Danny Prosser
Member
I need some advise from you green blood friends. My FIL passed away a few months ago. He had a JD 1050 with a back blade, 5' bushog and 5'finish mower those Italian made jobs. Well my MIL asked me to come cut her grass and the 1050 ran for a minute then blew the pressure relief on the cap. I let it cool pulled the thermostat out which was broken and wasn't stopping water flow. Fired it up again and same thing. I looked in the rad and it looks bad rusted up. Thing is my wife's idiot nephew used it to cut so I don't know if he ran it hot or not. Anyway I hauled my tractor over there and cut. Well now my MIL has decided to sell the tractor and equipment I guess I'm going to continue to haul mine back and forth. Well she asked me what it was worth. I told her well first it runs hot second when I used it the lift won't raise and for years you've had to short the starter solenoid to start it so as is not much. My FIL told me years ago if he died to help her sell it. Well I'm trying to figure out what would be fair. I don't really need another tractor and now I'm stuck cutting hers so I thought I'd tell her if she bought the parts I'd fix everything and sell it for her if I could have the equipment and I'd cut her grass from now on. What is this stuff worth and what would you do? What would you offer for all of it and remember I'm cutting the grass from now on. Thanks for your advise my friends.