How about your best buy?

Gary from Muleshoe · Oct 16, 2008

This is probably a repeat but seeing the post below I thought I would give it another shot.

Mine was a 1999 Ford F-150, V-6, 5 speed manual trans. By far the best vehicle I have ever purchased. It has 190,000 miles on it and still runs like new. Does not use a drop of oil, has only had to have an O2 sensor replace, alternator replaced, and tuned it up at 100,000. It is serviced every 3,000 miles and I drive it daily 60 miles round trip to work. I wish it got 40 mfg but I have to settle for 18 mpg. Even the paint still looks great when it is clean up and waxed.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 16, 2008

best buy would be a battery operated impact 1/2 drive socket tool dont know what id do without now use it just about everyday

Dutchman · Oct 16, 2008

One of my best buys would be a Dixon mower ... I mow 2 acres ... it cut my mowing time in 1/2 .. had it over 20 years.. just a few problems ...
Mark

Anonymous-0 · Oct 16, 2008

I second the battery operated impact. I have 28v milwaukee and that is the dang handiest tool. Perfect for breakdowns.

RUSTNSUCH · Oct 16, 2008

1985 Honda fourtrax trx 250 utility, bought it new in 1985 rode it hard and used it for a tractor in some cases. Still runs good uses no oil after 23 yrs. I was a young man when i bought this thing,
wish that i still ran as good as it does.

Nancy Howell · Oct 16, 2008

Troxell horseback riding helmet. My safety helmet now has many scratches and the cover is cracked in two places. I don't remember hitting anything hard enough to crack the cover, but if I hadn't been wearing it, I probably would remember very well. At $30, there's no reason not to wear one.

Pair-a-dice farms · Oct 16, 2008

My best buy was 1994 Ford F150. I had 11 years and put 280,000 on it before my son totaled it. The only thing that I ever did was a torque converter at 240K and an alternator at 250K. The 300 6 cylinder never had anything done to it but oil changes and tune up. I never even had to replace the tie rod ends.

Kirk Grau · Oct 16, 2008

If the helmet is cracked it is probably time to buy another one. As I understand it, most of these helmets are only rated for ONE impact. That is one of the reasons they are relatively inexpensive. My daughters change theirs like most people change socks. Seems like every year they want a different color or style, not because they have taken a spill.

Have a good day, and get out and ride.

Kirk

Chad Franke · Oct 16, 2008

1999 Dodge Stratus 2.0 four cylinder, 5 speed that my wife bought new. It got over 40 mpg pretty regularly, sold it about 2 years ago. It had 235,000 miles on it, had replaced the tires, brakes, hvac fan resistor, couple windshields, and one set of spark plugs.. Never touched the clutch, or anything major at all.

Rauville · Oct 16, 2008

How about a "Best Buy that could have been"?

About 20 years ago I bought and sold an old Winchester 1866 carbine that later was proven by comparing ballistic tests with recovered bullets / shell casings to have been used at the Battle of Little Big Horn.

I sold the gun when I owned it for around $1000, and the last time that same gun came up for auction was 8 years ago at a Julia Auction and it sold for.....

$684,000.00!!!!!!!!!!Ouch, it still hurts to think about it!

Brian in Ohio · Oct 16, 2008

1951 Case SC, Hand Clutch, Eagle Hitch, Near new rubber, Straight sheet metal. Didn't run when I bought it, but after having it home 30 minutes, I was discing the garden with it.

$60.00

Lanse · Oct 16, 2008

1986 wheelhorse. Ran fine, mowed fine, looked like crap. $50 well spent-still use it.

Jack a · Oct 16, 2008

1996 olds Ciera. Best car we ever had. Tractor would be my 190 Allis.

Gun guru · Oct 16, 2008

My best deals are as follows.

Ralmike toolmakers vise, $10 (worth $250)

Hartford super spacer, $50, (worth $500)

1974 bridgeport Vert. mill, $600 with DRO. and " mill vise that was only 3 years old.
(great deal)

small Kennedy tool chest, $20---3-4 years old.

DScott · Oct 16, 2008

I have a 1986 Honda Foreman that I bought new. Still looks, starts and runs great, always kept inside. It has been an excellent machine, I have never done much except tuned it up once and change the oil every once in a while (sometimes a long while). Rode it around the property last night.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 16, 2008

I bought a NEW 3 point Post Hole Digger, complete, with 14" auger for $1.20 (One Dollar and 20¢). It was when Country General stores were going belly up.

jose bagge · Oct 16, 2008

If I'm not mistaken, Troxell has a free replacement policy on damaged helmets...google 'em up.
My girls were at one point amount the few that wore helmets in Western speed events, but once they started winning the Tipperary carbon fiber helmets started showing up on a lot of heads.

Saved my oldest daughters' life at the jumping event this past year at the ApHC National in Mississippi.

jose bagge · Oct 16, 2008

Hello! Hey, have your girls google up " All Hands on Zip" and then click on 2008 National Results...see if you can figure out which one is us from the pictures!
Your girls ready for indoor hunter season?

