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looking @ TO 30 split for sale

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derek b

08-19-2007 20:18:36




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I'm looking at TO30 thats in pieces and checking with you good people for advice. The tractor appears to be all there but the motor had a cracked head and was removed. The seller has a 4 cyl.ford motor out of an old forklift that he claims is the same as an 8n ford and said would match right up to bellhousing. I wouldn't even mess with it but i love the look of the little ferguson. Is it worth my time and $ or should I move on and look for another one. He wants $1300

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gshadel

08-20-2007 09:30:22




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-19-2007 20:18:36  
That seller doesn't know what he is talking about. You can buy $1300 (or less) TO-30's that RUN every day of the week. A box of parts is worth nothing more than salvage price. Even if you could get that Ford forklift motor to bolt-up to the bell housing, the motor is part of the tractor frame, you would still need to get the front axle bolted-up, gas tank bolted-up, etc. I'd be skeptical of the whole thing.

Walk away from that bad deal!


George

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derek b

08-20-2007 14:56:03




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to gshadel, 08-20-2007 09:30:22  
I'd like to say thanks for all that replied to this message, It gave me some insite on what I was dealing with. If anyone has a little ferguson 4 sale close to kansas im looking for one. 785-633-4066 Thanks



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daveywavey

08-21-2007 13:28:52




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-20-2007 14:56:03  
I paid $1300 for mine, running, but needing some repairs. Where are you in kansas, Im in Halstead, 30 miles north of Wichita. Id hate to part with my To20, but I would for the right price, in order to get something that might pull my disc I have. I posted a message today called "Proud of my TO20" it includes a picture. email me at [email protected]



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ericlb

08-20-2007 04:28:09




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-19-2007 20:18:36  
as others have said, 1300 is way too much for that tractor, i just bought a to-30 that is all oiginal still in one piece, with 3 decent tires, and "has a knock in it" i paid 350 for it, i havent had time to see just what is knocking,but for that price i can put a new engine in it if thats what is bad, it could be the govenor, the hydraulic pump ect, lots of possibilities



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Melville Will

08-19-2007 20:54:18




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-19-2007 20:18:36  
I�d be very cautious, not so much about the head but about the block. One of the most frequent misrepresentations you�ll come across is that "it just needs a head gasket" or "the head is bad." Take a hard look at the block. If it is in good shape (i.e. not cracked), it may be worth the effort.

Just my thought,
Bill (looking for a block, by the way)



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ron99

08-19-2007 20:22:56




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-19-2007 20:18:36  
ford motor WILL NOT fit.
1300, not worth it if block is cracked
i have parts, call 210 842 9636



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ron 99

08-20-2007 08:40:46




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to ron99, 08-19-2007 20:22:56  
i have 30 motor if needed



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derek b

08-19-2007 20:28:57




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to ron99, 08-19-2007 20:22:56  
The 129 motor that was taken out of the tractor is now in pieces in a box but was told it just needed head replaced or repaired. Do you know how much a new head runs?



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Jerry/MT

08-19-2007 20:59:59




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-19-2007 20:28:57  
Don't pay $1300 for a tractor in the condition you are describing. You can't be sure everything is there and you have no way of checking the condition. Unless you are really familiar with Fergson's say away from this kind of deal.

A rebuilt head will probably cost around $400+/- and you still need the rocker arm assembly, valve cover, breather tube etc. $500 is what I think it's worth maybe as high as $700 if it has good rubber and sheetmetal and the rest is all there.

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phil(va)

08-19-2007 20:54:48




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to derek b, 08-19-2007 20:28:57  
Whatever the head costs it is too much! If you can"t buy the tractor for less than $500, don"t buy it, in my opinion. That"s a going rate for a parts tractor, and you probably can get your money out of that by parting it out if you don"t get it running. As the other post said, the Ford engine will not work.



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Lester G Elwood

08-20-2007 03:06:04




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 Re: looking @ TO 30 split for sale in reply to phil(va), 08-19-2007 20:54:48  
If it only needs a head then why is it all apart? $500 is about all i would pay for it too. Just my thought. Lester



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