2750 all day long. That is a really good deal. I can't believe they couldn't get $2750 for it. I sure wish that was around my area. Up here that mower would go for $5k or better.

JoeR · Nov 5, 2004

Where was the auction? I always miss the auctions!

Thanks,

Joe

Dargo · Nov 5, 2004

It it works, or would work for not much money, it sounds like a bargain. With the hp I have now I'd took a peek at a few bat wing finish mowers so I could cut down my mowing time. I quickly lost interest when the lowest price they talked about was over 15K.

sweettractors · Nov 5, 2004

<font color="blue"> I'd buy a 15' rhino batwing in good shape for $2750 all day long. </font>

I would be right there with you /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif--Ken Sweet

Soundguy · Nov 6, 2004

Strangely enough, around here, used 12' and 15' mowers pop up from time to time.. say once or twice a year, and they just go cheap. anywhere from 1-3 thousand. For instance.. a week before I got my nh 7610s tractor.. the NH dealer sold a used 15' batwing for 1500$. It had come in with a tractor on trade, and the person who bought the tractor bought a new mower instead, so they sold the mower cheap. The owner of the dealership was telling me that story while I was their looking at their batwings.. cheapest I could find for a new 15' unit was 7k and some change... and prices went up to 11k. After I had my tractor i saw an add in the paper for a 12' batwing at a local jd dealer... ran over there, and it was sold the same day the add went out.. went for 2500$.. So.. I've been just a few days behind the deals on the last two mowers. I'm really thinking about getting this one... just gotta see what the wife says.. as I just spent 2500$ on the 10" mower.. which I felt was a great deal.

Soundguy