Hi guys,
I am usually in the Oliver form, but a have a large question for you. I recently purchased a self propelled combine and no longer need my AC-90 pull type combine. I am very partial to this old machine because I have darn near replaced everything in the rebuild process. I am not looking to sell it here, I am just looking for a rough price of what you think it should sell for. I don't have a clue what it is worth in the collector market as I used it to farm. I will list everything I have done to it. I have run about 13 acres of wheat through it and about 25 acres of soybeans. It made amazing samples in the grain tank. Almost all the parts came from Yaz all crop. He is amazing.
-all new bushings in the straw walkers
-all new hardwood chain guides and wood block bearings.
-all new belts including the cylinder belt
-all new wood reel made out of oak.
-New shelling plate rubber
-new cylinder rasp bars
-new wood block bearings in the scour clean
-adjusted all elevator chain correctly
-new concave rubber
-new sickle sections across the entire bar
-new sickle bushing
-new cable lift cable
-replaced any bearing that was suspect
-new chains where needed
-gear box doesn't leak at all
-new dual grain tank tires
-has a straw chopper
-new paint
-new decals.
What do you think guys?
 
Where you're located can have a effect on price too. I''ve got to completely rebuild my 72 in the not so distant future. What kind of reel does it have on it. A hume reel with the pick up tines adds a lot of value.
 
4 years ago I went to an auction near Evansville, IN. Had a Gleaner f2/3 with about 2000 hours on it, & in really good condition bring $3000. The AC 90 next to it that looked almost as good brought $3500. Stunned the crowd; but 2 people went bid crazy. Also the owner was an Allis man. Several Allis tractors He bought new (if I remember correctly a 190XT, 220, & D-17 or D-19) brought double book value! But a lot of Allis collectors were there. If that combine had been at regular consignment auction, it might have gone for $2000. There was one in IL that was at farm shows for a couple of years priced at $1500 I think. It obviously didn't sell fast at that price, & it looked & ran good!

Remember the farm economy is down at the moment too.
 
The reason equipment and tractors will bring more at
a farm auction is because the local friends and neighbors know the history of the machine,what shape its in etc,at a consignment auction you're buying a Pig in a Poke you really know very little about it but better bet that the machine has problems or it wouldn't be sold 'as is' at a consignment sale.
 
Agree completely. The only time I usually consider anything at a consignment sale, is if either it is with a line of equipment from a farmer, or I really look it over close. Also sometimes if you hang around that piece sometimes neighbors of the consigner will be there talking about it and you can pick up some information on it that way.
 
Saw a 90 in good condition, known to have fairly low hours, go the the scrapper about 8-10 years ago. No one around here wanted it to use and no one wanted it at a farm auction. I hated to see it happen. This was in NW North Carolina

For the record: It was not mine, and I had no part in the scrapping.
 
I just checked and Tom has them on All Crop Harvester.com for your 40. He is great to deal with. Always gets the parts to you right away.
 

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