Collectible?

[kermit911]

What is considered collectible when it comes to lawnmowers?

 

[BKBrown]

Whatever someone wants bad enough to buy it and keep it until someone wants it more and is willing to pay for it. :thumbsup: :biggrin:

"What is considered collectible when it comes to lawnmowers?"

 

[LandN]

I would say a brand or certain model that is not available no longer....an engine that was / is different, features that are different. plus the older age of a mower.

 

[kermit911]

LOL :laughing: I get it. That goes for just about anything I guess.

 

[benski]

Yes indeed, collectible is probably mostly in the eye of the beholder. Some people covet Edsels, some people covet Mercedes 300SLs. I'd have to guess age, model, and brand all fit into the equation, but I don't have any idea of what a "gold standard" collectable lawnmower really is.:wink::biggrin:
Possible candidates:

IH Cub Cadets (not MTDs)
Certain John Deeres from 70's and 80's.
Lawn Boy 2 strokes
Maybe some Jacobsen stuff from 50s and 60s?

I'm sure others will chime in!

 

[LandN]

Not to collect them , but i would like to find a motored self propelled reel mower with catcher from the 60's

 

[benski]

I'm sure there are some still out there, it just may take a little time to track down a 40 or 50 year old mower, especially in restorable or serviceable condition.:smile::thumbsup:

 

[Two-Stroke]

Any two-stroke mower built before the mid-1980s. The Lawn-Boys are the best examples but the two-stroke Jacobsens are rarer.

 

[Two-Stroke]

Any two-stroke mower built before the mid-1980s. The Lawn-Boys are the best examples but the two-stroke Jacobsens are rarer.

 

[twall]

Wheel Horse - particularly anything from the days that AMC owned them (mid 70's thru AMC's downfall in the mid 80's) Although the Pond (original owners) Wheel Horses are older and more rare, they weren't as good a mower, and don't draw the interest or the money.

Also Ford/Jacobsens, 70's Simplicity/Allis Chalmers, 70s Massey-Furgeson, and Simplex garden tractors.

They seem to get TONS of money, and I see more and more of these very machines at tractor shows.

As far as a modern machine, I'd bet the Weed Eater One is going to be a classic someday. It's a terrible mower, but they are selling them by the thousands. It's going to be an icon, I do believe. If you have the place to stash it, I'd grab one for posterity. I am not kidding here. There won't be any survivng examples in a decade. Look at the Huffy's and other AMF-built toy mowers. They were terrible, but they are so rare, people gobble them up.