my find as i was picking through old wheel horse dealer

[whtractors24 3,116]

42' rear discharge i opened the new box that was sealed and a brand new banner still have to go back for an rj58 a brand new 4hp kholer and lots of tractors at some point!

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[Duff 206]

Oh My God! You sure landed in the right place with this one, didn't you?

Duff :thumbs:

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Some guys have all the luck.

Could you expound a bit for us here, as to what it's like to pick an old dealer?

I've never had the opportunity presented to me, so I can only imagine what that experience must be like.

How did this experience come about? :scratchead:

[whtractors24 3,116]

it came down from the grape vine as you all know i work for a toro dealership that was at one time a wheel horse dealer and the (owner) my boss told me about this old dealer ways away from me. so i took a day yesterday and went up to the dealer met the owner he has taken family buisness over he was more than happy to let me dig through his whole parts room and barn full of tractos nos parts/implements nos hoods,seats,fenders,much more and i picked out what i wanted and we made a deal! I honestly looked like american pickers climbing over boxes with a flashlight digging through unsealed and unopened items! it was a great adventure.

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:thumbs: Sounds awesome, like a vacation destination.

[COMMANDO6 20]

Sounds awesome, like a vacation destination.

:ROTF:

[Jake Kuhn 1,555]

Wow good finds,you say a brand NEW kohler!! Jake

[stevasaurus 22,767]

OMG...the CT. guys will be drooling over this find. They think there is not much left to look for that way. That is quite the find for sure...I should replace the batteries in my flashlight. :)

[whtractors24 3,116]

:scared-ghostface: you should with out that flashlight i would of been lost you always go ready to dig!~

[squonk 41,166]

:ROTF: :happy-jumpeveryone:

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Could you expound a bit for us here, as to what it's like to pick an old dealer?

Pickin' a old Wheel Horse dealership ........... that's one right up my alley, I've checked out dealers from Miami, Florida to Lodi, California to Calgary, Alberta Canada. The first thing you have to do is be respectful, you might spend some money but your not a regular customer so don't waste too much of the dealer time. Show a real interest and ask about specific parts, this gets you in the door and talking about how great the Wheel Horse tractor is. Dealers like to know that you do care about the tractors, so tell them why you want the old parts ...... buying old parts just to turn right around and resell them kinda gets you a frowny face. I have always bought just the parts I can use. Dressing nicley also helps but make sure the clothes can be washed ifn's ya' get down into the dusty old parts shelf. Finding parts going back to the 1950's is not hard to find but if the dealership opened in the early 1980's don't exspect to find any 1345 or 1346 hood mounting bolts ! Know the Wheel Horse part numbers your looking for because a lot of time the small parts are kept in a sealed envelope . Wheel Horse would sell a dealership to any buisness be it a lawn and garden shop to a small hardware store, so when I travel around the country I check out local phone books and ask around.

I hope you don't think I ment to thread jack this post.

Wild Bill in Richmond, VA

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:thumbs: All good advice, thank you for sharing the tips Bill. :thanks: