Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

So how far off the road can you spot (fill in your brand here) paint(about 100 feet for me if I'm driving)? And do you vary your commute to and from work in hopes you will find something along the road (I do)? And have any of you trained your spouse to spot for you? My wife is almost as good as I am at spotting Deere green paint. She recently told me of a "cute" Deere tractor for sale along her commute. I checked it out to find a Large Deere construction loader w/ back-hoe for over $10,000. I guess she hasn't got the size thing down yet.

I got to see the tractor last night. It's a Case 222 Hi-Drive with a 12 HP horizontal cast iron "K" series Kohler. The tractor comes with a front mounted snow blower, chains, plastic wheel weights, no mower deck. The best metal parts on the tractor are 65% paint, 35% rust..... the worst metal parts are 50%- 50%. No one around to ask if it starts, no obvious leaks, tires were fair and seemed to be holding air, seat was torn up but still useable, the tinwork was straight with no rot through, head lights were cracked, judging from the large oil smudge near the exhaust on the tinwork, it burns oil. The price on it was $500 which to me seemed high........ I was thinking (hoping?)more like $350, but with no one to haggle with, I don't know what the seller would take.