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RE: Mowers and such.

To: eric@megageek.com
Subject: RE: Mowers and such.
From: jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:19:43 -0500
Yes, those prices do appear attractive, for what you got. I had a Case 226 all 
hydraulic garden tractor a few years back, sold it for $3800 with accessories, 
so $4000 for yours is good.

I would be wary of the GMC C7000 though. If it is gas, it might be too 
expensive to operate, and the 350 V-8 is woefully underpowered in most of these 
trucks. If it is a diesel, the common GMC truck diesel engines like 8.2N, 8.2T 
, plus the 6V53 are all now totally obsolete. If it has a Cat inline-6 engine, 
then that is good. 

As a former GMC truck salesman, then later an International truck salesman, I 
would suggest an older S-series International with the inline pump DT-466 motor 
(1985 or later for inline pump, pre-85 had rotary pumps).

Good luck.

Mark V.S. in Austin, TX

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Petrevich [mailto:eric@megageek.com]

Mark ask what a "song" is.

Mark, the whole mower get up was less than $4k.  That may seem like a big 
number for most, but if you look at a new garden tractor (NOT a "mower") 
they start around $5k for the basic.  I got a very versatile commercial 
unit and a whole lot of extras for my money.

The JD 301N wheel tractor was $6000.  It turned out not needing a dang 
thing (except one of the hoses needed to be tightened.) 

The JD crawler was the most expensive of the "toys" (to date) at $10k. But 
it's quite a piece of machinery.

The GMC C7000 truck I'm looking at is $4500.  I might be able to get that 
price down.

Note, since I buy out of state, I don't pay tax. (and even if I bought in 
state, I have an "farm" property, so I don't have to pay taxes as long as 
I don't use the machines commercially. (which I don't)

FWIW, I changed the photo album on my website to include an "Equipment" 
section and I added pics of the other pieces.  (Note, I'll put better pics 
up soon.)

http://www.megageek.com/photo/photoa~1.nsf

Inch

jmark.vanscoter@amd.com
04/25/2002 16:46

 
        To:     eric@megageek.com, shop-talk@autox.team.net
        cc: 
        Subject:        RE: Mowers and such.


I agree with the basic premise of your statement that the best values are 
those machines that are too big for most consumers but not modern/reliable 
enough for a commercial enterprise. After all, my Cincinnati 15x 48 lathe 
(weighs 5000#) and White-GMC CO flatbed truck are examples of this. But, 
maybe your definition of a song differs from other definitions. What is a 
"song" to you in regard to a complete mowing outfit or a crawler backhoe? 
I have never seen a decent backhoe (wheel type) for less that $7500. Is 
that a song?

Mark V.S. in Austin, TX

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