Re: Newbie about to purchase first tractor

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 02, 2004 at 07:06:58 from (66.83.236.250):

In Reply to: Re: Newbie about to purchase first tractor posted by txblu on September 02, 2004 at 05:57:00:

A $4000 loader on a $10000 tractor will bring BIG money.
A 40 year old "farm loader" on a $2000 tractor won"t....
That is a fair old loader, but it isn"t all that heavy duty, compared to "modern" loaders.
That tractor COULD be a decent buy. It might be a money pit. Who knows without seeing it.
My point is there are "better buys" if you look for them. You might not find one in the next 20 minutes, but a little searching will turn up something that DOESN"T need much work. It might cost a little more. I don"t get the impression that this buyer is looking for a restoration project.
It seems that whenever you buy an old tractor, there"s the "hidden cost" aspect. Those things you don"t see that need attention. Add that to the "known" problems, and you can easily spend the cost of that IH tractor, in repairs/parts.
I say look for a tractor with no, or few obvious problems. JMHO. John

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