1800A project tractor, what's it worth?

OK, neighbors have an 1800 Series A sitting in the woods. Belongs to a guy that wanted them to fix it years ago. Block is cracked. Been sitting in the woods for 3 to 5 years... Narrow front, gas, hydrapower.

I'm trying to get it for building a pulling tractor. I'm thinking it's worth scrap price. Obviously, I'll be checking fluids to see if they're contaminated with water. what do you guys think? How much to offer? Or just run from it.

Thanks!!

Matt
 
Lets see,it weighs 8-9000. They told me at the crusher the other day that something like that would sell as mixed cast for $290 a ton,so that's $1160-1305 if you give up on the project,so yea,you couldn't loose at $1000.
 
Who is the real owner? Not knowing would make me walk away.
If you want to build a pulling tractor I'd look for a blown-up 1750 or anything in the 50 series and up. Just my opinion.
 
I have the samething, only a lawn tractor. Guy brought it here wanting me to fix it. It's been here for 22 years. It'll be going in on thee next load of scrap.
 
Found my 1800A LP Gas with four ruined tires and a stuck engine. Everything but the generator was still on it. Sheet metal was undented. Gave $250.00 for it.
 
Oliver sold better tractors. The 1800 A series has an oddball 265 cube engine in it. Parts can be hard to find and $$$ when you do. I know because I have one apart right now. If you have to keep the original block to pull I would get something different. A later 1800, 1750, or 1850 with a 283 or 310 would be better. Either of these would drop right in the A model if your rules allow different engines. 99% of your competion wouldn't know the difference anyway.

Anyhow I paid $1500 for mine in 2007. It wasn't running but had been sitting several years inside. All metal was there. He was asking $2000. The catch is my Dad bought this one new and traded it off later. It was worth it to me.
 
The one thing I would look for is whether it has the pressurized
trans lube update installed or not. This really makes or breaks
the tractors value especially if it has had a life of heavy
cultivation. A lot of A series 18-1900's need many worn parts
replaced in the trans and finals because of this. The expense of
these parts can help buy a nice 50 or 55 series with good gears.
Water is another thing to keep an eye out for. If it is an open
station tractor, water in the oil is unavoidable unless the shift
boot has been replaced.
If you have time, buy it for scrap and if it has bum gears and
bearings, part it out. You can't lose.
 

OK guys. I should have been more specific.....

It will be repowered with a Cummins diesel turning some big HP numbers. I know the 1800 rearend can take it.... There's several guys running them behind the 3208 on 2255's.

There's just something I like about the series A graphics. They're sweet. Guess I could put them on a 1850 though and nobody would know. LOL

Good to know on the trans. I was thinking I could part out, I found out what governors are worth here trying to find one for a guy with an 1850 just recently.

I believe the rubber is shot. So, scrap price then (minus the weight of the rubber cause the scrapper's wont' touch it with tires..)

Supposedly, according to the neighbors, it ran when they drove it out there and parked it. But block was cracked and wouldn't hold coolant.
 

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