great deal?

I'm always amazed at the prices people want for their old Farmalls. This M is for sale on the local classifieds for 3500. it says it runs good but needs a battery. Now my m is restored other than a battery box, and i don't know if i could get 3 grand for it. good luck Dude. Kent

Nope,

5-800....maybe. Fools pay too much all the time.

Allan

(quoted from post at 18:01:08 07/02/14) I'm always amazed at the prices people want for their old Farmalls. This M is for sale on the local classifieds for 3500. it says it runs good but needs a battery. Now my m is restored other than a battery box, and i don't know if i could get 3 grand for it. good luck Dude. Kent

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I know what you mean. I bought a super A for 1500 that needed a paint job and several new small parts but basically work ready. Now it is restored except some newer tires. (It also came with a woods belly mower)

I figure now I can get 3000 for it as it is basically restored as well as the mower. Yet I still see some people want 2900-4000 for some beat up farmalls with issues.

Don't get me wrong the letter series Farmalls are excellent tractors and my favorite of all but if it is beat up and needing some repairs then they are not worth 3500 bucks.

Not to mention unless every aspect of that tractor was restored you got 60-70 year old parts that could be ready to go. Usually with a Farmall purchase you can easily spend 500 bucks on basic maintenance to give it some love that many farms have neglected

Allan, Maybe a little more, look at Custom Seat ! Only kidding, I would only be interested at price range you stated.

Bill

(quoted from post at 19:20:46 07/02/14) Allan, Maybe a little more, look at Custom Seat ! Only kidding, I would only be interested at price range you stated.

Bill

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Yes, look at that custom seat. It appears there is NO suspension.

Looks like the base of a 60 or 70 Oliver seat.

I think that is a $1,000-1,200 tractor.

The tires look like they might be good. It has one set of weights and there is some decent sheet metal.

If you take all that into account and the scrap value for the rest, you could get an easy $1,000 for it.

I bought one for $1,200 that was a good runner.

The bad part is, I just couldn't leave well enough alone and put tires on it. The tire shop said the rims were toast and I had to buy new rims. Then I put a Saginaw 3 point hitch on it. Yesterday, I put a new alternator on it.

I could have gotten the bare tractor for free and sill have $2,100 in it.

At least the battery was good! :lol:

Matt: This M looks to have two sets of wheel weights but the rear tire on the far side is full of cracks. The uy isdreamin. kent

Most places, most reasonably savvy folks probably wouldn't pay that much for a tractor in that condition. Key word is "most". There is always a "sucker" who might be induced to pay more than what can be had 'just down the road' for far less and possibly in better shape. I've been that sucker more than once too often because my optimism of it's potential overrode what should have been criticism of it's flaws.

Besides, you never know what they are going to use it for, or how desperate someone is for something "just like that", or what the local market for well used equipment will bear. As something to restore and drive on parades then set in a barn, it doesn't look to be worth that much in that condition. If it's reasonably sound mechanically and going to be used for at least occasional farm work, it's far cheaper than payments on something new.

It's value to the seller may indeed be more than what what you or I may be willing to pay for that piece. If so, he can keep it, and at that price he probably will.

I know I wouldn't part with my SA for "what it's worth" to someone else. Shoot, if I had the extra cash, I'd almost be willing to pay too much again for another, but hold your offers - I'm in enough trouble already with the better half with buying stuff needing fixing.

no way
Actually the M's are always the cheapest at auctions around me with the H's close behind.
A's and C's are badly overpriced here.
Funny, leaving the little over-priced ones out of the picture,
H's and M's in the same auction row, and the H's bring a few dollars more.
I think people are intimidated by the M's size.
And real farmers that need the size want newer.
Last auction, 2 H's and one M.
all good runners, ugly, but with decent tires, H's brought 1100 and 1250, and the good running M....700.
I had already bought 2 tractors and was out of money, or I would have owned that M.

There is one near me for sale too. Looks like they painted it up nice and I did not take a good look at it as I have my 400 that needs paint. SURE looks perty tho.