Got a surprise today, i got an ac 716H pretty much for free couple weeks back,didnt have a tranny but had everything else,put it on craigslist two days ago and a guy called today wanting the engine.Well i had just removed the engine bout a half hour before he got ahold of me,he came over and bought it for 75 bucks so i think i done pretty good lol
Made some free money today
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, Jan 05, 2012 07:37 PM
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Posted January 05, 2012 - 07:37 PM
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Posted January 05, 2012 - 07:41 PM
Free turned into $75, with parts to spare......ya done great!
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Posted January 05, 2012 - 07:51 PM
Excellent!
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Posted January 05, 2012 - 07:54 PM
Easy and Fast, Cash All has to be good.
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Posted January 05, 2012 - 08:27 PM
yeah i definitely cant complain,now ill try to sell the rest of the parts lol
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Posted January 05, 2012 - 09:21 PM
But you didn't say if it was a Briggs or a Kohler:poke:Got a surprise today, i got an ac 716H pretty much for free couple weeks back,didnt have a tranny but had everything else,put it on craigslist two days ago and a guy called today wanting the engine.Well i had just removed the engine bout a half hour before he got ahold of me,he came over and bought it for 75 bucks so i think i done pretty good lol
Not really:smile1: you did good either way:thumbs:. And like the guys say you got more left to sell, cash is always cool:orangecool:
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Posted January 06, 2012 - 12:49 AM
it was the a kohler k-341 16 horse, i have a briggs on my simplicity,boy was that engine heavy,by the time i got it loose and off the tractor i felt like i earned that 75 bucks lol, the guy that bought it is a tractor nut too,even knew how much the engine weighed,130 pounds,said hes puttin it in one of his allis tractor so i was happy to hear that
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Posted January 06, 2012 - 10:29 AM
Congrats on some extra cash.
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Posted January 06, 2012 - 11:09 AM
Sounds like you made a great deal. Those Kohlers are a heavy piece of iron. I didn't even try to lift the K321 out of my JD314. I built a hoist to lift it and saved my back. good luck selling the rest of the AC parts.
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Posted January 06, 2012 - 03:04 PM
yeah i wish i wouldve had a hoist lol,theres a few ac guys around here cause there used to be an allis dealership bout 5 miles from my house so people are always needing parts for em
