Re: Bought a tractor.....

Posted by Zachary Hoyt on January 18, 2018 at 07:56:31 from (172.77.36.142):

In Reply to: Bought a tractor..... posted by SodBuster87 on January 17, 2018 at 19:51:09:

I bought a 300 at auction for $1180 with tax and all, it had TA, fast hitch and IPTO but the engine was stuck and I knew it had some kind of internal problem which was why the previous owner
had parked it. I had stopped at the house and asked about it a few years before the auction, as the tractor sat by the road, but he said he had $2200 in new transmission gears and other parts
in it and I knew I didn't want to buy it for that much. It had junk tires too. I had to replace one piston and sleeve due to water down the muffler, and i had to replace some parts in the IPTO
driveline that required a double split. I also put in a used differential since the old one was chipped in places. I also had to buy a used gas tank, both halves of the carburetor shell, and do a few
other things. Then I messed up the transmission pilot bearing and it broke up about 20 hours after I put it all back together, so I had to do another double split. By buying used parts except for
the piston and sleeve and head gasket I was able to get everything I needed to get it going again and kept the cost out of pocket for the tractor and parts around $2,000 or $2500 , and it has
been a very helpful tractor for me for 5 years now. I was very lucky to have the advice of people on this forum, and to be able to get many of the parts from a very kind forum member, or it would
have cost a lot more. I'd say you did fine to buy your 350 at $2500 with good tires and everything working, as long as it keeps working for you for a while. With the wide front you could always
sell that and put a narrow on to recoup some of your money, and I like the narrow front a lot better for haying and working in the woods. Best of luck with the 350.
Zach

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