Posted by mkirsch on March 21, 2015 at 18:12:05 from (67.253.169.140):
In Reply to: Parts selling???? posted by JD Seller on March 20, 2015 at 20:28:49:
Selling parts off Farmall H's is a whole different deal than selling off a Case 1070. There weren't near as many 1070's as H's to begin with, so you have a much smaller market to work with.
Even in this day and age, $50 or even $20 is nothing to turn up your nose at. Certainly more valuable than the few BTUs of heat that burning the manual would get you.
Plus you're helping some guy out and preserving the information for future generations. Burning the manual is not like scrapping the tractor. There are way more tractors out there than manuals.
That said, if someone is making money, and/or getting enjoyment from selling used tractor parts, who are you to criticize? If it's not your cup of tea, so be it.
That guy who tears down tractors and sells the pieces on ebay for $9.99 each has a lot of parts that you can't necessarily get anywhere else. I've gotten a lot of odd parts from that guy, for way less than places like Steel Wheel Ranch.
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