4-5/8" Baby Coes Wrench for guessing Price of 72" Coes Key Model Wrench

[wrenchguy]

whats the weight difference between the 2.  thats gotta be plus for the coes, uhhh... but it ain't j deere

Do you mean between the 72" Key Model and the Baby Coes? That difference would probably be about 165-1/2 pounds.

no i meant the weight diff between the jd tr590 and the 72"er. if i was a millionare i'd buy that 72"er, its prob not going to come around again in my lifetime.  good luck with ur sale.

[johnsironsanctuary]

I'll guess $26,165. Good luck with the sale Bus. Now the question is, which wall is strong enough to hang it on? Hmmmmmmm....... Oh well, A guy can dream.

[Plyerman]

I'll guess $26,165. Good luck with the sale Bus. Now the question is, which wall is strong enough to hang it on? Hmmmmmmm....... Oh well, A guy can dream.

If I sold my house I could afford it....but then I wouldn't have a wall to hang it on. Such a dilemma.

[rustcollector]

I'll guess $26,165. Good luck with the sale Bus. Now the question is, which wall is strong enough to hang it on? Hmmmmmmm....... Oh well, A guy can dream.

If I sold my house I could afford it....but then I wouldn't have a wall to hang it on. Such a dilemma.

Not necessarily, we all are guessing good chunks of change, but it's always possible it only brings 3 or 4 thousand too. I would tend to doubt it, but one never knows until the hammer drops. Makes an auction fun, but also a bit scary if you are the one selling. People will tell you all day long how much something may be "worth", but they aren't always the ones handing over the cash either. I couldn't imagine what it would bring if there were still American companies manufacturing wrenches along the same lines. Could be like Deere and the all wheel drive Dain tractor that came with the TR590 wrench. I'd still like to know what they paid for that tractor to get it back....I know, the wrench came with the tractor, but I like my word usage better...lol.

[Mitch]

$29,300

[stillfishin]

10501

[mvwcnews]

"Bus" asked when I was going to post my guess..  I'm guessing a lot less than a hernia repair surgery -- I tried to pick up the small end from the table this afternoon on my way home from work ("Bus" was busy unboxing & unwrapping inventory) -- and having rung up produce all afternoon ( my work vest has a "spark" on the back )  my guess is somewhere around $100.00 per pound or $235.00 per inch.

4/9/2015 -- ooops 4/10/2015  (Have to be at the Auditorium in 5 1/2 hrs to be ready for the Wrench Club Spring Meet )
The adjustment on that Key Model is wicked stiff -- needs some "slick 50" or something to lube it.  "Bus" wants to pose it on a bathroom scale to see what it weighs -- Herb Page & Don Ervin think this one is heavier than the one they are familiar with -- you can see the forge hammer marks where they formed the handle taper.

4/11/2015  Post. Script.
According to my cheap old bathroom scale the Key Model weighs 160 lbs  and $100 per pound was right on the money for that weight -- $16K.  Pending delivery it is visiting my house.  My wife is very nervous about having something so rare under our roof.  Attached is a photo of two kids playing with the neighbors' toys.

[northkid]

13,750

[Plyerman]

"Bus" asked when I was going to post my guess..  I'm guessing a lot less than a hernia repair surgery -- I tried to pick up the small end from the table this afternoon on my way home from work ("Bus" was busy unboxing & unwrapping inventory) -- and having rung up produce all afternoon ( my work vest has a "spark" on the back )  my guess is somewhere around $100.00 per pound or $235.00 per inch.

4/9/2015 -- ooops 4/10/2015  (Have to be at the Auditorium in 5 1/2 hrs to be ready for the Wrench Club Spring Meet )
The adjustment on that Key Model is wicked stiff -- needs some "slick 50" or something to lube it.  "Bus" wants to pose it on a bathroom scale to see what it weighs -- Herb Page & Don Ervin think this one is heavier than the one they are familiar with -- you can see the forge hammer marks where they formed the handle taper.

4/11/2015  Post. Script.
According to my cheap old bathroom scale the Key Model weighs 160 lbs  and $100 per pound was right on the money for that weight -- $16K.  Pending delivery it is visiting my house.  My wife is very nervous about having something so rare under our roof.  Attached is a photo of two kids playing with the neighbors' toys.

160 pounds! Makes that 32-incher look downright puny in comparison.

[Yadda]

If I had the big wrench I would be inclined to try it out on something.   I would probably end up getting arrested late at night for tightening nuts/bolts on a nearby bridge.

[Mitch]

How much did that 32" go for? At the flea market today saw one about that size, maybe a little larger. Guy wanted 20 for it. I passed, but I'm curious.

[Papaw]

Mitch, if it was a 32" Coes Key model you need to go back and snag it!

[mvwcnews]

How much did that 32" go for? At the flea market today saw one about that size, maybe a little larger. Guy wanted 20 for it. I passed, but I'm curious.

Nominal 28" (actual overall length 32") -- $300.00 at Spring Auction.  Anything less than $150.00 for a good straight working one with no broken parts is a "good deal." They are still perfectly functional working tools for some situations.