Ford 309 Planter

Been looking in my area (South Carolina)for a two row planter and every thing is sky high. Getting a Ford 309 has been on my mind. Well they are going between $1000 and $1250 foe a decent one.Well I got a call today about a older gentleman that has one to sell. I talked to the owner and he said it was in good shape with the only problem being it needs one of the chains replaced. He is asking $400. He is going to get pics to me of it . If it looks ok I will got inspect in person.What are you guys opinion . What should I look for when and if I go look at it?
 
The chains should be available at just about any implement dealer. Get plates from Lincoln Ag Products.Evergreen,CO.Just look closely for rusty, well worn parts bent/damaged parts. gears/sprockets warrant attention.Inspect shoes for extreme wear. Parts my be hard to find.Prettysimple machine.Price sounds more than reasonable And by all means,GET A BOOK!
 
The biggest problem with the 309 is the pipe holding the fertilizer hopper gets rusted out. They are pretty simple. Bought one years ago for $450 at a sale, used it for several years and sold it for $900

Should be well worth the asking price if it's in decent shape and has all those plates with it.
 

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