Re: Tractor collecting.......Just a fad?

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on January 03, 2005 at 03:12:33 from (66.83.236.250):

In Reply to: Tractor collecting.......Just a fad? posted by Rumely Man on January 02, 2005 at 14:04:48:

The demand for "average" old tractors has already hit its peak. I'm talking about IH M,s H's, 8N, 9N 2N Fords, JD B's, ect....The "common as dirt" kind of tractors. They might go up a buck or two, but they've hit their practical limit.

On the other hand, a Deere 630 LP High-Crop, or a Sheppard SD-4, or any truely RARE tractor will always be in demand by the "true collectors" out there. We're talkin' "museum quality and RARE" stuff.

In the last 10 years, the market has been flooded with a dozen different brands of compact tractors. As these get a few years on them, and they get a little more common and lower priced, on the used market, they will take the place of the 8N as the "estate tractor". (From my point of view, you can't consider the 8N as an example of a "collector driven price". I'd bet 90% of them are nothing more than over-sized lawnmowers nowdays)

I don't think the value of a well restored antique tractor will drop in the coming years, but I do believe they have about seen their limit. A great deal of "collectable" tractors are now in the hands of peole who are getting up in the years. They will be turned back on to the market in coming years. That might even cause a slight drop in price. John

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