1755 value

Sclee1080 · Feb 15, 2020

I m not sure if this is the place for this but I need some help. I came a cross a 1755 that probably hasn t moved since the early 90s. I am just curious what this could be worth? Assuming it is not stuck. I hope to find this out soon. It has 2270 hours on it. Thanks in advance for any help. Just trying to see if it s worth spending money on.

rustred · Feb 15, 2020

from what I gathered since I bought my 2-85 is they were built from the 1755. that one looks like a pretty decent tractor. tires look good , its a diesel. nobody can answer your question is it worth spending money on it. your the one looking at it and if you get it cheap of course its worth it, your not buying a new tractor and it will serve you for years. i am sure a nonrunner in good condition is worth at least 1/2 price of a running one. but it just amounts to what you want to pay , next guy might not blink an eye at 5k vs 3k.

rrlund · Feb 15, 2020

I'm with rustred on this one. That's not many hours at all. To be honest,I don't know that I've ever actually witnessed a 1755 sell in person,no matter what condition or how many hours. This is going to have to be one of those times when you'll have to ask what it's worth to you? Find other brands that age,with super low hours,in that horsepower range that somebody has put a price on and if you think you'd rather have the Oliver,offer somewhere in that price range.

One of those times when it's worth whatever one guy will take for it and what another guy is willing to pay. I bought a one owner 1954 Oliver 66 that'd been in a barn since the mid 60s last spring. I paid way more than the average 66 was worth,but if I hadn't bought it when I did,somebody else would have paid what they were asking in a heartbeat. I wasn't willing to see that happen.

NY 986 · Feb 15, 2020

As-is where is 1,250-1,500 dollars. If the owner wants to get more money out of it or if you want to invest your own time then see if the engine is loose, fluids in good
condition (no burned smell in the over/under. Loose and no obvious red flags then maybe 2,000 dollars. The engine if loose will need oil in the cylinder chambers and
valve set before cranking if it were me. The engine oil pump might be dry. Injector pump may need a rebuild. A few issues such as those might eat up the money
between as-it-sits 1,500 dollars and top value of 4,500 dollars. Some hours will need to be spent checking the engine over before hooking a battery up to start it.

scootergmc · Feb 15, 2020

I'd expect a lot more dust and dirt if it hasn't moved in nearly 30 years even in a barn. Where are you located?

Sclee1080 · Feb 15, 2020

Thanks to everyone for the responses. I know obviously it is me who has to determine what it s worth to me. I just wanted to know what one in this condition would be worth. All of them that I have found on line have loaders and or cabs and all run so this gives me an idea. I also didn t know if that was a lot of hours on this tractor. Thanks again for the help.

Young Mechanic · Feb 15, 2020

Looks good enough to spend money on to me, definitely to good to part out. That's low hours if the tach was still working when parked, if it was parked
in the 90's though that would be about the right hours if you figure 100 hours per year, witch is a pretty common amount of use in a year. Check the fuel
tank for rust and soy diesel gunk, if they haven't touched it since the 90's probably never had any soy.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 16, 2020

I'd pay pretty good for it because I have motor and 3 speed here in good shape that would bolt right in,still have to check it out pretty good but around $3,000 for me maybe more if it checked out good.

rrlund · Feb 16, 2020

Everything is just opinion,but if I needed another one that size,and that one would start,with those hours,I'd feel guilty about offering $5000. I'd give $7500 without hesitation if it runs and moves. That's if I needed it mind you.

Cash4Toys · Feb 16, 2020

This is really your call. You can go on Tractor House and see what they are advertised for, or better yet go to Auction Time, results section and you can see what they brought. Are you familiar with the Oliver 17,18,1955 series? What is your mechanical ability? Do you have someone that is in your area that knows about these for repair? Even if you can buy it "cheap", you better have some reserve for repairs. I can tell you that it does not take very long to spend a lot of money on these things once things start going.

