If the ol' Troy-Bilt ever carps out, we're getting a new BCS with cutter bar & tiller. Can't find a good used one of any vintage around here. Even the beat-up rental units can bring a grand! The last one I saw at an auction was a 734 (IIRC) & the handles were ready to fall off. All attachments were auctioned off seperatly, as per the owner's request. The wretched thing brought $1150! That had a slight effect on the prices of the other pieces, too. The only thing that brought more than $200 was the spader attachment. That was like new because the owner used it twice & swore he would never use it again. It really did try to rattle the dentures out of his head! Poor guy.
So... unless the walking tractor looks like it just came off the crate, it's probably just someone else lookin' to pawn off their problem. Not to say I wouldn't turn down a second Troy-Bilt of the same vintage, it'd had just better be worth it physically & not just asthetically. Can't have the safety grips either. Those safety appliances & battery start was the beginnig of the end for ol' TB.
Mike
P.S. You can even get a hay rake & round baler for the larger BCS's. I always thought that would be a cool setup. Rather expensive, though. But you could cut, rake & bale every nook & cranny on your property (your lawn too! ;v).
This post was edited by Crazy Red Power in SE-WI at 15:52:23 06/24/11.
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