Feeling Better = Finally posted some scrap yard tractors

Jeff Sanford

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Finally feeling better so I posted some photo ads about the scrap yard tractors in my friend's yard. Didn't get near all of them, but got a start.
 
I don"t know about the rarity of the 60 LP...if I ever got a rare tractor I"d prolly just sell it to get some more good ol" As and Bs! But I do think that the scrap man is gonna pay the same per lb regardless of B, 60 gas or 60 LP. So roughin" it out weight wise...that makes the 60 gas about $1065, the LP about $1200 and the B about $720, the be looks like it at least has a starting point; some nice grilles, if I were close I might wave 5 $100 bills at him...but I can hear the crusher working those 60s already they gonna get expensive quick!
 
(quoted from post at 03:19:23 07/17/13) I don"t know about the rarity of the 60 LP...if I ever got a rare tractor I"d prolly just sell it to get some more good ol" As and Bs! But I do think that the scrap man is gonna pay the same per lb regardless of B, 60 gas or 60 LP. So roughin" it out weight wise...that makes the 60 gas about $1065, the LP about $1200 and the B about $720, the be looks like it at least has a starting point; some nice grilles, if I were close I might wave 5 $100 bills at him...but I can hear the crusher working those 60s already they gonna get expensive quick!

Scrap's $355 a ton where you are??? It's $190 here. That 60 is worth $475 in iron *here* (SW WI).

EDIT - I see what you mean. HE says scrap is worth $340 a ton (.17 a pound). That tractor doesn't weigh more than 2.5 ton with all that's missing ~$850 @ $340/ton. I bought a 60 out of a fencerow in much better shape than that one for $800 back in 2004 (still use it from time to time). Good running 60's bring $2500ish here. I find it unlikely these ol' girls are gonna be saved. Sorry, but they're just too far gone for the money.
 
Where are you getting $355 a ton as a scrap price? That's not what he paid for them. That's what he's willing to let them go for. I guess you think he's going to give them away for what he gave? He's been paying $200 a ton and his asking price is WAY less than what he can get after he crushes them. He has to make money to pay his bills; lights, electric, fuel, labor, insurance, maintenance, repairs, etc. There's a minimal economic lesson there for you.
 
No I don"t need an economics lesson...and I thank you for posting the oppurtunity to see them, was just simply saying; Having restored several Bs and As, a 70 Gas which was bought in much better shape than those for a lot less, a 420 and several other colors I know what ya can get into "em!...those tractors are unfortunately headed to the crusher...(maybe the LP is rare enough to justify that beginning price I don"t know), but the others arent. I can get 3 60s in good running condition right now within 30 miles of me for between $2500-$2700!
 
(quoted from post at 04:50:19 07/17/13) Where are you getting $355 a ton as a scrap price? That's not what he paid for them. That's what he's willing to let them go for. I guess you think he's going to give them away for what he gave? He's been paying $200 a ton and his asking price is WAY less than what he can get after he crushes them. He has to make money to pay his bills; lights, electric, fuel, labor, insurance, maintenance, repairs, etc. There's a minimal economic lesson there for you.

I got 355 a ton off Pete's number and estimating the 60 to weigh 3 ton (it won't weigh 3 ton as it sits, though - too much metal is gone). But then I looked closer at the ad and see you stated .17 per pound. That's $340 a ton. I don't expect him to give it away. That's why I say he's probably gonna end up crushing it. It's just too common a tractor and that particular one is just too far gone. Now, you could strip it for parts....

Tell him you'll pay .17 per pound for just the parts you want.
 
Here is what people like you don't seem to think about. You'll spend more to get parts off of tractors like these to restore something you already have rather than buying a mostly complete tractor with the same parts you need for less money and have parts left over in the end. I guess you fall into the category of people who feel like they have to say something even if it has nothing to do with the subject at hand. What you've spent in the past and what you can buy in your area now has absolutely nothing to do with me offering and/or aiding in saving these tractors from the crusher does it? I didn't ask for an appraisal, advice, current events on tractor prices in your area, or a history lesson on what you've restored and/or spent on tractors. I'm simply providing information for someone who might find these tractors to be useful. If you don't find them useful, you don't have to say anything. It's really that simple.
 
I'm sorry you didn't want feedback to a post you created on an open forum on the internet. If you just wanted to post the tractors to sell with no feedback, maybe you should have left them on the classifieds only and not created this post...
 
So you must stay busy if you feel like every post on an open forum needs to have your feedback. My post was an informative post only. I wasn't trying to sell anything through the forum; only informing those who might be interested to look at the ads, then reply through the ads section if they were interested in making a purchase. That's how it's supposed to work, and people who are concerned with saving these tractors are doing so. However, a couple of you seem to be wanting to control the market so you can convince people they have nothing but junk and steal it from them for scrap or less-than-scrap values, and as far as being too far gone, when it's crushed and hauled off NONE of it is available for use any longer; no axles, housings, transmissions, flywheels, flywheels covers, head, block, pistons, rods, sheet metal, clutch parts, PTO parts, steering parts, hubs, rims, generators, battery boxes, and the list goes on and on. Let me ask you this. Do you buy parts for $0.17 to $0.20 a pound? No you don't and you'll never be able to. I'm not a John Deere man, but I sure hate to see these tractors GONE FOREVER. I'm also trying to help save Farmall, Allis Chalmers, Case, Massey, Ford, Ferguson, even helped save part of a Kubota a few weeks back. By more of these getting crushed, used parts and new parts just get more and more expensive which will drive up the value of good running tractors only to some point in time at which people begin to view ALL of these historic tractors as obsolete for use and/or too expensive for very many people to enjoy. The reason I don't like your reply is that it contained absolutely NO USEFUL INFORMATION for anyone on either side of this situation; a seller willing to take less than what he can sell them for scrap simply because he hates to crush them, and any party interested in saving them from being crushed and gone forever simply because they actually understand that at that point they're truly too far gone.
 
