What's an M worth these days?

Hi All,

I've got to make some room in the barn, and wanting to sell an older (think it's early 40s) M with an old Farmhand F10 loader. The tractor has been painted ("two tone" red over white) a long time ago, and that paint is pretty faded. Metals all there, with minor dings. It's not real pretty, but starts and works fine. Tires have good tread, but the sides (especially on the front) are checked and cracked. No power steering. Has a Schwartz (sp?) wide front.

The rear cross-support for the loader has been busted and re-welded. The bucket is now about 5 inches off of level (across the 9 foot bucket). There's a crack about halfway up the loader reservoir that seeps fluid if you fill it all the way up. If you leave it half full the loader ONLY goes up to about 15 feet or so. If you fill it up it takes months to leak out again.

I know I'm making it sound really wonderful, but I plan to be up-front with any buyer. How much should I let it go for? I'm in eastern South Dakota, and we still have snow on the ground (this tractor's main use has been pushing snow for the past 6 years, so I figure selling it soon might help a little).

Thanks,

Bob

Take to a local consigment aution.Then you will know exactly what it si worth on that day,that minute....$1500?

I'll guess it at $1,000 to $1,200. Might be worth more WITHOUT the loader, and the loader might bring more as scrap iron than any value it would add to the tractor.

Call Terry Haiar, the auctioneer and tell him yyou want to put it on his next auction.
And put it on the SD craigslist (farm and garden) right now at $1500.

Gordo (near Mitchell)

My email should be open and I may be interested in your M...some pictures, serial number (I am looking for a specific year), and location would be great! Thanks!

Matt

Scrap iron!Shame on you!

Thanks all,

I had phoned in the add at $1600 before I asked, probably close enough to get people to call. I've had a couple of lookers, but both were looking for a friend. They both seemed to think it was in OK shape (better than I made it sound on the phone at least).

I agree w/ Delta Red, I'd rather somebody use it than see it melted down for scrap. I wish my "new" green tractor started as readily as this one does!

Bob

I sent you a couple of emails (one soon after you posted this and one just now). I was thinking maybe you already looked at it? One guy who looked this weekend was interested in the serial number, and took it home to look up. I forgot to bring the number in, but this guy thought the tractor was a later model (I think he said the oil filter was smaller?).

Bob