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Farmall 450...The next M-TA?
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Posted by Woody on September 17, 1999 at 13:02:48 from (209.143.6.222):
Is the 450 the next �hot� Farmall out there for collectors? I ask this question because of my recent experience selling one.
I recently acquired a 450 from a local horse farmer. The unit was in good shape, everything worked�TA included. Had decent tires. New rims. Basic solid unit, the only thing missing was the head lamp fixtures. I really had little need for the tractor, so I offered it up for sale but the potential buyer thought maybe this tractor was a 400 and not 450. When I started looking closer, I found I was not able to 100% determine if it was in fact a 450. So, I had an expert from the local Case / IH dealership (or is it New Holland / Case / IH now?!?) come over and scope out the tractor. He crawled all over it taking down various numbers�went back to the truck and checked his stack of books and declared that it was in fact a Farmall 450.
I guess that really didn�t impress me that much. Its a nice tractor. Runs great. Looks good and seems to be original but other some extra HP, not much different from a 400. It must have impressed the IH guy though, since he asked if I was selling it and I said I was. Seems he had a guy asking him to find one. Well to make this long story a little longer, through the IH guy, I sold the 450 for a rather healthy profit.
My question is, �What�s up?� Is the 450 that sought after? Is it now or is it becoming the next M-TA?
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