Barn find old farmall input needed

James arrigo · Oct 4, 2016

Hi everyone stumbled into another old farmall that someone lead me onto. Think it a old f-20 or a farmall regular not sure it has open steering gears tho. It's been in the barn for the past 15 yrs when it was running. Engine is free it's a complete tractor with two sets of steel wheels. Also has a rear mount sickle mower that's is attached to it. If it a regular are parts hard to come by? Are these rare tractors or have any value to them? I would like to put rubber on the rear. I would need to get rear rims for it are they easy to come by? What's the going rate for rear wheels for them kind of tractors? What would be a fair price on that tractor with two sets of wheels and sickle mower?? Thanks for any kind of advice you can give me on this old machine! I'm into the letter series and 100s series farmalls not the older ones thanks Jim

Nebraska Kirk · Oct 4, 2016

Since it has the open exposed steering gears it would be a Regular. Regulars are not rare by any means, unless it happens to be a very early one or a rare variation. Assuming the one you found is just a run of the mill wide tread I would say the value is around $500-800

Parts are not hard to come by. Many parts are available new through aftermarket sources and good used parts from many other sources. Rear wheels either F&H round spoke or cut-down to accept rubber tires are not hard to find either, but being large and heavy, unless you find some close to home, shipping will be expensive.

michaelr · Oct 4, 2016

Is it a John Deere #5 mower? I heard those bolted right up. The mower is likely more enticing than the tractor. What's a fair price? That is always difficult. Depends if you are wanting to use it, or tinker on it just for show. If you are going to put it to work, it has to work, lol. Else it is worth nothing to you. If you are going to restore it, then it is worth its composition of parts, meaning is it complete, or is it missing something that is expensive to source. Seems the best of both worlds as you say it is complete and was running. You could buy it, and immediately trade or sell off the steel for rubber mounted on rims. I don't know, I like that old stuff, but anymore it has to run and be useful, have brought a few back to running condition, and the cost of doing that is never cheap. Question is, why would you want it?

redforlife · Oct 4, 2016

All regulars had open steering gears. Probly worth about a 1000 with an extra set of wheels. Rubber f-20 wheels will interchange. Its not all that rare unless it is an early one or has a rare option. Parts can be found but are not as easy to find as f-20 parts. The mower not worth much. Wouldn't allow much value for that unless you just want it. If I had the tractor I would either take it off and leave it off, or leave it on. They are a pain to take on and off. I heard steel getting harder to find for a regular. But I would say the rears are worth about 200 a set if in the right place. Maybe more than that for a front set. If you don't want them, you could probly sell them and have plenty enough money to buy f-20 centers and rims. Of coarse you would have to buy tires as well, and if you want new tires, you gonna have to pay new price for them.

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