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Cub Cadet 123 · #31 12-29-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 4SPEED

thanks Duke, No wories there. its not for sale. maybe the deck will be or up for trade for other need 0 parts needed. I see you have a back rest on one of yours. keep an eye out for me on one.

Ive been reading your O thread. and doing alot of reading on the net about them. Im far from knowing it all about any of them and Im sure I'll be asking tons of questions.

Doug,

Congratulations on your newest addition! The seat on that appears to be from a wheel horse or sears (?). When you get the correct O one, don't discard that seat--it's a lot more comfortable and still worth some $$. Also, go to Portland's Small Engine show if you want one of those backrest. I see them all of the time up there!!! Most of the time, the collectors have purchased them, but they will part with them if the price is right. I found the correct O blade undercarriage there this past fall and bought it that way since I've been looking for one since 2009. Also, that deck should be on it if you plan on showing it! It's in great shape and would have been the way that it would have sold originally, in most cases. The decks seem to be more difficult to get--especially in that good of shape--and show it if you've got it!

Cub Cadet 123

4SPEED · #32 12-29-2012, 12:32 AM

the guy tells me the deck is new / never used...

I thought the decks were sold separately. all the old adds say ( buy a new Cadet and get the deck free . this month only) something like that.......

jbrewer · #33 12-29-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 4SPEED

You are correct, Everyone is different in their opinions, I wanted this model so I bought it, but it seems people only want to spend dirt cheap for these tractors.

I agree with you!

Like most hobbies, collecting/restoring garden tractors (and probably ESPECIALLY garden tractors) makes little financial sense. I think we probably all know car guys in our neighborhood...likewise gun guys, or maybe even tool collectors. But garden tractors? We know them thru forums, but we're not exactly on every street corner.

If you think about how much enjoyment we get from these old rusty pieces of iron and steel, the different between 200 and 400 dollars becomes minor. How many times do you look at something...anything.... that you have that you really enjoy and say "darn I paid two hundred dollars too much for this!". I bet not nearly as often as the times you recall "I let that one slip away because I was reluctant to spend the extra $200". For sure that's the way I am.

Anyway... it's a hobby, not a retirement plan. If it's enjoyable, therapeutic, relaxing and rewarding, a couple hundred dollars either way is down in the noise. Likewise, if you're willing to not be in a hurry, parts for cubs are available thru forums, ebay and advertisers at very nominal prices. I bought a couple of boxes of transmission guts for my O's for less than $30 each off of ebay, enough to do 2 tractors worth, so even major overhauls can be done fairly economically if you're patient.

To hack an old phrase "enjoyment is remembered long after the cost is forgotten.

John

4SPEED · #34 12-29-2012, 09:42 AM

I really didnt mean to start a price war. I should of just keeped my yap shut.

ihcc104 has a good looking 0 didnt say it wasnt. it just looks to need some correct parts to make it (to me) worth 300.00

ihcc104 if I offended you and your cub . Im sorry. that was not my intent. sometimes reading word on a page , get read diffrent by people.

I was just stating my point , people are nuts to ask big $$$ for rust.

jbrewer · #35 12-29-2012, 09:59 AM

Yeah, no worries! It's all good. I know I have overpaid for some of mine (particularly the first one!) but I still get a lot of enjoyment from them and it's not the end of the world either way. Location plays a HUGE amount in the cost and availability too.

I've gotten a couple really good deals too, so I suspect it all evens out :-)

HNY to all!
John