Drove by farm other day. They have a MF 2745, factory cab, working heater, A/C "fan needs fixed" (and supposedly he's fixing it). Rubber looks good all way around, does NOT have dual rear tires. I belive it has 2 rear remotes, right at 2,500 or perhaps 2,800 hours, I forget which he said.He has a Bush Hog 3715 Heavy Duty flex wing mower that they say was only used "a couple of times" to cut 75 acres. I've not seen the mower yet. I'm going to try to see all again this weekend & perhaps take some pics so can post here. upshot, the tractor price is $9,500, presumably with the A/C fixed. The mower... this got me thinking... he said "We called the dealer and it costs about (I forget) $12,000 (??) new and we want $10,000 for it" So upshot, about $20,000 for this lawn mower that I can then use to cut about 125 acres instead of this STINKING 5' rotary we have on the back of a old, beat up International 444. Sooooo o, any immediate thoughts or caveats? Anything I need to look out for when I go back this weekend? Evidently they bought it used. He says it was used for hay bailing (or so I THINK that's what he said, I was on another phone call when he called & I was distracted) My gut feeling is he bought it all used and is trying to either make some $$ off me or at minimum recoup his initial $$. I can't say I blame him but since I'd be getting a loan for it I don't want to have it TOO unfair of a price. Any thoughts are appreciated Last comment: I've searched here and only found comments discussing how great the 10XX series are and how much less of a machine the 27XX series are with the transmission on this specific unit being the bad boy??? If the above is correct, is the transmission 'OK" after it's been fixed, or is it just an inherent design flaw that simply "doesnt work"?? I'm a working stiff like most here and am interested in the apparent price of the package but I can't really afford any major (and 'probable') "GOTCHAS" by paying too much for something that is a matter of WHEN, verses IF will break. Thanks for any thoughts
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