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jlmtractor

05-12-2008 12:58:26

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so, what is the most money you have ever spent on a piece of equipment and what was it. i no this is off topic but it does have to do with tractors. but i am just wondering what the average money people spend on there most expensive equipment. the most i have ever spent was on a fully loaded bobcat 331 mini excavator and it cost me $42,000.

i am just curious what people are paying for some these big tractors we all see in some of your pics?

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JoshuaGA

05-13-2008 16:46:10

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Jason, one piece of advice I can give for a new loader tractor is to have one with a power reverser, don't ask how I know.

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jason, NW Ontario

05-13-2008 16:39:13

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

- 1975 JD 1630 with 48 loader, new ballasted Firestones, and 750 hrs on engine rebuild for $9800 delivered 230 miles.
- package deal for $6000: NH 489 haybine; 258 rake; 276 baler; 455 sickle mower; JD 10' harrows; 3ph broadcast spreader; working original 1943 (my dad's birth year) Massey Harris 11 manure spreader.

- Somewhere in the future there will also be a 75+ hp MFWD loader tractor. Anyone got suggestions?
Jay

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C-man

05-13-2008 05:42:02

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

$65,000 for a used 1680 CIH combine that had 800 hrs. That was 1994 and we are still using it and it has over 5000 hrs on it now!!

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2x4

05-12-2008 22:56:09

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

1999 New Holland TV140 - used - $47,000 plus another $15,000 for the equipment to use it. Gad - that's scary. Why did I do that?

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Mark-Mi

05-12-2008 20:36:25

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

175,000 for a FMC tomatoe harvester with electronic sort and that was in 1989.Mark

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dave guest

05-12-2008 17:51:49

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Cub was 1200. A was 1400. 9N was 1100. Big ticket, non-farm was 2005 Ford 350 diesel at $36000. Ford was biggest discount 9800 off sticker end of season. Second new vehicle in my life. Shame on me. Everything else about 40 vehicles, second hand and cheap.

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Dan-IA

05-12-2008 16:43:50

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Went to a sale and watched some guy pay $4000 for an H with the tin missing and half the engine and all the tires were gone. No intake or exhaust manifold, no carb, no generator, no distrib, no wires. Block and tractor rear end, basically. I went home, didn't waste my time there.

Biggest check I've written so far for machinery was $1000 for my spra-coupe. Just today wrote the $500 for the Durascamp lift.

I think Dad has about $15,000 in his 1086 between the initial sale and rebuilding the TA, but both 4-150s came for right at $3000. Come to think of it, $3000 covered the planter and the Westendorf Loader too, and they were the best money ever spent IMHO.

Biggest checks I write are to the local elevator for fertilizer, seed, and chemical.

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kyhayman

05-12-2008 16:36:44

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

I'm a bargain shopping fool, 7710 Ford series I, cab/heat/air with Memo loader for $14,000 in 1997. My pickup was the most expensive thing though at $27,000 back in 2000.

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Big Hunter

05-12-2008 16:33:51

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

If any of you want to spend more money, I have a Komatsu D41S for sale.

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jlmtractor

05-12-2008 16:28:05

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

i bought my 331 in 1994 in columbus ohio. it is crazy how much more equipment costs up there compared to where i live now in south carolina. i can buy a fully loaded,335, an even bigger mini excavator from bobcat for 40,000. but equipment holds there value alot more up there. but the last time i checked on a 331 for my cousin in ohio he couldnt touch it fully loaded for less than 50,000 it is crazy the way prices fluctuate between states

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kendak

05-12-2008 16:13:29

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

when did you buy your Bobcat ?? I bought a new 331 in 04 & paid $32,500 with [2] buckets & heavy duty trailer...have made a lot of money with that thing...on the other hand have spent $8500 building a JD unstyled "A" to pull with & it's still torn down in the shop & will take at least another 3 grand to finish...what a waste of money.... Kent

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05-12-2008 15:59:25

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

I spent $2.00 on a wedding license 50 years ago, but that was just the down payment!!Still making payments with no end in sight!! W4

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Bill in Colo

05-12-2008 15:35:28

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Ford 276II 67,000

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pair-a-dice farms

05-12-2008 15:18:19

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

I haven't and will not buy one, but the new JD and CaseIH cotton pickers with the baler or module builder on the back are over $500,000 each. That's a lot of cotton pickin' money. The most I've paid is $37000 for a kubota M9000 4wd cab and loader. I paid $200,000 for my last chicken house.

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John S-B

05-12-2008 15:06:08

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

$1800 for an EZ trail bale basket wagon, 3 years old. Worth every penny, saves me a ton of work. That's the most I've ever paid for a piece of farm equip. The best deal I've got was a Hesston 310 SP windrower for $600 in working condition.

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Sam from WA

05-12-2008 14:48:33

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

I bought a Peterbilt 379 gravel truck new in 2006. I believe I paid close to $150,000 or so for it. Except for the price tag, I don"t know where I"d be with out that truck.

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GeneMO

05-12-2008 14:24:43

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

For machinery, $39,980 for an almost new Gleaner F in 1975.

For Farming in general, $101,000. We had an operating loan through PCA. We went to the local bank, took out a loan and paid PCA off. My dad later said if we had kept working with PCA we would have ended up broke.

Paid off the loan and still have the farm, but I had to get a real job to do it.

My son is an accounts manager for John Deere. The big sprayers he works with are $250,000 a pop!!! I cannot imagine farming for a living today the way things are.

Gene

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Matt from CT

05-12-2008 15:23:44

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to GeneMO, 05-12-2008 14:24:43

Just curious, what is PCA?

