Farmall 140, sell my 41 A?

PretendFarmer

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Heres the situation at hand. I have a 1941 Farmall A. Tractor runs good, as fully functional as an A gets. Only issue I know of, is the right brake seems to be more worn than the left, but still works well.
A guy here is selling a Farmall 140 for $1000. Engine is stuck and the fast hitch is not there. Tractor appears to be in good condition overall, but according to him, its been sitting forever.
I am not very familiar with the 140, can someone tell me the advantages over my A?
What would you do? I think I will buy this 140, get it running and potentially sell the A to cover costs.
 
A 140 is basically an upgraded Super A. All Super A implements will fit, and Super A implements are a whole heck of a lot easier to find than A implements.

Fast hitch always an option on the 140. Many farmers traded in their Super A on a 140, and kept the implements, so they had no need for a fast hitch. I believe more 140's came withOUT a fast hitch than did.

$1000 is a lot for a non-running tractor with a siezed engine, though. It better have good tires for that kind of money.
 
With no fast hitch the main advantage od the 140 is hydraulics, if you don't need them, keep the A, stuck engine in the 140 means you can't find the other problems until you overhaul it. If you want to work on the 140 buy it and keep the A but be prepared for many problems.
 
It appears to have good rubber. though pictures only tell so much. I plan on taking a look at it. If the oil does not have anti freeze in it, and there is antifreeze with no oil in the radiator I feel its a safe bet that the block and head are not cracked and getting it unstuck is a good possiblility. Here are pics of the exact tractor..
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I'm a sucker for old non running tractors but if it has not been sitting outdoor so water could get into the engine I would try to buy it for less so I could part it out if I couldn't get it freed up. May not be too hard to free it up. It doesn't look too bad. IMO
 
Where is the tractor located? Does he have ANY implements or parts with it? That is a nice and straight looking 140. I could have it looking like this one with little work!! (besides the whole engine troubles of course).

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I'm actually headed out to look at a Farmall 140 with the Fast Hitch and all of the equipment in the morning. Seller just wants me to make him an offer on it. I believe it has cultivator, partial side dresser, fast hitch bush hog, fast hitch box blade, and fast hitch disk. If'n it's a good one....it'll be for sale soon!
 
No implements with it. Accord to the dude, he acquired it stuck as part of a deal while buying other tractors. He does not know how it got stuck. I will be looking at it, and make an offer accordingly. If I have any inclination that the block or head is cracked I will either walk away, or offer maybe $300. If the block does not appear cracked but evidence of no water in oil, then we will go from there.
 

Even if it's cracked. Make an offer and part it out! I will definitely buy the grille housing, grille screen, and hood from you. Then....find you either a Super A or another 140 and use that one for the parts.
 
I was looking to see if I saw a starter pull rod, but couldn't tell. I'm guessing 1964-1966.

I'm not sure when (or if) IH started putting Deluxe Seats as a standard on all of the 140's. I don't believe I've had a 140 post 1970 that has had a pan seat. Cubs are a different story. I've got an original 1976 and 1978 model that have the factory pan seat.
 

Similar to what your A has, except you pull instead of push to start the tractor. Unless your 1941 is hand crank only. The early 140s had them (same design as the old Super A's). In the mid to late 60's they changed the 140 to a Key "on/off" and push button start. Then in the early 70's, they changed the 140 to a Full "Key Start".
 
(quoted from post at 20:18:36 01/04/13) what is a starter pull rod?

Here s a Super A I restored with the factory starter pull rod and the push/pull 'on/off' switch. .Can you tell what I'm talking about?

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While we're at it.....here is my 1968 Farmall 140 with the Key "on/off" and Pushbutton Start. I've already posted a picture of a 1973 Farmall 140 with the Full "Key Start".

It will at least help date the tractor if you don't have a serial number, or casting codes handy. The latter 2 designs are the most desirable, but they all work, which is what matters.

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PretendFarmer,

That 140 did have a fast hitch on it at one point. It has the helper spring and the fast hitch rear rockshaft.

Too bad the owner no longer has the parts... Putting one together from parts can take a while and be quite expensive.
 
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It sure could run into some $$$. I sell GOOD Fast Hitches anywhere from $600-800; so it would cost as much as you paid for the tractor. Noone wants one on a tractor when buying it, but I find alot of people wanting them that already have a tractor. If you take your time you MIGHT find a decent one for around $400-500. If you wanna just use it for cultivating, etc.; I'd sell the helper spring and rockshaft; then get a standard rockshaft and lift rod. Might pocket $50 or so dollars once you bought what you needed too.
 
I put a deposit on the tractor. It is quite evident that it is stuck only from sitting. I will put a three point hitch on it.
 

That'll work too. They make a NICE 3 pt. for them.....or you could just make your own. If you don't mind me askin....what did you end up getting it for?
 

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