Ballast Box

[bigtiller]

I read an add on Craigs list this morning about a used, dirty, ugly ballast box close enough to me for $300. I called him thinking it had to be a typo that he had over looked. " Nope " he said, "that is the price". I have been kicking around getting one for a long time so after I said good-by to him I called up my friendly Deere dealer and ordered a new one. $216 plus $71 for a bushing kit. Oh, by the way, my dealer lets me pay full retail price on every consumer item I purchase. BUT it is still cheaper than that guys old beat up one.

Some people think their stuff is really good.

 

[rekees4300]

Maybe the guy was operating on the principle that "if you tell a big enough lie people will believe it"? :confused3:

 

[joes_427_vette]

If it was lined with silver it was a good deal. Sometimes you have to ask the important questions.

 

[bigtiller]

If it was lined with silver it was a good deal. Sometimes you have to ask the important questions.

I thought of that, but no, it was empty!

 

[OneMarineE5]

Like...was this a scam and I'm just missing the sarcasm? Or did some one really think they were going to get $300.00 bucks?

:confused2:

 

[bigtiller]

Like...was this a scam and I'm just missing the sarcasm? Or did some one really think they were going to get $300.00 bucks?

:confused2:

No, he was serious and wasn't going to budge because he thought new ones were a lot more money.

4 hours later I seen he had lowered his price to $200 but that is still to high for one that is all beat up.

 

[RoyJackson]

No, he was serious and wasn't going to budge because he thought new ones were a lot more money.

4 hours later I seen he had lowered his price to $200 but that is still to high for one that is all beat up.

$300 for a used ballast box is tantamount to robbery!
I bought mine, a Deere box filled with sand, for $90. It was about 2-3 years old and had never been used. That was a good deal...but a really used ballast box should go for well under a hundred bucks.

 

[kennyd]

I read an add on Craigs list this morning about a used, dirty, ugly ballast box close enough to me for $300. I called him thinking it had to be a typo that he had over looked. " Nope " he said, "that is the price". I have been kicking around getting one for a long time so after I said good-by to him I called up my friendly Deere dealer and ordered a new one. $216 plus $71 for a bushing kit. Oh, by the way, my dealer lets me pay full retail price on every consumer item I purchase. BUT it is still cheaper than that guys old beat up one.

Some people think their stuff is really good.

Some people...

The bushing kits should be a lot cheaper than that! Was is BW15056 that he quoted?

TSC also sells them, as well as: QUICK HITCH ADAPTER KIT CAT 1-3

 

[k0ua]

I built mine for well under $100 and that includes the barrel the hardware and all the cement. sure I had to weld up and cut a few things, but it is a "level 1" project, not too difficult.
James K0UA

 

[grnspot110]

I saw that one, looked pretty steep to me! Besides, it would have been a 2-1/2 hour drive for me! ~~ grnspot110