I have found a potential tractor that I would like to buy... I need it on my 10 acres as a gereral use "homesead" type tractor.The owner does not know a lot about this tractor, but here is what I have gathered:
Massey Ferguson 165 Perkins Diesel, 12 speeds, "good condition", tires 50%, has 1/2 inch steel skid plate on bottom, comes with: 2-aerators, 6' bushog, 6' box scraper, 6' rake, boom pole, & post hole digger. The current owner says he can't "certify" the number of hours on it, and has not given me an estimate of the total hours. He is supposed to send me the serial numbers off the tractor before I drive 2 hours to see it. Supposedly everything works, but it could use a paint job. He does not know if it has "Multi-Power", if it has a remote hyd unit, or the year it was made. He is asking $5,500 for everything. I could get him to deliver it (4 hours round trip) to our place... Does this sound like a good deal? I have been look at the Ford PowerMasters for the price to value ratio... But this seems like a better tractor for the money. How many hours are reasonable for buying a used tractor of this model? Is a MF 165 a good model to eventually put a front loader on versus a Ford 801, 2000 or 3000 series? Thanks for any & all responses! Will in N.C.
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