Stocker Steve
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Where do you draw the line on an older haying or FEL tractor? New tires, new clutch, smoke obscures the operator's vision, or the engine locks up ?
Let's Sell a Tractor ?
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callmefence
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I sold my 4020 at auction a couple years back for 6500.00 clutch was completely out of room for adjustment and slipping under hard load.
The old man was complaining that the fire department was going start coming out every time I used it.
I sold my 4020 at auction a couple years back for 6500.00 clutch was completely out of room for adjustment and slipping under hard load.
The old man was complaining that the fire department was going start coming out every time I used it.
I usually sell after I put a pile of money in and barely or not recoup my money. lol If I was getting rid of it make up your mind cause sometimes it is throwing good money after bad if you sell after fixing.
SBMF 2015
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When your Crystal ball tells you that it's going to cost more to fix in the next year than it's worth.
I had a David Brown 1410 MFWD. It didn't owe me anything. In February it start acting up. Thought it was the fuel pump. Replaced that. It ran better for two days. I'd already replaced fuel filters. Got frustrated and let it sit on the edge of my rye field where it died. I have other loader tractors so we limped through spring. When I went to move it so I could mow rye there was an oil stain on the ground under the engine, tranny, and pto. The clutch only had enough adjustment for one more time. I decided that was it, put it on Craigslist as a mechanics special. My phone didn't stop ringing from 1 o'clock till 8. I had it sold and cash in my hand by 9pm
I had a David Brown 1410 MFWD. It didn't owe me anything. In February it start acting up. Thought it was the fuel pump. Replaced that. It ran better for two days. I'd already replaced fuel filters. Got frustrated and let it sit on the edge of my rye field where it died. I have other loader tractors so we limped through spring. When I went to move it so I could mow rye there was an oil stain on the ground under the engine, tranny, and pto. The clutch only had enough adjustment for one more time. I decided that was it, put it on Craigslist as a mechanics special. My phone didn't stop ringing from 1 o'clock till 8. I had it sold and cash in my hand by 9pm
chevytaHOE5674
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If repairs are going to cost close to what a replacement machine would cost then I think of switching (which isn't often). I have no problem rebuilding what I have then at least I know it was done right and will last, buying a "brand spanking used" piece of equipment is a roll of the dice, you can easily end up dumping a bunch of money into it also.
Stocker Steve
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chevytaHOE5674 said:
Really glad to see the post! :banana: Until then, I was looking at selling all my tractors but one...
chevytaHOE5674
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Also it always seems that when I'm selling I dont get squat for what I have. Then when I buy everything is priced out of site.
I have an early Ford 5000 open station MFWD loader tractor. It has probably 20k hours on it and was used as a log skidder for about 25 years so it's abused and used up. Few years back it needed some engine work and PTO work. Toyed with selling but after a few months for sale the best offer I had was 5k. Well any sort of "better" replacment was 2 or 3x that amount. So I spent about 2k in parts and machine work and rebuilt the motor, replaced the PTO clutch and brake and I have a reliable tractor that can do its job day after day reliably.
I have an early Ford 5000 open station MFWD loader tractor. It has probably 20k hours on it and was used as a log skidder for about 25 years so it's abused and used up. Few years back it needed some engine work and PTO work. Toyed with selling but after a few months for sale the best offer I had was 5k. Well any sort of "better" replacment was 2 or 3x that amount. So I spent about 2k in parts and machine work and rebuilt the motor, replaced the PTO clutch and brake and I have a reliable tractor that can do its job day after day reliably.
littletom
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When i am pretty sure it will let me down for an extended about of time. I am big on taking care of stuff. I know stuff happens but if i feel it coming something has to give. Time is money when trying to get a crop in or out. I depend on tractors from a 1979 to a 2019 model. That 1086 makes me nervous but so far so good.
I like to keep two tractors with lower hours. Haying window here is too short to have serious issues, and during feeding season reliable tractors are a must. My other tractors are a little over 20 years old and I can rebuild them in my leisure or limp along without one if need be.
One good thing about have a couple of low hour tractors is that it buys a person some time until the money in beef comes back to trade up again, rather than having to trade up when you are force into it.
One good thing about have a couple of low hour tractors is that it buys a person some time until the money in beef comes back to trade up again, rather than having to trade up when you are force into it.
chevytaHOE5674 said:
My experience is 50%. I don't poo poo the used equipment dealer.....I need them from time to time and glad they did my shopping for me and their time and effort....usually fix some of, if not all of what was broken before listing, is worthy of compensation. The Irk is when I sell off something I should have kept.....but I'm getting better at not doing that. :bang:
