Little help guys....What are they and how much?

[Hodge71 664]

Hey guys,

I have a guy that told me about some real old Wheel Horse tractors down the road from me that another gent has for sale. All the info I have is all must be bought as a group. All engines turn over but dont run. Other than that...he told me to come check them out in person and make an offer. I think theyre RJs but really dont have any idea what years or how to identify them or what theyre worth as a group. One looks to have a working mower on it and another seems to have a back rest of some sort on it. Any ideas to help me identify and get a price together for an offer. I'm going to try to check them out tomorrow or Friday. Thanks in advance

[CRE1992 135]

Hey, your a little behind on this! They have been on craigslist for 3 weeks! A couple other members are interested in them also. I inquired about them but I am not going to buy them, see your new PM... Also I was told by a fellow member that the two on the right are RJ 58's the one with deck is a Suburban 551? And the one behind it is also a suburban if I remember correctly.

[DoctorHfuhruhurr 137]

the two side by side on the right appear to be RJ's. If you're seriously interested I would check them out sooner than later. The odds of them being sold before friday go up a lot with any delay. The seller is a collector so I wouldn't imagine they go very cheap. $1200 ish? (pure guess) I think that's a sears suburban in the back.

A rj-55 came up in one of my craigslist searches early this morning somewhere in MD for $200 but that's cheap and out of my driving range.

[wallfish 17,020]

The 2 side by side are RJ-58/59s The one with the deck is a 551 and the one in the behind that looks like a 400/550.

[Rooster 191]

The one in behind is a 400.

Nice set of tractors, and for what I heard he is asking if they were within 500 miles of me I'd already own them! LOL

[Jake Kuhn 1,555]

Wow,you need to go get those. The suburbans and rj's are getting harder and harder to find. Jake

[bowtiebutler956 650]

Those would put a smile on any lovers face! I'd get moving if I were you!

Matt :flags-texas:

[can whlvr 993]

they coulnt be going too cheap or they would be gone allready

[Hodge71 664]

Goin on a road trip tomorrow to take a looksee and hopefully pick me up some nut roasters. I talked to him tonight and made arrangements. It still makes me worry a bit that none of them run. I hope I'm not making a mistake.... I will definitely need lots of help from you guys to make this deal work. I cant believe my herd is going from 1 to 6 in 1 day.....

[Ken B 3,164]

If they are going for the price that I've heard the guy will take there is no way you can lose on them. If they were a little closer to me they would have been here a week or two ago.

[Lars 526]

Buy it NOW LOL

[AMC RULES 37,132]

PM sent.

[DoctorHfuhruhurr 137]

$800 doesn't seem like an unreasonable asking price to me but I'd flash some cash and offer less and see what happens.

[neil 2,409]

To some guys that would take years to find that many RJs/suburbans & you have the oportunity to land 4 in one swoop , if one of those came up here in the UK they would sell for more than $1500 each no problem

GO & GET THEM RIGHT NOW BEFORE THEY GO

im sure it would take too much trouble to get them going with the help that you get FREE from all the guys here on REDSQUARE

[wheeledhorseman 574]

Good luck with the trip Jeff. Hope you bring back more than just photos.

Andy

[Anglo Traction 761]

:omg: ...Go get 'em Jeff !, you've hit the mother load there in one go. That lot is just a dream for many of us that will never happen . :handgestures-thumbup:

[Rooster 191]

Well???

Your gonna make us wait , huh? :angry-tappingfoot:

[Hodge71 664]

well they made it home...all Kohler power except for 1 Techy H55. Ugh and it has to be on my fave of the herd of course...Here are the pics. Hopefully we can be sure of what they are now...

I started on getting the Suburban runnin. Changed fuel lines and new filter and drained the tank and filled it with fresh 92 octane.... boy the gas was ugly that came out.

But it wont start. What is this doohickey and what goes in all these empty spaces? Could this be why I gots no fire? I will post more later with descriptions and such but I gotta run for my llil guy :auto-layrubber:

[CRE1992 135]

Hodge there is supposed to be a fuse in the last picture. But the fuse is missing.

Other than that, what a nice bunch of tractors you have there!

[Wheel Horse Kid 105]

You got some real gems there! Great finds!

[mattd860 162]

Those missing fuses won't prevent the Tech H55 from firing. It will only prevent the battery from re-charging.

[Lars 526]

very nice haul there mister... :)

[CRE1992 135]

I think Lars wants you to send them to Norway lol

[wallfish 17,020]

Positive that what you have is 2 RJs, a 400 and a 551.

The Teccy motor is correct for your favorite tractor,the 551. The rectifier is missing 2 diodes and a fuse

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,332]

I love those rear tires on the 400 !! I have a set but not sure which tractor to put them on :scratchead: