Old Bill of Sale 1996. 314-8

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Part of a sales receipt for a 1996 Wheel Horse 314-8 from April 1996. 
 

$3529.00 with 42 inch rear discharge mower. 
 

Even in 1996 , A Wheel Horse garden tractor was a high end product cost wise.  But as we know you get what you pay for when it comes to quality. 

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

That's pretty neat @Lane Ranger

 

I put that into an inflation calculator by year and the conversion for today's value came out to $7,470.  And people wonder why we think these are worth saving and throwing a few hundred at em if needed.  Crazy value in these old machines!    

[peter lena 8,639]

@Lane Ranger  got my black hood c-85 , in 82 for $ 2,100   , 36" rd deck , 42" plow and chains , weights , coming on on 40 years , still my favorite ! plowed miles of snow , and  lots of lawn. keep them going , pete  

[Handy Don 12,237]

2 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

Part of a sales receipt for a 1996 Wheel Horse 314-8 from April 1996. 
 

$3529.00 with 42 inch rear discharge mower. 

 

Not far from the cost of decent used car in that timeframe.

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,345]

Mines tough to read… but it’s for a 1993 314-8 with a 42” SD for $3339.00
  

[JoeM 7,874]

this is the line that should make the buyer fill good, I can tell the wife, man I got a deal today on a tractor!

 

[Retired Wrencher 5,467]

Good post guys. Good to see what things cost back then. Today everything is nuts in price. A little grill I mean little $300 

 

[Roger R 448]

This one has been worth every bit of the price paid.   Still runs great with no major repairs other than regular maintenance.  Tightened motor mounting bolts this week.

[WHGuy413 2,710]

When I get home from Easter dinner I will take a picture of the slips that came with my 12 auto when my dad bought it. I found them in one of the manuals.

[WHGuy413 2,710]

Finally remembered to snap a picture. Here’s what I found in the manual my dad gave me for his 12 Automatic.