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John Deere 50 info on purchasing

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Guy Snyder

09-26-2001 09:57:33




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I am looking at a John Deere 50 that my neighbor has. He says it ran good when he parked it, but has since removed the exhaust manifold with the idea of replacing it. Tractor has been sitting for about 4 years or so covered with a tarp. He has a new manifold and grille screens for it. Tractor iteself is complete, but in need of a lot of cosmetics. Tires are badly dry rotted, hood has surface rust, but not terrible, tin is very straight, battery box is damaged and rusted, needs a new seat cushion and cover etc. Overall a solid tractor but in need of restoration, which is what I want to do with it. he is asking $1,500.00. It does not have power steering. It does have hydraulic hookups in rear. No idea if live PTO or not. This would be my first John Deere restoration, I have a JD 755 compact and a restored Farmall Cub. This kind of stuff is just fun for me but I would use the tractor to mow via a pull behind sickle bar and to just enjoy. Can anyone tell me if this price is fair and if there is anything else I should look at, also how to tell if it has live hydraulics and live pto? Thanks in advance for any info!

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guy snyder

09-28-2001 10:27:08




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 Re: John Deere 50 info on purchasing in reply to Guy Snyder, 09-26-2001 09:57:33  
Thanks for all the info. I will be talking to him again soon about it. I have priced firestone field and road tires here locally and am getting prices in the $210 range for the rears (each) and $34.00 for fronts (each). Comes to close to $490 without tax and mounting. He is going to have to realize that the tractor needs some work and hopefully I can get him down some. 50's seem to be fairly scarce in my area (north central PA) so I am not sure just how much "shopping" I will be able to do without traveling to who knows where.....which I don't have alot of time for. I could almost coast this one to my house if I had to - it is that close. If anyone has anything else to add I would appreciate it. I am in no way a JD or 50 expert. Just a lover of green! (and red actually)...Thanks for all the info!!

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Rick

09-27-2001 11:40:44




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 Re: John Deere 50 info on purchasing in reply to Guy Snyder, 09-26-2001 09:57:33  
I tend to agree that it's high. Just what you
mentioned would eat-up more than $1100 and you
will want to look further at rims, frt wheel bearing, etc. Auctions for older restorations
in west central ohio have been less than $2500
for good solid '50's . Rick



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Roy

09-26-2001 15:14:21




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 Re: John Deere 50 info on purchasing in reply to Guy Snyder, 09-26-2001 09:57:33  
Seems awful high to me. I picked up a 1953 50 with out power steering that had been setting for about 4 years. Had good sheet metal and tires had to replace one wheel. Tractor cost me 500 dollars. Keep looking you can find a better deal.



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Ron

09-26-2001 14:33:59




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 Re: John Deere 50 info on purchasing in reply to Guy Snyder, 09-26-2001 09:57:33  
Guy,
All 50s have "live" hydraulics when hydraulics is present. The way to know if it has "live" PTO is to look for a horizontal lever on the right side of the battery box just a little above the platform that points generally forward. The PTO is engaged by pulling this lever up. That assumes the "drive lever" (short lever pointing up and rearward at 45 degrees just to the right rear of the main gearshift quadrant) is engaged also. This short lever is engaged by "turning" it to the left which must be done only with the engine not running. The control to set the hydraulics pump in gear is located to the left and a little forward of the main gearshift quadrant and this also must be engaged only when the engine is not running. The hydraulics control is turned approximately 180 degrees to engage or disengage.

As to cost, 1500 is definitely too much with bad tires, at least it's considerably more than I would pay for that condition. You will need $700-$800 in tires alone.

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