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Is a 520 or 530 worth it?

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Doc

07-07-2003 20:34:28




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I'm thinking about selling off my 1955 70 Gas and 1953 60 w/o PS for another tractor. I would like a 520 or 530 but I know that they are harder to find and probably harder to find parts for. Is it worth it? I have an H that I will always keep, and we'll never get rid of the '37 A that has been in our family for 28 years. The 60 and 70 may just be a bit too big for a novice like myself. I'd like a tractor that has PS and is smaller, but I don't have a lot of money to use towards restorations at this point in my life. (33 years old with 3 young kids and lots of $$ in student loans to pay off) Should I look for a nice 50 instead, or go for the 520 or 530? What's the going rate for a clean, unrestored 520 or 530 in the Upper Midwest. Just looking for opinions from you guys who know this hobby a lot better than me. Thank you for your thoughts.
Doc

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Blksmok

07-08-2003 13:07:02




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 Re: Is a 520 or 530 worth it? in reply to Doc, 07-07-2003 20:34:28  
Tom....just for pricing reference info, there's a 1958 520 advertised locally with p/s, vg conditon, recent overhaul, asking price $2795. Don't know much about 520's but that seems like a reasonable price. Alot depends though on the condition of the transmission, rear tires and sheet metal.



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Craig M

07-08-2003 11:48:50




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 Re: Is a 520 or 530 worth it? in reply to Doc, 07-07-2003 20:34:28  
If you are going to use the tractor I would say try to get a 520 or a 530. They have some features that make them much more user friendly for some jobs. However if you only plan on using it to drive in parades and look nice at tractor shows then a 50 would probably be fine.



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ChuckW

07-08-2003 06:45:21




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 Re: Is a 520 or 530 worth it? in reply to Doc, 07-07-2003 20:34:28  
I have worked on many 520's 530's. Have found that most of these tractors have been worked hard. It seems when they upped the horsepower 20% the farmers asked as much or more from the tractor. I think they though 520's/530's were 3 plow tractors. The main things that show this is the transmission wear, cylinder wear. If you can find one that was a helper tractor....probably from the midwest you might be in good shape. These tractors from the hill or small farms are generally really worn if not worn out. I've turned several of them around however it is expensive. Be sure to buy one that has the lightest use as possible.

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Richard

07-08-2003 05:17:09




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 Re: Is a 520 or 530 worth it? in reply to Doc, 07-07-2003 20:34:28  
Here in the midwest, a nice origonal 530 will bring 5,000. My dad has a family 530 that he just spent 2500 on a partial restoration. Parts were expensive ,but I didn't have a problem finding them. They are nice tractors.



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CLW

07-07-2003 22:02:59




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 Re: Is a 520 or 530 worth it? in reply to Doc, 07-07-2003 20:34:28  
Doc, there are some 50's, 520's, and 530's in the photo ads at different prices. I would pay more for the 520-530 but within reason. They have improvements over the 50. They are only 2 1/2 HP less than the 60 and 7 more than the 50. They made about 13000 520's and 10000 530's plus a lot of 50 parts should fit so parts won't be a problem.
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Mike

07-09-2003 08:10:49




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 Re: Re: Is a 520 or 530 worth it? in reply to CLW, 07-07-2003 22:02:59  
Very few parts will fit from a model 50 The 520 530 were very differant



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