1490 tractor

Joe Daugherty · Feb 6, 2013

I have looked at a nice low hour cab 2 wheel drive ,very clean ,good rubber. Looking for goood and weak points on this tractor. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks Joe Daugherty

RGMartin · Feb 6, 2013

What kind of maintenance and history it has had is everything.

Very clean would make me suspicious... it is a 30+ year old British built David Brown, they leak. If it doesn't either there is no oil in it, someone has hidden all the leaks by some questionable method, or someone has taken good care of it.

Good points, excellent on fuel, has the large journal crank, heavy front end.

Bad points, it was built during a time when case was trying hard to make a DB look like the big Cases. Hydraulics can be an issue if maintenance was sketchy(powershift too if it so equipped).

1490 tractor

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