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webform · Mar 3, 2021

This tractor was inherited as part of an estate. I don't want to get taken advantage of but I'm not knowledgeable about the best way to take a next step on it.

It's a Ford 7600

SVcummins · Mar 3, 2021

Are you wanting to sell it

paul · Mar 4, 2021

Pretty much worthless, but I could take it off your hands.......

Nice little utility tractor, often see asking $10,000, often see then sell for around 5-6,000 at a farm sale if in good condition.

I would never ever believe those hours, not ever. Replacement cluster?

Paul

SVcummins · Mar 4, 2021

Or broken tach drive or stuck Meter or it really does only have that . Clock doesnt mean much to me on something that old

Bruce from Can. · Mar 4, 2021

On a tractor of that age , a more accurate way to determine how much use it has seen is by looking at two things in particular. First look at the clutch pedal, are the friction bumps or dimples all worn off? Second place to look would be the hole in the draw bar. Is it still round, or is it wallered out to something more egg shape. These two things can tell a lot more that a hour gage or paint conditions. Seat suspension and slop in the steering also tells a story. While all of these things can be changed out fixed or replaced, just good place to start looking. I think that from your pictures, you have got a very nice tractor. These were very desirable and handy tractors when they hit the market. Some parts like new dash parts will not be available, but you can still get repair parts for all major components of these tractors.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 4, 2021

In my area consigning it to an on line auction would be the way to go.

showcrop · Mar 4, 2021

As others have said that is a very desirable tractor. A friend has one that I have used a little. I was going to suggest the two indicators that Bruce did but I read the other posts before posting. The drawbar on my friend's broke when I was using it. So far as how desirable it is you need to understand that it has had recent excellent care but that care and especially the paint can hide an earlier hard life. The injection pump can be a condition indicator. Rebuilders usually stamp a record of the job in a prominent spot on the pump housing. There is a cam box oil overflow tube that comes out the back of the pump. If fuel is dripping out, a worn pump is potentially indicated. Drain the oil from the cam box. If it appears to be the same weight as the crankcase oil that is a good thing. If it is thin that is a potential indicator that the pump is well worn. The seat appears to be a recent replacement

Ultradog MN · Mar 4, 2021

What are your plans for it?
If I was going to keep it my first step would be to fire it up and drive it around.
If I was going to sell it I would put an $8500 price tag on it and park it out by the road or list it on Craigslist.

BarnyardEngineering · Mar 4, 2021

(quoted from post at 05:41:21 03/04/21)If I was going to sell it I would put an $8500 price tag on it and park it out by the road or list it on Craigslist.

You wouldn't even get it to the road at that price. Someone would snatch it up if it looks as good up close as it does in the picture.

DeltaSteve · Mar 4, 2021

I'd ask $12,000. Take 10. That is a very desireable tractor with low hours.Looks like a new one too..Hard to find.A premium tractor that should command a premium price.However,if there were any possible way to keep,or the slightest chance I would someday have a use for it,I would try real hard to keep it."Grandpa's tractor" is priceless,irreplaceable.A neighbor recently bought a similar 5900,pd $13,000.Had been looking for a "good one" for years,when this became available,he jumped on it.Dont get in a hurry to sell.

webform · Mar 4, 2021

(quoted from post at 22:16:57 03/03/21) Are you wanting to sell it

Yes. I tried typing that in various ways the first time but I kept being blocked by the spam filter. Haha.

webform · Mar 4, 2021

(quoted from post at 00:05:27 03/04/21) Pretty much worthless, but I could take it off your hands.......

Nice little utility tractor, often see asking $10,000, often see then sell for around 5-6,000 at a farm sale if in good condition.

I would never ever believe those hours, not ever. Replacement cluster?

Paul

I'm certainly not an expert, but the hours don't surprise me at all. Grandpa only had about a thousand acres, and nearly all of it was sold off by the 1980s when this was new.

And this wasn't the only tractor, we had proper John Deere 4WD and even a Rome at one point. This was for lawn maintenance and such.

webform · Mar 4, 2021

(quoted from post at 08:58:30 03/04/21) I'd ask $12,000. Take 10. That is a very desireable tractor with low hours.Looks like a new one too..Hard to find.A premium tractor that should command a premium price.However,if there were any possible way to keep,or the slightest chance I would someday have a use for it,I would try real hard to keep it."Grandpa's tractor" is priceless,irreplaceable.A neighbor recently bought a similar 5900,pd $13,000.Had been looking for a "good one" for years,when this became available,he jumped on it.Dont get in a hurry to sell.

Not in a hurry. Person died 5 years ago. Brother has used it at his shop for a little while to mow his back acreage but it's serious overkill for that job. Family is now ready to move on since most of us are city dwellers or downsizing. But the Grandpa's tractor was a very real reason it stayed with us the last 5 years!

webform · Mar 4, 2021

(quoted from post at 05:41:21 03/04/21) What are your plans for it?
If I was going to keep it my first step would be to fire it up and drive it around.
If I was going to sell it I would put an $8500 price tag on it and park it out by the road or list it on Craigslist.

It's driven occasionally during the summertime for mowing. Craigslist is a great lead; I'm surprised there isn't an ebay or something for these but I suspect tractors are pretty darn local!

4play · Mar 4, 2021

A lot of people don't do face book, but FB market place can be a better option than craigs list. You don't have to do all the FB drama to use market place but you do need to sign up if you aren't using it already, there are no fee's BTW.

showcrop · Mar 5, 2021

Do I understand you correctly that you believe that the paint is original?

Destroked 450 · Mar 5, 2021

That's a very desirable model to have, the hour meters on the older Fords were unreliable at best, my 4000 that did all of the hay work with until 10 years ago is only showing 1700 hrs in 20 years, my 6610 that only bales and loads hay has gained 2000 hours in 10 years.

Where's is 7600 located?
Wish I have some extra funds and it's not to far away.

webform · Mar 5, 2021

(quoted from post at 05:09:19 03/05/21)

Do I understand you correctly that you believe that the paint is original?

I do. It was essentially a lawn tractor that lived in a barn the majority of it's life.

I don't recall it ever being painted, though to be fair I was like 8 years old when it was purchased.

webform · Mar 5, 2021

(quoted from post at 07:21:48 03/05/21)
That's a very desirable model to have, the hour meters on the older Fords were unreliable at best, my 4000 that did all of the hay work with until 10 years ago is only showing 1700 hrs in 20 years, my 6610 that only bales and loads hay has gained 2000 hours in 10 years.

Where's is 7600 located?
Wish I have some extra funds and it's not to far away.

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