Tried googling it, but I'm pretty someone in Missouri wasn't dealing with the Phillipines Coconut Authority!

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kyhayman

05-12-2008 16:30:37

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to Matt from CT, 05-12-2008 15:23:44

Prodution Credit Association, they and Federal Land Bank were the forerunners to Farm Credit. Up until sometime mid 80's or so they were the primary ag lenders. FLB made real estate loans and PCA loaned for cows, equipment, and operating. Lots of folks, present company included blame the severity of the ag crash in the early 80s on PCA's lending practices.

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Matt from CT

05-12-2008 17:33:00

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to kyhayman, 05-12-2008 16:30:37

Ah, thanks!

"Production Credit" sounds vaguely familiar now, I was a young 'un back then, but I was a bit of bookworm who read a lot of magazines & brochures and such.

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Allan In NE

05-12-2008 15:09:10

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to GeneMO, 05-12-2008 14:24:43

Oh Yeah,

Those combines will make yer hand shake when you write the check. :>(

Allan

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Wagpole

05-12-2008 17:22:56

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to Allan In NE, 05-12-2008 15:09:10

Yep ole Allan will hold the record maybe when all done with his silver combine lol but I bet he wont' be laughing? :) It will be worth it though Allan..

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Allan In NE

05-12-2008 18:09:05

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to Wagpole, 05-12-2008 17:22:56

Aw,

The second time around is a spit in the bucket compared to that first go.

First time I bought it, the entry fee totally rolled the eyes right out of their sockets. :>(

But, oh my! That was a nice machine when it was new. :>)

Allan

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Nancy Howell

05-12-2008 13:58:12

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

1955 John Deere 70 diesel with pony motor - $3500.

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Jim in N M

05-12-2008 13:42:26

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Well, I bought a John Deere 310-SG wrecked backhoe with 19 hrs on it,had never bheen sold by the dealer, pd 33k for it fixed it for 15K ,Sold it to a bankers son for 65K (Who never ran a backhoe before) took the profit and put it into another 310-E that I've kept..... ...Jim in N M

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Coffee Helps

05-12-2008 13:42:01

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Does this count? $7,000 for a used mobile home in a trailer park- too much, but I didn't know it at the time. Most for an old tractor: $2,700 delivered. Man of means by no means.

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Nancy Howell

05-12-2008 13:56:24

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to Coffee Helps, 05-12-2008 13:42:01

Does this mean you're king of the road?

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Coffee Helps

05-12-2008 14:10:35

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to Nancy Howell, 05-12-2008 13:56:24

That's funny. Have put more than enough autobiography on here today. I have to laugh!

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coloken

05-12-2008 13:31:18

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Not the most, but you might be interested: Allis A completly rebuilt $800.00 Case L industrial (foot cluth) ran ir for years $250.00 Allis B $75.00 Needless to say a long time ago. wish I still had them.

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Allan In NE

05-12-2008 13:17:13

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

Way too much. :>(

Allan

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Lanse

05-12-2008 13:14:35

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My B in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

My 1939 B was the most expiensive, but the best $450 i ever spent. Also ahve a $400 planter and a $250 cultivator. I cant wait to get another tractor, but im broke as usual LOL however i just started working this season

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Jim H. SW PA

05-12-2008 19:55:56

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Re: My B in reply to Lanse, 05-12-2008 13:14:35

Mercy Lance!!!! did the guy you got that B off of see you leave with it??? I think he was meaning the rider mower, you know, the one with the bad motor on it.You ought to feel guilty!!! LOL -- [Get er done] Anxious to see a pic.

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Lanse

05-13-2008 06:46:22

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Re: My B in reply to Jim H. SW PA, 05-12-2008 19:55:56

i also got some extra parts with it. It was real nice of the guy, he knew what he was doing. I woulda given him the mower that needs a carb ajustment (major overhaul)

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Dave from MN

05-12-2008 13:10:46

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

So far the most expensive was the skidloader$22,000. My little "super 66" baler was $100, I bought a New holland 310 baler w/kicker and a metal throw rack for $1700, My IH 544D was $3200, my 46 H was $700, My oliver disc was$100, the ol IH 456 planter with fert box's was $75, NH #55 hay rake was $200, 2 kasten running gears were $100 each. Ol IH plow #60 3-14's was free. New Idea #217 manure spreader was free if I fixed it, I did. Just bought a big gravity box on westindorf(SP?) 10 ton for $800. I am small potaotes right now, but will grow as land becomes available. Been looking for a bigger tractor for 2 years now. Has a nice 1750 lined up for $3500, but now the gentleman hasnt called back to finish the deal. Pick up an issue of "tractor house", it's amazing what equipment cost these days, and how big they are. My uncle used to farm 1000 acres with 2 806's, a 706, a 300, and a super H, 715 combine. He took the buyout for the cows, decided the bar was the place to be on hot days. Now 1/2 the farm has been sold and whats left is rented by a person who's land he used to rent. Wow , that was waaaay more than you asked for wasnt it?

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RobMD

05-12-2008 13:03:39

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to jlmtractor, 05-12-2008 12:58:26

1990 Peterbilt 359 with 500 hp Cat, 37,000 + 1998 Ravens 48 foot dump trailer, 48,000 new + walking floor, 22,000 + Transcraft eagle 53 foot step deck, 27,500.

Total spent = $134,500 in two years.

Thank God the family doesn"t own these anymore.

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dwrk

05-12-2008 18:23:42

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Re: what is the most money you have ever... in reply to RobMD, 05-12-2008 13:03:39

$82,000, 2002 JD 7510. Gonna need a combine of our own before too many more years.

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