Hello, I have this tractor. It runs, has a 46 inch mower deck and a snow blower attachment. Something happened with the snow blower and I guess the gear box is messed up. I was wondering how much to ask for a tractor like this? When I can get pictures I will post some.
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Been buying and selling vintage garden tractors for 20 years. What I've learned over the years is a garden tractor you're selling is worth what someone is willing to hand over in cash that day
. To a guy just looking for a garden tractor to use around the property, a 73-78 Ariens doesn't mean anything, so I'm writing this from the perspective of a "Collector" and we're all CHEAPSKATES when we are buying.
Cosmetics, operating condition, and parts availability is generally what drives the price for a collector, in that order. Attachments really don't come into play because guys that collect/restore vintage machines don't generally operate them on a regular basis and the attachments just become a "show piece"
The S-14 is the older version of the Ariens GT series. The S-series machines were built from 73-78. The GT series started in 79.
https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/tractor-brands/ariens/ariens-lawn-tractors.html
The S-14's all came with the K321 engine, the variation was with the transmission and that is what primarily drives the price to a collector. Here are the transmission options in low to high desirability for a collector..... The S-14H is comparable to a Case 444 to a collector.
S-14G -- 4 speed gear driven (73-76)
S-14 -- Vickers Hydrostatic (77-78)
S-14H -- Sunstrand Hydrostatic (77-78)
With out seeing pictures, but knowing it does run, here's what I would expect to see as a reasonable price on a S-14 series, in average condition for it's age, with a mower deck and decent tires....
S-14G -- $300-$500
S-14 -- $500-$700
S-14H -- $700-$900
(Sunstrand parts are easier to find than the Vickers)
The snowblower is worth $200 +, depending on how bad a guy needs it.
Resorted to pristine condition a S-14H is worth $1,200 - $1,400 to an experienced collector.
. To a guy just looking for a garden tractor to use around the property, a 73-78 Ariens doesn't mean anything, so I'm writing this from the perspective of a "Collector" and we're all CHEAPSKATES when we are buying.Cosmetics, operating condition, and parts availability is generally what drives the price for a collector, in that order. Attachments really don't come into play because guys that collect/restore vintage machines don't generally operate them on a regular basis and the attachments just become a "show piece"
The S-14 is the older version of the Ariens GT series. The S-series machines were built from 73-78. The GT series started in 79.
https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/tractor-brands/ariens/ariens-lawn-tractors.html
The S-14's all came with the K321 engine, the variation was with the transmission and that is what primarily drives the price to a collector. Here are the transmission options in low to high desirability for a collector..... The S-14H is comparable to a Case 444 to a collector.
S-14G -- 4 speed gear driven (73-76)
S-14 -- Vickers Hydrostatic (77-78)
S-14H -- Sunstrand Hydrostatic (77-78)
With out seeing pictures, but knowing it does run, here's what I would expect to see as a reasonable price on a S-14 series, in average condition for it's age, with a mower deck and decent tires....
S-14G -- $300-$500
S-14 -- $500-$700
S-14H -- $700-$900
(Sunstrand parts are easier to find than the Vickers)
The snowblower is worth $200 +, depending on how bad a guy needs it.
Resorted to pristine condition a S-14H is worth $1,200 - $1,400 to an experienced collector.
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That link is actually a pretty good deal on a 446 with all the parts, extra attachments, 2-stage Berco blower, and re-powered with a 23HP Vanguard. He says he even has the factory cab, which is hard as hell to find. With the doors, just an OEM cab usually goes for between $600-$800.
His biggest problem selling it is he is in Manistique, which is in the UP of Michigan. No easy way to get there and you'd pay big $$$ getting somebody to pick it up using U-Ship. I've got no need for something like that down here in MS. Here's a picture of my front yard after the "Blizzard" that shut down Tupelo for 3 days in 2018
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If you're looking for a Case 446-448 with the OEM cab and snowblower set up, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota is generally where you'll find them and that one probably isn't really set up all that good. I don't understand the point of the 23HP Vanguard in a hydrostatic drive. Waste of HP/Torque and really has no benefit for the flow rate of the pump. He's running the Berco hydraulic drive blower, not a belt/mechanical. With the stock Case 9GPM pump, it would have limited ground speed with the blower running. Only real advantage over a walk-behind would be the coverage width and comfort. There's limited clearance on a 446-448 to go with a bigger pump, because you start running into clearance problems with the steering shaft, and that 2.5 hydraulic gallon tank is going to be pretty busy if you do up size the pump. Only real way to go with a bigger pump is to drop the mower clutch and use a $140 Briggs only flywheel stub shaft to drive the pump. Then you run into a problem with the oil cooler fan set up, you still have the problem of the small tank, and it's no longer a mower.
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