Farmall 504 Diesel

The local John Deere dealer has Farmall 504 diesel for sale that I"m interested in and they are asking $5900.00 for it and i was wondering if this is a good price for it. It seems to be in good condition, starts and runs good, doesn't have TA, hour meter shows just under 5000 hours but I don"t know if its accurate, body and tin work is a good, comes with mounts for a loader and the rest is included but needs installed and plumbed in, rear tires are good but don"t match, fronts tires are poor. Also I wouldn"t I wouldn"t mind any information and specific things to look for on a 504.
Thanks in advance for the info. Derrick

My opinion is that it is about 1500 too high. It is a good tractor, but I would see what they are selling for in your part of the world before going that high. If I did pay that the loader would be on and working with new fronts! Jim

I've seen them sell at auction for around $3500 to $4500 in fair to good shape. Some times people just take off the handle and say it never had a T/A.

Don t be afraid to haggle some, they are too high, at least in my part of the USA. I have a 504 gas Farmall and an International good tractors a little under powered but good.

At that price it must have a little green overspray on it!

I'm not a green guy.


Glenn F.

I have a Farmall 504 diesel and it is a good tractor if 48 pto hp is all you need. I put a loader on it myself and it made it a good tractor for my needs. I'd pay no more than $3500 for a 504. I do not know what loader it comes with and would like to know why it is not mounted already. If it is an old style "Freeman" loader with a trip bucket I'd walk away. If it is a modern style like the pictures below, it may be a good buy.

I paid $3800 for a Koyker 220 new and have another $500 easy buying parts, hoses, fittings, and valve bank. So for about $4500 I put a new loader on a 45 year old tractor. Some think it was a bad investment... But the tractor was free. I'd offer $4800 cash and go from there.

I also bought an after market high capacity filter extension for mine. It helps with heavy hydraulic usage, the OEM filter setup sucks. If you are thinking of buying this tractor BOOKMARK OR WRITE THIS WEB ADDRESS DOWN! It is not easy to find, even with Google. These are the only people I know that makes filter extensions that use modern filters.

This is their site.
http://www.allied-precision.com/

This is the actual part
http://www.allied-precision.com/56033.htm

Here is my little 504:



















I know I got carried away with the pictures, but this is my Farmall 504 and it maintains my 50 acre spread well. One day I may get it a 6 cylinder IH to keep it company.

Let us know how it turns out.

CT