Jd 1020

Donaldinky · Sep 26, 2019

Going to look at this tractor tomorrow. The wife going sale them husband pass away. This tractor been setting 2 years. Smell gas in the oil. Going to drain gas and oil. try to rebuild the carb. She said the last time it ran had a hard time starting it. Going to change points plugs condenser. Plugs and wires and cap rotor. Paint in good shape. Been repainted. Rear tire r bad weathercheck. What is a ball park figure for this tractor if i can get it running. 3 point hitch, wfe pto and aux. Hydraulic thanks

Gumbi · Sep 27, 2019

I just bought one a month ago. Ran pretty decent, but had a slew of hydraulic/oil leaks. Manual steering, live pto, no hydraulic ports. I paid $3500. Have since put $1300 into it going through everything. In the end I think it was worth it. But with yours needing rear tires, and can't see it run beforehand, I wouldn't give more than 3k tops. Overall they are pretty easy to work on if you are handy. But battery, tires, all new fluids, couple random repairs, they add up. In my area when I was looking, they were all running about $4k with the better ones around $5k.

Just my 2 cents.

Hotflashjr · Sep 27, 2019

I bought one a few years ago and agree - to get one up to good mechanical condition you can spend $1,500. That being said it is a handy tractor and worth getting going if it has a home in your operation. Rear tires aren't cheap. If it isn't running I'm not sure I would pay $3,000 with poor rear tires.

rrlund · Sep 27, 2019

I had one with a Freeman hydraulic bucket loader and didn't get any takers at $3500. I ended up parking it for six months then trading it for another tractor,so don't get too excited and over pay. Great little tractor,I won't deny that,just won't sell for top dollar.

ss55 · Sep 27, 2019

A ball park guess on price: $1,500 non-running, $3,000 plus running.

Gas in oil, I would suspect a leaking fuel pump diaphragm. Easy to replace the whole pump. If the fuel tank is filled higher than the carburetor, the fuel pump does not do much work. Rear tires could cost over $1,000/pair to replace, so decide how much longer you can run on them. Take a good look at the hydraulic oil for water, and the coolant for rust.

I would not try to get it started at the sellers location unless you are a good friend of the seller. If you buy it, only buy it as-is non-running. If you damage it trying to get it started, "you bought it" at the asking price. If you get it started, the price might go up.

If you replace the battery and fuel pump, clean/replace the battery cables, tune the ignition, drain and add fresh fuel, clean and rebuild the carb., you could easily invest several hundred dollars in parts and your time, only to walk away.

Donaldinky · Sep 27, 2019

Thanks. I am doing this for a friend. He brought 4 1/2 acre. I grow up with a 2020 deer. He has 2 horses wanting to bush hog with it. And move round bales with it.

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