Friendly message to "Dwight" selling the Super C

mkirsch · Mar 6, 2009

Using the, "If it doesn't sell I'm gonna part it out," threat doesn't work to help sell your tractor. If anything it drives away prospective buyers.

bc · Mar 6, 2009

Yeah, who wants to buy a tractor that the owner thinks has one foot in the grave?

Hugh MacKay · Mar 7, 2009

Kirsch: Don't offer him advice, just offer half what he's asking. He's already admitted it's a parts tractor.

mkirsch · Mar 7, 2009

Ha! Not a bad idea Hugh... Funny thing is that he's not really far off on the price IMHO. He's just threatening to part it out to tug at our heart strings so one of us will buy it.

Rick(MN) · Mar 7, 2009

I highly doubt he is using it as a threat or even a tool to sell the tractor complete for that matter. Common tractors are a tough sell these days and are worth more as parts than as a whole, but you earn the extra money when you part them out as it can be a lot of work. It's just the old "fast nickel or slow dime" thing. I'm of the mind that the owner has the right to do as he chooses with his property. Cut the poor guy some slack.

Larry806 · Mar 7, 2009

I've advertised the same way . As said below I can get more in parts .
What I call common tractors , Farmall C , H & M 's JD A & B's are hard to make any money on unless I part them . I have a 51 JD A I bought thinking I have the parts it need's . After I got it home I remembered that the parts I
need went in the last scrap roll off we sent out .
Now I could offer it for sale needing a few things or I'll cut it . About the best I can do selling it whole is break even . Parting it with 4 hours work I can make money .

Anonymous-0 · Mar 7, 2009

Where can I find this Super C for sale?

Hugh MacKay · Mar 7, 2009

Kirsch: I'm a champion at this, although most may not think so. I have a 130, it's seen lots of hard hours. Twice in the past I had it in two-three pieces, going to part it out, then I find a real steat on parts needed. I had robbed the parts for what I considered better tractors.

In the past ten years I've bought some cheap used parts plus the following new parts, clutch assembly, water pump, had distributor and carb professionally rebuilt, new front tires and rims, new rebuilt starter, 12 volt alternator conversion and a new battery 2 months ago. The tractor needs a piston and sleeve kit rear tires and rims to be in top shape.

I really don't need this tractor, but do you really think someone is going to pay me for the recent upgrades with the engine compression at 55 psi, all cylinders, plus poor rims and tires. I THINK NOT.

Soon be my 67th birthday so I may as well do the engine, buy rear tires and rims, then take it with me when I go. Just think Kirsch, they could dig an 8' deep hole put me on bottom, with 130 down to axles as a grave marker. Should hold me down.

agpilot · Mar 7, 2009

Soon be my 67th birthday so I may as well do the engine, buy rear tires and rims, then take it with me when I go. Just think Kirsch, they could dig an 8' deep hole put me on bottom, with 130 down to axles as a grave marker. Should hold me down.-----------------------------
Hello Hugh: In reply to your comment above, I posted a picture of a Farmall in a Funeral on one of my blogsites. Hope it helps? Why not get one more last ride? ag
Link 4 pix if link fails:http://oldfarmitems.blogspot.com/
Farmall 4 Funeral pix

agpilot · Mar 7, 2009

To all: I think it proper to pay better respect to the picture. It was the Funeral of William "Buck" Knipp at Sacred Heart cemetary just South of Tonganaxie... (SE Kansas?)
Well respected local farmer who had a heart attack well befor retirment and had farmed in local area all his life. Rest in Peace. May the Lord recieve him...
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He left in the same mannor as he had lived.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 7, 2009

At 65 he was looking at a new tractor. Basically he replaced a worn out Massey 35 with a brand new one a tad bigger. His son was scandalized - "Dad, you'll never get your money's worth!" He wore the tractor out but at 88 he didn't feel like buying another new one.

Hugh MacKay · Mar 7, 2009

ag pilot: I remember seeing that photo once before. Quite appropiate right down to the bibs. I'll have to ask my guys to wear pin stripe bibs.

Hugh MacKay · Mar 7, 2009

Steve: There was a thread awhile back, probably on Tractor Talk or Implement Alley about a guy in his 90s buying a new Deere 9650 combine complete with 8 row corn head and platform. That is optimism for the masses.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 8, 2009

Hugh, I heard about a guy in his late eighties who married a woman in her twenties and then started looking for a house in a good school district. Hope I'm half that optomistic.

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