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John Deere G - What Is It Worth? (See pictures)

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Found this old John Deere G sitting in some hedges couple miles from home. The old guy says all it needs is a starter and a battery and it'll crank just like a car. :lol: He is elderly and doesn't have a use for it. Likely there when he bought the house......he doesn't refer to ever using it himself. He said he can't eat the tractor and doesn't have a reason to have it.

Haha, now I know it will not run due to sitting out uncovered (guessing 20 years from growth) and is probably stuck. It looks to be complete and has rollamatic.

I just bought my first 2 cyl JD a few months ago (1950-1952 model B) and don't know much about these tractors or their value in all conditions. I do have over 100 Farmall tractors and can be considered an "expert" with them. JD I'm still learning on.
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If it were a B it an A I would say it?s worth the parts. The
model G seems to hold value a bit, if you?ve got a bunch of
farmalls then you know you gotta lotta work ahead of yourself
with that G, and you know what tires are gonna cost you. In
my part of the country I?d probably say $1200-$1500
 
It might be worth scrap price, just for parts. If you do any work to it, you'll be in over
your head, in a hurry-just like your red ones.
 
A lot of it still there.....but it's a wreck....mebbe 400 bucks.......And I've got G's.......They still bring money if they're decent.....But that one ain't.
 
I sold a good running and driving G with charlynn power steering , but poor tires, and poor front grills, for $2,000 last summer in MN. Seemed to
be about all it was worth...........
 
(quoted from post at 10:19:16 01/30/18) What state is this in? If you pass on it I may be interested.
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I'm not gonna pass on it unless he wants $800 plus
 
From where I sit I see a money pit. Unless you need some parts, I'd say 500.00 at best.
But I am not a fan of G's from the time I've spent on a seat of one I'd rather have a A.
 
One never knows , did you try to turn it over by grabbing the flywheel ?
Sure looks like it is begging to be saved !
 
That is a valid point ! As many that were ok to run were still being ran.

Years ago I had pretty good luck buying up a lot of local 2 cyl. tractors and parting out most of them. Upon tear down it was interesting what you could find. Usually around here ( ohio ) a lot of frozen and broken heads and blocks. But many times a lot of the other parts could still be in good shape because they had less run time on them.
 
While it is true that a lot of old tractors are parked because they have something seriously wrong, that isn't always the case. A lot of them became idle as the average size of tractors grew far beyond their horsepower. Dealers wouldn't give much for them on trade in, so a lot of farmers kept them rather than give them away for nothing. For a while they did odd jobs about the farm, but eventually a lot of them were shut off and no one tried to start them for a long while. Then when they did, the points would be in need of some work or they needed a new battery or some other minor maintenance issue and the farmer decided they weren't worth the effort, so they just sat.

Those who say you could have more into it than it is worth, have a point. But the truth be told, I don't think I have a single two banger that I do not have more into than it is worth. But that is not the sole calculator of a tractor's value, at least to me. Entertainment costs money and it is cheaper for me to spend some time and money on an old tractor than, for example, flying to Mexico for a week to lay on a beach and drink beer. Plus there is the fact that my sons and I have spent a lot of time together working on them, how do you put a price tag on that? Last summer my youngest son moved out of the house to be on his own, but right after that we became equal partners in an old B that we are bringing back life after being idle for 20 years. We have a hobby that we share that will last the rest of my life, again, what price can you put on that? But then, once they are running good, you get to play with them. I bought a '44 A 24 years ago. I could have bought a snowmobile or a jet ski instead, but what would they be worth now compared to my A? Plus my A is working better now than it was way back then, while the other two would have long been retired to the scrap heap.

So yeah, you could look at it like an accountant, or you could be more broadminded in your calculation of actual worth. Both sides have merit, but one should not blind you to the other.
 
(quoted from post at 00:14:27 01/31/18) While it is true that a lot of old tractors are parked because they have something seriously wrong, that isn't always the case. A lot of them became idle as the average size of tractors grew far beyond their horsepower. Dealers wouldn't give much for them on trade in, so a lot of farmers kept them rather than give them away for nothing. For a while they did odd jobs about the farm, but eventually a lot of them were shut off and no one tried to start them for a long while. Then when they did, the points would be in need of some work or they needed a new battery or some other minor maintenance issue and the farmer decided they weren't worth the effort, so they just sat.

Those who say you could have more into it than it is worth, have a point. But the truth be told, I don't think I have a single two banger that I do not have more into than it is worth. But that is not the sole calculator of a tractor's value, at least to me. Entertainment costs money and it is cheaper for me to spend some time and money on an old tractor than, for example, flying to Mexico for a week to lay on a beach and drink beer. Plus there is the fact that my sons and I have spent a lot of time together working on them, how do you put a price tag on that? Last summer my youngest son moved out of the house to be on his own, but right after that we became equal partners in an old B that we are bringing back life after being idle for 20 years. We have a hobby that we share that will last the rest of my life, again, what price can you put on that? But then, once they are running good, you get to play with them. I bought a '44 A 24 years ago. I could have bought a snowmobile or a jet ski instead, but what would they be worth now compared to my A? Plus my A is working better now than it was way back then, while the other two would have long been retired to the scrap heap.

So yeah, you could look at it like an accountant, or you could be more broadminded in your calculation of actual worth. Both sides have merit, but one should not blind you to the other.
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Well said!!
 
I purchased a non running A in 2011 for 400 $. I have many times that in it, in parts. I even made a 700 mile round trip for a parts tractor for this project. I know I will never recover my expenses for this tractor, but that is not why I bought it. I could not see it rusting into nothing or being scrapped. Hopefully I will have it running this year.

Back to the original question. 600 to 800 would be a good price for the tractor pictured.

Rodney 8)
 
I find it interesting that the crazy asking prices on Tractor House are still in the $5-10,000 range. But when you go to auction results they're in the $2-5,000 range. It looks like they're not worth the "gold" everyone still thinks. IMO if someone were to get into collecting tractors, now is a pretty good time. $800 or below sounds pretty reasonable for that particular one.
 
I agree with what you said. I had a lot of fun and learned alot finding them tearing them apart and putting them back together.
But I never really did have a use for them. And now prices are dropping I wish I'd of spent the same time and money restoring old muscle cars ! that market is on fire ! I could of sold some and retired. I hated body work and was crazy about tractors so I stuck with tractors.
 
I guess one other thing that makes my tractors worth a little more to me, is that while I don't have a big collection, currently 4 Deeres and an Allis Chalmers, they are all going to be handed down to my sons. That way, even if I'm not around any more, I know my grandkids will have some of the same experiences with these old girls that I had when I was young.
 
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