White 2-85 Tractor

randallinMo · Mar 25, 2014

2357 total hours, new tires, cab, air...ect. One owner since new. Well cared for. What should I look for in wear, etc.? Will be on a public auction this Saturday. Any advice appreciated.

rrlund · Mar 25, 2014

With that few hours,not much wear to look for. I'd check the Over/Under to make sure it's snappy when it shifts,but with no more hours than that,the chance of there being anything wrong is about 0.
Let us know what it brings. Last low hour one I saw sell had just over 2600 and it brought $16500.

DeltaRed · Mar 25, 2014

That few hrs,there should be little to no visible wear.Compare to a tractor with 10,000,15,000,or even 20.000 hrs(like mine).It willeither sell cheap,or sky high.........But I'll bet it will be worth every penny.

Eldon (WA) · Mar 25, 2014

(quoted from post at 06:24:26 03/25/14) 2357 total hours, new tires, cab, air...ect. One owner since new. Well cared for. What should I look for in wear, etc.? Will be on a public auction this Saturday. Any advice appreciated.

The 2-85 we had as our big tractor on the farm was my favorite. It was quite an upgrade from the wandering 1850 Ollie....

Anonymous-0 · Mar 25, 2014

2300 hrs = new tires??

Larry NEIL · Mar 25, 2014

I agree, that makes me suspect the hour meter. 2300 hours, the originals should be 60 to 70% unless they been workin it in a gravel pit.

jon f mn · Mar 25, 2014

They may have rotted off.

rrlund · Mar 25, 2014

They get just so old,it seems like they tend to start cracking open just ahead of the cleats.

Don-Wi · Mar 25, 2014

Especially goodyears. Dad had to replace the ones on our Massey 285 when it was only 5 or 8 years old. Good lugs, just bad carcass.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Tim(nj) · Mar 25, 2014

I agree. I have seen a couple low-hour, one-owner tractors at estate sales that had great tread but dry-rotted sidewalls.

JD Seller · Mar 25, 2014

The others have covered what to look for. They are a pretty good tractor. The Perkins engine is great in them. If those hours are indeed correct that tractor will bring good money. I would say in the mid to upper teens, maybe even twenty.

They have a pretty good following for general chore/hay making tractors.

Tech 7 · Mar 26, 2014

Have a 2-105 here in the shop right now, turboed version of the 2-85. This one shows 4700 hrs. Tires have been replaced, I am repairing a number of leaks (Perkins= The Prince of Dampness LOL)but cannot come up with a new crankshaft dampener!!
Ran a 2-85 years ago, as was said before it was a real step up from a Cockshutt 1655!

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