Have a friend who deals used equipment. Did some chisel plowing for him a few years ago, we quit using the JDs as they got to about 1920-1930 hours, value really drops on them at 2000.
Magnums, whole "nother story, no trouble selling an 8950 with 10-12,000 hours. That same spring he bought and sold 8 of them, and only three made it off the auction lots before he had them re-sold. One was backing off the trailer at his lot when it sold.
Some guys buy new equipment like most people change their underwear. Same friend bought three, one-yr-old, MX285s off a sale, less then 1000 hours on two, the third had 19 hours, and still had the little nubs on the tires. The guy, vegetable grower, had somewhere around 20 of them, replaced them all every year. Fully loaded, everything but the creeper gear. Heated leather seat, power mirrors, the works.
Seems to me you'd be better off buying a good 70-$100,000 tractor and using it a few years. Granted, there is no maintenance cost besides a couple oil changes, the way this guy did it, but on something like an 7250, 8950, as long as you keep the accumulators charged and fluids in it, they are pretty cheap to maintain as well.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Day Mom Drove the 8N - by Brian Browning. My Dad was wanting to put in a garden but couldn't operate the 8N and handle the old horse drawn plow he had found and rigged up to use with the tractor. Well, he decided to go get Mom out of the house and have her drive the tractor while he walked behind the plow. You got to understand that while my Mom is a hard worker who will always help whenever she can... she had never operated farm machinery before that day. Dad got her out there, explained how the clutch was the same as in our o
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Oliver 550 Diesel runs like a watch three point hitch pto engine gone threw about two hundred hours ago nice clean tractor
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
