Pollack Pete 2,273 #1 Posted April 2, 2016 A couple weeks ago,a member here inquired about the value of a C-141 8 speed.He lives about 20 minutes away so I made him an offer.I went Thursday afternoon and got it.He's a real nice guy.It's been in his family since new.It came with a decent 42 in.SD deck,owners manual,a spare front rim and tire,and a couple boxes of new spare parts.Starts and runs great,but like he said,it smokes real bad.An oil burner for sure.I might rebuild the engine or use the 14 horse Kohler out of another C-141 that I have.Enjoy the pics. 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,987 #2 Posted April 2, 2016 Nice buy! How many people have a pay phone in the yard? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollack Pete 2,273 #3 Posted April 2, 2016 41 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Nice buy! How many people have a pay phone in the yard? Doesn't everyone have a pay phone in their yard?? Actually just a night light.Bought the old pay phone for 10 bucks,cleaned it up,painted it,put in a new fluorescent bulb and wired in a photo cell.It lights up a pretty big area in my back yard.I get LOTS of comments about that phone. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #4 Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Huummm......a night light, eh? I'd like to see a pic of that. That's a really interesting and novel idea. Pay phones used to be ubiquitous (universal & EVERYWHERE), but the cell phone craze, killed them off in fairly short order. I knew a guy who was a couple of years behind me in high school who went to work at Indiana Bell right after graduation and worked for them for 30+ years. Most of his time with the phone company was spent making a service circuit doing nothing but repairing the coin ops and collecting change out of the change lock boxes. Pay phones were one of the highest maintenance items in a phone company's infrastructure...... people would use the receiver to hammer on stuff, try to pry open the change lock box, and generally abuse the crap out of the devices. About the only places I remember seeing a pay phone in the recent past was at an airport or large stadium facility. They're almost antiques now.....and they've not been out of service all that long. Edited April 2, 2016 by ztnoo 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,893 #5 Posted April 2, 2016 I'm surprised Squonk is not sitting on that bench waiting for a call. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,487 #6 Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Helllloooooooooooo! is any one there? Actually, I'd be at the table with an ice cold coke! Edited April 2, 2016 by squonk 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,987 #7 Posted April 2, 2016 This guy figured pay phones were rather important! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amcwheel85 2,059 #8 Posted April 2, 2016 That looks like a nice and straight tractor. I would of bought it for sure!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,487 #9 Posted April 2, 2016 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: This guy figured pay phones were rather important! Sorry. I do not have the figure for that outfit! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Sparky 526 #10 Posted April 2, 2016 At this point in our lives, there aren't many that can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
