value of 720-730

what is good price to pay for a 720 or 730 all those i see seem on the high side.
most of them in the 8500 to 10000 plus

You need to get one for FREE because by the time you get it repaired properly you will have that much or more in it ! At least if it is a diesel model.

I have a pretty nice 730 D electric start, wide front and fenders. Older repaint. Needs nothing that I know of. They aren't all shot. Asking $6,500 and haven't sold it. Does that give you some idea?

you sure got that right.

My friend just sold a 730d electric start, no 3pt, very good shape, ran/great, had been repainted at one point for 5500. Started at 6500 and dropped to that over the course of a month or 2. Mid Michigan area.

This thread helps point out that the market for 1950's tractors is getting past its prime.

I have had two and agree that they are expensive to work on, not a big fan of the taper loc flywheel which most have and injection pump systems can be expensive and not that many ordinary pump shops can do anything with them from what I've been told as far as testing.

I saw a nice looking 720 gas wide front go on ebay just a few months ago for $3500. In august I saw a 720 gas in average condition, narrow front and no 3 pnt go for $3000 in a farm auction.

The old two cylinders are way past their prime value - just like most of us. What you're seeing is over double their value & it's only going downhill from here. The more us old folks die off the lower it get's. I can see where folks overpaid for a tractor years ago don't want to loose all that money now but either they will accept it or their heirs will send them to the scrapyard later. Just the way it is.

I don't think it is just two cylinders... with today's farm economy, most values are down. Stuff two years old, 20 years old, 40 years old. Stuff that was appreciating fast 5 years ago (4020, 4440, etc) seems to have leveled off or fallen as well. Even if it does bring the same value, it often times takes longer to sell.

Two cylinders may be down more than other stuff though.

i have sold 2 720 diesels in the last couple years, one back in November for $4,000 and the other was in Feb/Mar 2016 for 3800. both pony start narrow front no 3pt single hydraulics, just your run of the mill tractor, both had been repainted but long time ago and nothing fancy. both of them were sold sight unseen but with honest communication with the buyers. the one for 3800 needed both engines overhauled, had to either big engine if it was below 50 degrees, which buyer knew and was ok with. the other one ran good but something didn't seem quite right with the injection system. both had good transmissions as i had gone through both transmissions when i bought them. i bought them both cheaper and did a little work to them and sold them again, i only made a couple hundred on the last one and that's not including my time so didn't really make anything on it for all the time i put into it. i'm in SE MN, the first one came from central MN west of the city's and went 20-30 miles down the road from me, was on craigslist for less than a day before the buyer contacted me. the second one came from polks in Indiana and went to Pennsylvania, that one was on craigslist and ebay for 6 or 7 months.

Coonie minnie: I do not know if the late JD 4020s and JD 4440s are any cheaper. I sold several of each this last year and got good money for them. The top 1982 JD 4440 went for over $28K privately. The two late model JD 4020 diesels I sold both went for over $12K and they where in there work cloths.

Now the early JD 4020s are getting cheaper. I passed on a couple of nice Diesel narrow fronts for $5000. Not much room to make anything one them. The JD 4430 have really dropped off. I bought two since the first of the year for under $10K each. AC shot and cab interior gone but heater works and they run great. Put them both on feeder wagons. They will work great for that job. Put the two JD 4440s in the shed. Come summer I will just take the door and windows out an they will still work as feeder wagon tractors. LOL

The 4430's you describe have been under 10,000 for quite a while here. Work clothes very late 4020's are around 10,000-11,000 here. There was '72 a few years ago that was treading towards rough work clothes but good mechanically and it went for 8,200 dollars. I tried to figure out a way to finance that but I could not. Been a while since I have seen a 4440 or early 4020 NFE sell.

Some nicely restored 730D stll sell well. I only deal in side counsel and newer but right now there seems to be less tractors for sale than in the past several years.I would think the farm economy is a factor and many people are just keeping what they have.A true original is still the easiest to sell.As for price tires and condition can make a 50% difference.I did sell an original good running 720D with 3 point average tires for a landlord. He wanted $3K and it sold right away.

I guess what I meant was that things like the late 4020 and 4440 you mentioned have at least leveled off, or aren't appreciating as fast they were 5 years ago. Seems like the later 50 series market seems flat too, unless there is one with really low hours.

In my neighborhood, it seems like not much is moving, and auctions seem to be almost non-existent. Dairyman that have quit seem to load the cows one day, and let the machinery sit, perhaps awaiting better times to sell??

And if you stumble on to one of those decent 4020 narrow fronts for $5 k, let me know!