Ken Christopherson
Well-known Member
(Also posted in Tractor Talk, but since you all are the Deere Pro's, I figured I would add it here too)
Hey all! It has been a while since I have posted in any of the forums - school, work, and a new girlfriend are proving to keep me plenty busy.. I hope everyone is doing well.
The reason for my post today is I have been looking the last few months for a new project. Something to keep me busy for the long winter here in MN. I got to thinking, the last few years I have focused my skills on building motorcycles. Needless to say, I miss having a tractor to wrench on since I finished grandpa"s "41 Case SC.
Well, I just happened to be driving home this morning and came across a slant dash John Deere A. I have been looking at getting a Deere for a while - And would rather try to find something pre-1947. No one was home, but since the tractor was right along the road, I decided to give it a walk around. So here is the condition:
Seems to me the tractor is all complete with a magneto ignition. I couldn"t read the tag, as it was pretty corroded. The tires are decent tread, holding air, but weather checked. The shifter, and Hi/Lo range levers both are working. The brakes are not frozen, and the tractor rocks back and forth. Since no one was around, I took a picture of the sign, and figured I could give the guy a call tonight.
I talked to the gentleman, and he gave me a little history on the tractor. The last time he had it running was 6-7 years ago. He has a ton of projects going and is starting to get rid of some. It was parked because (as he stated), one of the rods was knocking pretty good. The sign on the tractor stated a priced of $650, but he made no mention of that on the phone and he told me straight out that he wanted $500 for it.
The question I have for you is, should I be looking for anything major? Deere"s are quite foreign to me as I have always been an Farmall/Case man. Is this a good price? It seems to me that it is compared to what I have been seeing on Craigslist around here. I may be able to get him down a little bit more on price, I was thinking of offering $400.00, but I don"t want to low-ball him. I talked to a friend of mine that said he saw the tractor there a month or so ago (so it has been for sale for a little while).
My ultimate goal is to have a tractor that my girlfriend can use for parades at shows, etc. She said that she would enjoy doing that together, which makes me want to pursue it even more. I have enclosed a picture of the tractor to help you all out.
Hey all! It has been a while since I have posted in any of the forums - school, work, and a new girlfriend are proving to keep me plenty busy.. I hope everyone is doing well.
The reason for my post today is I have been looking the last few months for a new project. Something to keep me busy for the long winter here in MN. I got to thinking, the last few years I have focused my skills on building motorcycles. Needless to say, I miss having a tractor to wrench on since I finished grandpa"s "41 Case SC.
Well, I just happened to be driving home this morning and came across a slant dash John Deere A. I have been looking at getting a Deere for a while - And would rather try to find something pre-1947. No one was home, but since the tractor was right along the road, I decided to give it a walk around. So here is the condition:
Seems to me the tractor is all complete with a magneto ignition. I couldn"t read the tag, as it was pretty corroded. The tires are decent tread, holding air, but weather checked. The shifter, and Hi/Lo range levers both are working. The brakes are not frozen, and the tractor rocks back and forth. Since no one was around, I took a picture of the sign, and figured I could give the guy a call tonight.
I talked to the gentleman, and he gave me a little history on the tractor. The last time he had it running was 6-7 years ago. He has a ton of projects going and is starting to get rid of some. It was parked because (as he stated), one of the rods was knocking pretty good. The sign on the tractor stated a priced of $650, but he made no mention of that on the phone and he told me straight out that he wanted $500 for it.
The question I have for you is, should I be looking for anything major? Deere"s are quite foreign to me as I have always been an Farmall/Case man. Is this a good price? It seems to me that it is compared to what I have been seeing on Craigslist around here. I may be able to get him down a little bit more on price, I was thinking of offering $400.00, but I don"t want to low-ball him. I talked to a friend of mine that said he saw the tractor there a month or so ago (so it has been for sale for a little while).
My ultimate goal is to have a tractor that my girlfriend can use for parades at shows, etc. She said that she would enjoy doing that together, which makes me want to pursue it even more. I have enclosed a picture of the tractor to help you all out.