scrap in jonesboro, ark brings 8 to 10 cent a pound.Sometimes short iron is 11 or 12 cents,and prices are down right now.
 
I agree I have a running 60lp j.d. with matching rear tires power steering and live pto, starts , and runs,correct gauges cant get 1375 for it.
 
just kidding you sell for as much as someone will pay,and both partys will be just fine , good luck I hope they all sell.
 
Jeff, I appreciate you making me aware of some parts tractors that just happen to be worth paying what the businessman in Arkansas is asking for them! Will be headed up your way before long. Thanks, Hugh
 
Hey Rick. Can you buy out of the yard for $0.08 to $0.12 per pound? No, and I doubt you can buy out of the yard for anything less than $0.25 per pound. Right here is an opportunity for way less than that. I was at the estate auction where all of these JD tractors came from. I had the opportunity to bid and get them cheaper but didn't, but when they landed in my friend's scrap yard that presented the current opportunity of helping save some parts that are darn well worth the money and everyone out there knows it. Everybody wants to gripe about people who take useful tractors and/or equipment to the scrap yard, but no one seems to be willing to pay more than the scrap man. I think what some of you guys are trying to say is that the scrap man is making it harder for y'all to steal these folks' tractors for next to nothing!
 
Right here's the opportunity. Buy them. Strip them down. Keep what you need. Sell the parts you don't need. Take what's left over back to the scrapper. I've made some good money doing that; just not with Deere. Come on. Think about what a block sells for, then the crank, head, radiator, clutch parts, brake parts, steering parts, transmissions, etc.
 
Hey Jeff, Just wanted to say thanks for posting the ads and the links. At least you and the scrap yard owner are trying to do the right thing by attempting to save some history.

Hopefully you will get a few more interested people like Hugh. Sadly, the scrap yard owner will make more money by simply crushing them and not have to deal with the idiots. Really who can blame him if his patience runs short. He (as a scrap dealer)is getting less money than he otherwise could and having to put up with the hassle of idiots too. Sure glad he likes old tractors.

The idiots do not understand what an individual is paid for scrap and what a scrap dealer is paid for scrap are way different values. Some of the scrap yards around me will not even sell to the general public. The yards do not want to deal with the idiots or the liability issues. The scrap yards around me that that will sell to the public are at $0.35 a pound for me to buy from them so that $0.17 to $0.18 per pound is still a deal as it relates to scrap prices - that amount is truly less than he otherwise could get as a scrap dealer.
 
Geez Jeff, don"t be so touchy...your buddy bought them he can ask what ever he wants, I understand people making money...if ya can"t make money then why be in business! I was simply stating that they are in no way shape or form worth what he is asking, so they will obviously be crushed. I have bought several parts tractors whole to use in my restorations, and I have scrapped some extra parts too, but I buy my parts tractors for what they are worth, not what your buddy is asking. We can compare a list or restores/refurbs we have done if ya"d like, but that would just be a pizzzing contest. The B is a $500 tractor, the 60LP is a $400 tractor, and honestly the 60 gas is a scrapper! So you would have someone pay over a grand for that 60 gas in hopes that the block is actually good? Are you reaching in your pocket to write a check for it? Again I than you for your time in putting them out for us to see...I am just sooooo sick of the old "save it from the scrapper" at a way inflated price thing! It"s been happening with plows horribly, I go to auctions and have to bid against the scrap man on plows, unfortunately the scrap value on some stuff is just more than they are really woth to anyone else. I really don"t see why you are getting so angry...they just aren"t worth what he wants...no big deal, I was just saying that he"ll be scrappin" them!
 
I'm not angry at all. I just can't make sense out this. Heads sell for $250 to $400. Blocks sell for about the same. Pistons, rods, starters, etc. I think you're about right on the B. I figure that's about what it would weigh out at $0.18 per pound. I just think you're way off on the 60LP. $400.00? I can see that much in sheet metal, rear rims, and front wheels and haven't even touched the engine or tranny yet. There's just no logic in that price. I'll just go back to my original intent of this post and the ads. If you're interested in buying or making an offer, send me an email through the ads section. I don't need an appraisal whether it's a high one or a low one. Appraisals are useless information. Making offers and negotiating is something worthwhile.
 
Yes I did, and if I could get all three of the front caps into our Ford Fusion, I would buy all three of them! Send me your email and I'll get some more details about coming to Bradford Arkansas in the next ten days. Thanks again, Hugh
 

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