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Value of #44 and 55ABH plows

1946JDA

1946JDA

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I'm looking at a couple plows to buy if I can make a deal that is fair for both the seller and myself.

One is a #44, 2 bottom. Wheels and frame look good. The lift arms/handles/controls(not sure the correct name) have been welded on sometime in the past. Tires are completely junk.
The other is a 55ABH, 3 bottom. It is in good shape all around except for the tires and the paint. The tires all hold air. But that is all that can be said for them. They would need replaced if this was anything but a yard ornament. It does not include a hydraulic cylinder.
I do not have any pictures of them at this time.

So, what is fair market value in this part of the country in 2023?

I appreciate any help. Thanks
 

CAVEAT: I have no experience buying or selling a plow in Iowa.

That said, I bought a #4B 2-bottom several years ago for $100 here in mid-MO. The tires were OK, but it needed a moldboard. Lift arms were bent and one repaired.

I suspect that current scrap prices will unfortunately be the basic index for any moldboard plow price these days. Some of us still use them, of course, and the plow day guys seek them. Don't know if any in your neighborhood.

Implement tires have gotten more expensive, too, which would lower the value, at least for me.

Not exactly what you need, but I hope it helps some.
 
I've seen poor plows bring good money. I'm not in Iowa but I will say 175-200 dollars for the 44 and over 300 for the 55.
 
Watched a 44 in NW IA sell for about 350 if I remember right online auction. It was painted up and looked nice.

Wanted to buy a 44 from a guy in the same area and he was asking 325. Overall condition was fair but I passed.
 
They sold several old JD plows Saturday at a farm auction and I don't thing any of them sold for more than $100. Most were trailer type plows but one was a fully mounted 4 bottom that only brought scrap price and was in good condition.


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Most any farm type store should be able to sell you a hyd cylinder, a 3 bore you 8 inch stroke for the 3-bottom is fine, you should hook it up for 2-way use, two hoses, 6 to 8 ft long, a parts book for the tractor your going to pull the plow with could help, and two male and two female Pioneer couplers and your ready to plow. Was the 2 bottom a mechanical lift?
Make sure the moldboards are clean and shiny, little or NO rust. Very rusty moldboards are terrible to get scouring, the damp soil sticks to them and pulls much harder. We had a 5 gal bucket of grease we brushed on the plows when we were done plowing. Now days the dealer's have spray cans of special paint, Till Coat, to keep bottoms from rusting.
 
The #44 ciuld be any one of 3 different frame sizes, Small very rare 10 or 12 Inch, medieun 12 0r 14 inch, large 14 or 16 inch. Each frame size adjustable for 2 different size bottoms but non standard can be put on. The 55ABH is either a 12 inch, 14 inch or 16 inch. I had the 12 inch version hydrolic lift and a mediun frame hydrolic lift #44 set for the 14 bottom
 
I'm fairly close here in west central MN. Plow prices are kind of hard to nail down as there just is so much variation in prices. A plow at one auction may struggle to bring $200 while a similar one at another may bring $600 or more, it depends so much on who is there and what they are willing to spend. But consequently, a "fair price" lies anywhere between the two extremes. You may offer a reasonable $350 and the seller then may have a buddy tell him "I saw one like yours sell for over $500!".

So if you want a deal that is fair to both parties, try to get the seller to offer a price and negotiate from there. If his is too high, point out some of the flaws and what it will take to make it worth what he is asking and base your counter offer on that.
 
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