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I know someone that is looking to sell his grandfather's John Deere M tractor. The tractor appears to be a half finished restoration (or at least repaint) neither of us have any idea what kind of work has been done to it or if the engine is even free. The sheetmetal is off of it and I do not know if it is complete. The tires appear to have decent tread but have been flat for several years. The tractor is currently buried in a shed. What might be a fair price for it? I do not believe that it has any implements.
 
As is probably 300 to 400 dollars, and they move it. Though a handy yard tractor, it just isn't in shape to sell well. Jim
 
I have seen the M sell here go for 2000 to 3000 all with good tires and some painted up nice. So for you to buy it and fix it up its kinda up to you but you could end up paying more then that when done. If it was your grandfather's or uncle or close friend then that is different. Now days iv seen tractors sell because the kids of there grandpa or dad passed and they don't want it. I would come up a price that your happy and them.
 
Sadly it's just a parts tractor as is and probably worth a few hundred. If you can turn the engine and can find all of the sheet metal and the carburetor is there you might get to six or eight hundred. Sitting on flat tires for years they're ruined. By the time you buy tires and put it back together you will have more in it than it's worth.
 
X2. Other than listening to it run, it's useless.

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Gene your comment makes me think about the book Plow Peddler written by an Allis salesman. They had a customer trade in a brand new Deere M on an Allis B. They put it in the showroom beside a new Allis and put a step ladder beside it. Sure sold lots of little orange tractors and was the best advertising they ever did. They did finally sell it to a die hard Deere fellow. Tom (a John Deere owner who does not want a M).
 
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(quoted from post at 22:27:29 01/17/21) I know someone that is looking to sell his grandfather's John Deere M tractor. The tractor appears to be a half finished restoration (or at least repaint) neither of us have any idea what kind of work has been done to it or if the engine is even free. The sheetmetal is off of it and I do not know if it is complete. The tires appear to have decent tread but have been flat for several years. The tractor is currently buried in a shed. What might be a fair price for it? I do not believe that it has any implements.
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I bought mine 10 years ago, rust red, set up tight, but with half decent rear tires, for $300 sight unseen. $1,500 later I had a decent running little "yard tractor"; a bear to get on and off, but handy enough in the deep woods, on the old grain drill, or raking hay. I've used it a fair amount, it doesn't owe me anything, I like to hear it pop, pop, but had I bought it as an "investment", or in hopes of making a dollar on it, I surely would have been sorely disappointed.
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I picked up a M, motor was stuck & tires on the rear junk. The man wanted 200.00 for it. I said it's worth more than that, I offered him 450.00. He then said for that prices I can have the plow's, disc, cultivators, snow plow , mowing machine , and a Weeder. He threw in the 3pth kit & a Central Tractor back 6'blade, plus 2 sets of tire chains, one for the road & one set for the field. I didn't argue with him. I then picked up a SP 100 A/C combine for the tires. I paid 200.00 for, sold the engine off the combine 150.00 , hydraulic pump 40.00, gas tank 40.00, I got 75.00 for the large radiator. I then scrapped what was left when scrap was high & received a check for 685.00
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I had to use the Combine wheels since the J/D rims were shot too. I never let the air out of the tires , cut the centers & they are still on the tractor. My Wife snapped the picture after I got it running with my Grandson & Chicken on the hood going for a ride.
 
A few years ago my neighbor traded me a nice Farmall Super A, cultivators included, for Dad's John Deere M. It ran, but needed work. He wanted to rebuild the "putt putt" little tractor with his grandchildren, which he did. Looks brand new now, value is probably 3,000-4,000.
 
We had an M for awhile, we needed a narrow tractor with a cultivator, I made a nice 5 foot Danish tine cultivator for it and it worked fine. One of the first things I did was made an extra step to get on it, but I'm in better shape than the average old guy! The engine was it good shape when we got it, and tires were good. I rebuilt the front axle, that is a weak point. I think we paid 2500 for it and sold it for 3500 with the cultivator on it. I later got a Farmall C because I like to listen to a purr rather than pop-pop!
 
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