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  • From: KAKerby AT aol.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] OT - John Deere hay rake parts
  • Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:59:52 -0400 (EDT)

Let's just say it's a great deal in almost mint condition.  We've seen a bunch of junky rakes - busted reels, no teeth, stripped gears, bent frames, sloppy axles, priced at $500.  This one is priced at $150 and it has none of those problems.  It's just missing two caps.  I couldn't touch a more modern rake for less than 10x that amount.  I'm also very intrigued with the idea that this is a ground-driven implement rather than PTO driven, which frees up the power supply we can use to pull it.  For that matter, I could pull it with my truck's bumper tow bar.  If it was really beat up, or newer machines with such a light power requirement were easier to come by, I'd skip it.  But this particular rake has so many advantages, I'm just trying to decide if the missing parts are enough of a disadvantage to outweigh them.  But your point is well taken - sometimes newer and more expensive to buy is cheaper in the long run.  Food for thought.
Kathryn Kerby
frogchorusfarm.com
Snohomish, WA
Ruminations - essays on the farming life at frogchorusfarm.com/weblog.html
 
In a message dated 3/27/2012 6:52:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rstewart AT zoomtown.com writes:
The other option IF this item is going to be an actual working part of your business is to upgrade to something that has a reliable part supply.  I know that may come across as a bit smart-arsed, but it is a certain reality we all must face when determining the usefulness of equipment.  Heck, we run to F2 Gleaners which are are old and cumbersome enough to question their value but the part supply for these things are amazing.  Heck, we can still purchase entire working machines for less than the cost of my '99 Subaru and strip them for parts.  When parts get hard to find our costly we might move up to an M and ditch the Fs for scrap.

Others may want to think about this when looking at older equipment.  

Again, this comment isn't really meant for the owner of the item so much as for the folks looking to get old stuff.  Sometimes paying the extra money for something only 3 or 4 decades old is the better option.  :)

Unless of course its a good deal on a mint condition G.  :D

Richard Stewart
Carriage House Farm
North Bend, Ohio

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

(513) 967-1106
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