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Im still not sure on this one. I have not seen but two Cummins powered Olivers sell and both of them sold about what they would have with a good 310 Waukesha in them, or maybe just a tad more. I "think" that it would greatly affect the value to a collector as the tractor is not stock, but it "should" in my mind increase the value to someone who wants to actually use the machine. So I guess my thinking is that by repowering a tractor you do lose its collectablity and an entire group of people that might want to buy it, but I am not convinced that you actually hurt its value with a well done repower. In fact I could make a case that you increase its value just because the engine is worth so much more by itself as an engine than the Waukesha is. There are just not enough sales of these repowered tractors to know if their value is greater or not. I know I would pay more for a 1750 with a 5.9L Cummins in it, and I think there are a lot of others out there that would too. The other thing to consider is as more of these tractors get repowered, and they are, they will become more and more common, and we will likely see more sales of them. This should drive the prices up as people understand what the repowered tractor is. Ok so the bottom line, right now a repowered Oliver "should" sell for about the same price as a standard tractor with a good engine would. I am anxious to see more of them sell so that I can get a better handle on it, but am not willing to sell any to find out :-) I know that I value the repowered tractors more on my insurance than I do the stock tractors. I think I have $10000 coverage on my 1850 Cummins and the 1855 Cummins. That's not saying they would sell for that, but that is what I think they are worth. Good question, and a good topic. Im sure others will have different views.....
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