Cash4Toys · Feb 16, 2020

This is really your call. You can go on Tractor House and see what they are advertised for, or better yet go to Auction Time, results section and you can see what they brought. Are you familiar with the Oliver 17,18,1955 series? What is your mechanical ability? Do you have someone that is in your area that knows about these for repair? Even if you can buy it "cheap", you better have some reserve for repairs. I can tell you that it does not take very long to spend a lot of money on these things once things start going.

NY 986 · Feb 16, 2020

Maybe I am not looking at it right but the tractor supposedly has not moved for a minimum of 20 years. A lot of things had better check out in my mind to write that check of 7,500 dollars. The tachometer had better be original and working for starters. For 7,500 dollars I would want it where it could be driven off of the seller's farm once I wrote the check. Hopefully all the seals, hoses, and metal lines do not leak. Not trying to be a Negative Ned but I would want it to check out just like any other tractor in the same circumstances. There is a 1972 4020 a few miles away that will be for sale at some point. I know what the hour meter says but I would brace for it needing 3-5,000 dollars worth of parts and even then it would still need paint to take it to the show. I figure good and running maybe 11,000 dollars then I deduct for what I think it will need. If the seller and I do not agree then I will walk away and look for something else.

rrlund · Feb 16, 2020

Like I said,that's assuming it runs and drives. Looks like some people would beat a widow out of her last milk cow for a hand full of beans. LOL

I gave $2400 for this without knowing any more than that it wasn't stuck. The guy asked if I'd give him $2500. I had a feeling about it and only tried to knock him down $100. That was when I thought it was serial number 603 and that the brass tag was something that somebody stamped out on their work bench. Turns out the 6 was a 0 and it was serial number 3. The tag wasn't home made,it was a prototype tag from the experimental department.

It hadn't run in so long that the inside of the fuel filter cups just had a dry film in them that looked like crepe paper. I flushed it out,put new filters and fuel in it,bled it and gave it a shot of ether. It started right up and ran like a top.

Sometimes if you step up and do the right thing,you're rewarded handsomely.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 16, 2020

I've seen 1755 Olivers on CL that ran and operated for around the $7,000 figure,20 years is a very long time for a tractor to sit and rarely does a tractor get parked and not used
without being something wrong with it.On the widow thing I had a widow call me that she wanted to sell her late husband's 88 diesel said as far as she knew it was fine,but wanted me to come at a late in the day almost night on a Sunday.I went over,getting dark,dark in the barn said OK I'll buy it.Got the tractor home next day looked at it in the daylight crack in the block.Found out later from a neighbor the old lady knew all about the motor that was why she wanted me to come over in the dark.

rrlund · Feb 16, 2020

I bought this 66 last spring. It'd been in a barn since the mid 60s. Still has the original rear tires. It sat there that long just because the guy quit farming and rented the place out. It was his only tractor and he kept it around just to have one around. You wouldn't believe the condition of this thing. If you bought one in the dark,I guess it's your own fault if it wasn't right. I didn't say buy it sight unseen,I said what I'd give for that 1755 "if it runs and drives" and if I needed it. I sure wouldn't buy it over the phone or in the dark.

I don't believe the original poster ever said why it'd been in the barn for so long. There could be a myriad of reasons. I remember when I was in my teens,there was a whole yard full of Olivers just sitting. The guy had been killed in a farm accident and had in his will that nothing could be sold until his sons were of age so they could decide on their own if they wanted to farm or not.

This is what I turned the $2400 Oliver 500 in to. I didn't put much in to it dollar wise. It was mostly just fabricating and painting.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 19, 2020

There is a 1755 on Facebook Marketplace in Ohio for $5500 looks pretty good says it runs and operates as it should, several 1750,1850 for sale between $4500 and $5500.You can get on these ride them around and check them out.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 19, 2020

Might add I saw a 1850 at a farm sale last Fall go for $3300 ran good and looked average.

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