BBQVultureWings 90 #1 Posted Friday at 07:56 PM I found this Wheel Horse Onan Service kit on Proxibid, The kit is missing the filter wrench but that is not a big deal. I couldn't believe I finally got 1 of these for the Low price under $200 & that's after Buyers premium, taxes, online auction fees & shipping. Shipping was 110% more than I paid for it & the most expensive part of the transaction. I do not like to buy stuff I can't work on or don't have a specific or specialty tool for... I was super stoked to see I won this little bidding war. I rarely see this kit go for less than $300 & that;s rare. I know someone had 1 on here for $280 at 1 point, Then I saw this on Proxibid & to my pleasant surprise I got it. I have been purchasing/ collecting/ amassing tools & equipment for well over 30 years now. This is a Nice little addition.,,,,gonna need an addition on the shop soon too because at the rate I am developing a "Herd" I am gonna run out of room. Looking at a couple Onan Powered Horses this weekend.... Options.... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,279 #2 Posted Friday at 09:56 PM Specialty tools are always valuable, both in time savings and cost. Yes, you may be able to cobble up a one-time-use substitute, but if you need it more than once - go for it... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parsonsponyz 109 #3 Posted Saturday at 01:14 AM Nice score. You'll appreciate buying it after using it a couple of times, enjoy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBQVultureWings 90 #4 Posted Saturday at 01:47 AM 3 hours ago, ri702bill said: Specialty tools are always valuable, both in time savings and cost. Yes, you may be able to cobble up a one-time-use substitute, but if you need it more than once - go for it... Yes, Speciality tools are always nice to have. I made a decision a Long time ago on this as having to make special trips to rent stuff & give up all that time doing so was just frustrating. So I just started buying tools at garage & estate sales whenever I could find them. I Specifically remember the day I bought my Slide Hammer..... I absolutely Had To Have one for the Job & there was almost Zero slide hammers in this town for some reason..... All the auto parts places that rent or loan tools, didn't have 1. Napa was my last choice/Chance after about a dozen phone calls to various other places. I told the guy at Napa I would be there in 15 minutes put my name on it I will buy it. From then on I always look for good deals & used tools & Special kits, pullers, wrenches etc... as I Refuse to pay a shop for something I can do after reading about it or now with the internet, watching a couple Good videos. The guy who taught me most of what I "know" about the more in depth aspects of major repairs & restorations etc., his "philosophy" was, " I'm on a ship in the ocean, so I need to be able Make any & EveryStuff I might need...." He has an Extremely extensive collection of tools & machinery. It's a neighborhood machine shop. He had his Mustang restoration in Mustang Magazine twice. He aint no joke. I Lived next door to him for about 25 years. I leaned a lot from him in thaa time. Especially about grabbing a good deal on tools whenever ya find them because, He who Dies with the Most Tools, Wins! That & the biggest "Herd" of Wheel Horses counts too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
