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Talntedmrgreen
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 Posted - 05/22/2017 : 15:11:47
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very nice that is still one of my top 5 finds. weed cutter, trencher, post hole digger, AC loader and fork lift. i will have to keep dreaming one day. nice find.
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found a weed cutter on ebay but no shipping. to far a way to get it on a tank of gas.
I'll keep my eyes peeled. Those weedcutters pop up fairly often nowadays, and I travel more than I should to feed the habit.
I did forget to report back on the latest Trencher. The story seems to hold some water. The tractor should clean up nice, and I was able to get it running with a fuel system cleaning. It seems to have seen very little use, and the saw is like new. The tractor has 725 badges on it, but everything about it points to a model 700, and a few things, told me it should be a Wonderboy. Sure enough, the model tag indicates a Wonderboy, and it is tractor serial number 16! I have since found Wonderboy badges, but need to remove the JB Weld that is holding the 725 badge backers on before I can have this one done. The old Schenuits were suffering under the load, so I threw on some OEM dual adapters and a matching set of 6-12's, and plan to put a dozer out front for shows this summer. I'm very pleased!
I can't seem to get photos to work, and photobucket is down. I Shared some info and pictures of the machine here, if you are able to view it on facebook:
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 05/22/2017 : 21:10:45
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| That is incredible. #16! Could very well have been the first day of a 50+ year production run. |
  Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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Talntedmrgreen
USA
4110 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2017 : 07:32:21
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Originally posted by skunkhome
That is incredible. #16! Could very well have been the first day of a 50+ year production run.
I thought the same thing. And for it to have lived its life within a dealership seems nearly impossible to me. Quite a heavy investment for them, I would imagine. I will work on loading pictures here. |
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Talntedmrgreen
USA
4110 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2017 : 08:50:54
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Everything needs a delicate cleaning, but I may leave the seat plastic wrap alone. The manufacturer logo still shows nicely, and I'm not sure the discoloration will clean off anyway.
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 05/24/2017 : 17:26:35
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Sweet rig!
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East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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skunkhome
USA
12827 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2017 : 22:44:53
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| Do you know of anyone with lower serial numbers? |
Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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ac720nut
USA
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Posted - 05/25/2017 : 12:45:52
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| Lookin nice Josh |
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1014211
USA
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Posted - 05/27/2017 : 07:46:05
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| Looks very nice! |
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Talntedmrgreen
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2017 : 15:00:39
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Originally posted by skunkhome
Do you know of anyone with lower serial numbers?
I do not know of a lower serial #, but sadly, I have never had one with a legible serial number before. These were the aluminum, stamped serial # tags, and the Simplicity's seem to be stamped very poorly. The black paint on the tag also is typically mostly gone. I have noticed the B-1 tractors I have had, have a nicer serial number, but still suffer from missing paint.
The later foil tags were even worse...I have a nearly new B-10, and it is the only foil tag serial number I can make out. It is very faint. My 64 landlords have no sign of a serial number at all.
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ditch digger
