Leyland 384, What's It Worth?

Guy, called and wants to sell a Leyland 384, hasn't run in a year, will not start now, he thinks it old fuel(diesel), back tires OK, fronts not so good, he says the tractor is not pretty. I really don't want it. I thinking junk price for something that is not running. I believe the 384's had head gasket troubles. What would a guy offer for it? Maybe $700.

Well since you ask. Don't take this the wrong way, but if I was in your shoes, and it did not run, had bad tires, ugly, wouldn't start, had sat for years, [I'd be sceptical of only one year] and I admitted I did not want it, it would be worth nothing. I wouldn't even let him drop it off at my place. UNLESS you were doing a favor for a man in need, or you ran a scrap yard. But if it is only worth scrap, I'd let him haul it directly to the scrap yard.

Check local scrap yard for prices before making an offer. FIL came back from the yard yesterday, locally, mixed iron is down to $55 a ton. I have no experience with a 384, but it would have to be pretty heavy to be worth $700 at those prices.

(reply to post at 22:30:17 09/29/15)

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Around here it would be worth about $60 a ton, then they deduct for the tires.

agreed... scrap minus my labor

Unless it has algae or something in it, diesel can sit for 20 years and not go bad.

Hi if it's sat and wont run either there is air/water or a blockage in the fuel lines Providing it turns over good, and assuming the guys smart enough to know if it has fuel in it to start with. Trust me some guys aren't that smart! i Can charge those guys $45 an hour plus milage when they call me out after being told to check the tank first. L.O.L. The other option is the 384 i believe has an inline fuel pump rather than Rotary I think that came in on the later 270 type tractors shortly after this one. It could be the rack inside the injector pump the elements or both are stuck. it's not worth a lot if it's rough the 384 wasn't a good one when new. it was the first blue leyland tractor after the 4/65 orange Nuffield tractor, the main difference was the tin work style and color to the untrained eye.. But if a guy takes the side plate off the fuel injection pump and sees if the stop rack and pump elements move right . You could get lucky and get her running cheap if you can free the stuck parts off carefully. I have done this with several different inline style injector pumps. I think at $250 with current scrap prices you will loose out.
Apart from the motor which fits earlier Nuffield and Leyland based 3c jcbs I don't know how easy it would be to sell other parts either. It's not that common of a tractor compared to say a 0000 series ford of the same age, especially in North america. In the U.K there are way more of the leylands, But still not hundreds of thousands like the fords and masseys of the same era.
Regards Robert