farmall m price

john thefarmer · Oct 15, 2010

Yesterday I looked at a 1953 farmall m that i would use to spray corn . They wanted 2,200 for it .It has a single front no three point hitch but ran very nicely .
I plan on restoring it in the future .
Is this a good deal or bad deal ?

Zachary Hoyt · Oct 15, 2010

I would think it would have to have very nice rubber and tin to be worth that much. I think in '53 they only made Super Ms but I could be mistaken.
Zach

rustyfarmall · Oct 15, 2010

(quoted from post at 06:47:38 10/15/10) I would think it would have to have very nice rubber and tin to be worth that much. I think in '53 they only made Super Ms but I could be mistaken.
Zach

Yes, if the rear tires are new, or at least in good condition with a minimum 75% to 80% tread, that alone will add $1,000 to $1,200 to the value, so the asking price of $2,200 is maybe a bit high, but not all that much.

D Slater · Oct 15, 2010

Zachary is correct, No regular M tractors made after early 1952. If it happens to be a super M they made two types in 1953. Which type looked at and how its equiped could effect the price.

tractor vin · Oct 15, 2010

it all depends on where you live,whats out there,if you have to ship ,what you are willing to pay,it sounds like a great price

Al L. in Wisc. · Oct 15, 2010

An M sold at auction not far from here last month for $915. Yup tires will cost; my 12.4 x 36 Firestone"s cost me $525 and then I had new tubes, mounting, old tire disposal = $$$. I did have a tire dealer offer to sell me new Firestones for $630 also. It pays to shop around and the best price was two and a half miles away at the local coop. You could find worse places to spend your $$. My alcoholic mother pisses and smokes it away. You will have something that may well outlast you.

glennster · Oct 15, 2010

check the serial number for the year, if it starts with fbk, its an m, if it starts with sm, its a super. the very last m's produced had disc brakes, also the front timing cover was like the super m and had the stronger cam gear to accept a live pump. if you look at the post about the saginaw hitch on the h, you can see some pics of my '52 m with the disc brakes. also the m may have a service meter (hour meter) up by the distributor that is driven off the distributor drive gear. if its a nice tractor and you are happy with it, the price aint bad. consider a riding mower from home depot will cost ya 2 grand, in perspective, its not bad!!

Dan in Ore · Oct 16, 2010

Antique tractors are worth whatever 2 people agree on. Nothing more, nothing less.

sflem849 · Oct 16, 2010

(quoted from post at 07:28:25 10/15/10)

(quoted from post at 06:47:38 10/15/10) I would think it would have to have very nice rubber and tin to be worth that much. I think in '53 they only made Super Ms but I could be mistaken.
Zach

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Yes, if the rear tires are new, or at least in good condition with a minimum 75% to 80% tread, that alone will add $1,000 to $1,200 to the value, so the asking price of $2,200 is maybe a bit high, but not all that much.

I would reastate that by saying that it SHOULD add about a grand of value. It seems at auction no matter how new the tires are it only seems to add $5-600.

I would not buy it to spray corn. I would almost gaurantee that you will not wear the proper PPE when spraying and this tractor will only compound this problem. I also would never pay $2200 for an M in work clothes. Things would start chaning if you knew a little more about the tractor ie the actual year, extras, tires, etc

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