PY Chung · Oct 16, 2008

One of the better deals for me was a horse i bought for $100.00 kept him for one month
took him back to the auction and got
$75.00 for him.

DCM · Oct 16, 2008

10 yrs. ago a retired hobby farmer offered me his JD BR for 800 cash, paid him. Have since replaced the fenders and have painted it. But I cringe with Rauville when I read his story about his 1866. Man oh man. Dan

CCer · Oct 16, 2008

I bought a I-H 300U that had been in a shed a long time, for $200. Not much more $ put into it and I still use it.
Bought a heavy, 4x8 utility trailer for $50. Aready had a narrowed mobilehome axle and tires under it.

Kirk Grau · Oct 16, 2008

Well...

I think I have it narrowed down to Enchanted Paradise or Heza Perfect Zipper. Kind of leaning toward Paradise, but don't really have a good reason.

We probably won't do more than 2-3 shows through the winter, just to try to keep the horses/kids in the routine. As my girls have grown up, they still love the horses, but have also grown very passionate towards their music. Both play keyboard, violin, and a woodwind very proficiently. Problem is that all that practice (not to mention all the groups they play with) takes most of their free time during the school year and does not leave much time for the horse stuff.

Kirk

Anonymous-0 · Oct 16, 2008

did a clean up for some one got two riding mowers one ran and some scrap steel also a 63 ford 4000 sos the mans son in law had started restoring it and lost intrest after he had put new radiator 2 new rear tires one new rear rim one new front tire ran fine put two fenders on it seat gave it a paint job showed it at the tractor show two years then sold it foe 3700 dollars thing is sold scrap and made 300 from that keeped mowers one to use other for part bet it didnt take 3 hours to do the job of clean up

flying belgian · Oct 16, 2008

Vicon 5 ft. disk mower. Perfect shape $50.00

Ultradog MN · Oct 16, 2008

Best deal I've ever gotten was in 92 I bought an 86 Chevy 3/4 ton w/45K miles and a 27' 5th wheel travel trailer for $4500. Sold off the TT and 5th wheel a couple weeks later for $2800. Sold the pickup 4 years and 100K miles later for around $1200.
The package was part of an estate and I had to jump through some hoops to get it released by the court. Letter writing, notarizing and such.
I'd write more letters if I could make that deal again. It was the plainest truck I've ever seen in that series.

jose bagge · Oct 16, 2008

That's my Hannah girl on Heza Perfect Zipper (JR)...
...have a great fall and winter, good luck to your family

jose bagge · Oct 16, 2008

That's my Hannah girl on Heza Perfect Zipper (JR)...
...have a great fall and winter, good luck to your family

Wesley Stephens · Oct 16, 2008

I'd have to say that Fred, my $300 mule was a great buy. He rides and drives, is a great guardian for my cows, and is a nice pet on top of it. He even had a little encounter with a car at 60 mph and won. This thread reminds me of the best and worst buys section of Farm Show magazine. I always enjoy that part.

jose bagge · Oct 16, 2008

The "bestest" deal was a palamino 2 year old that we bought at auction for $325. I spent a year training it on the ground and my daughter spent another 6 month training it over fences...showed him twice, won both times and at second show a lady just had to have him- offered me $7500 so away he went. The girls cried and cried...
1996 Honda Civic 4 door with every option for 13,200 new...car has 380,000 + miles on it now, never had the head off or the clutch out. Absolutely the best vehicle I have ever owned.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 16, 2008

Who's the gal directly in front of the horse? A bit young but wow doesn't even begin to describe her!

Traditional Farmer · Oct 16, 2008

$20 got me a license to marry the best woman a man could ever want even like dogs and football.

bison · Oct 16, 2008

I bought a 1920 royal enfield motorcycle 45 yrs ago for 1 buck,sold it 2 yrs later for 25 bucks, is worth now over 25 grand,
Sh@t happens man

olgentdc · Oct 16, 2008

Best Buys for My life was the 200 plus acres I bought in 5 tracts over the last 30 yrs , Home Sweet Home ! , The worst was mutual funds

Anonymous-0 · Oct 17, 2008

Last year we bought two QH mares from Missouri and flew them to us in Germany. Best money we ever spent. Got that laid back, country attitude that they passed of to thier babies and has been rubbing off on the horses we already had. Call them my Mo Mares and wouldn"t trade them for the world.

Dave

iowatom · Oct 17, 2008

ruger blackhawk .357 mag at an auction for $25. i must have been only one with a permit

jose bagge · Oct 17, 2008

That's Chloe-bug...tonight's first runner up Homecoming Queen at Colonial Forge H.S. and a 9x APHC World Champion

dave guest · Oct 17, 2008

Best buy could have been lake property in 1966 for $500. Mrs. Wilson said she had it for 30 years and just wanted her money back. I insisted it was worth a lot more and refused. I have done this many times in my life and have never been sorry but once. My buddy Nick said do I want a house(worth least 20 grand). I did my best to convince him it was worth that and a lot more than $1 or whatever a deal like that calls for. Three days later I asked what did he do. He said fella was walking by and I gave hime the house. Sometimes you can't help nobody.

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