Auction with some good farm honest tractors!!

There is a local consignment sale today. There are three tractors that are from local estates on the sale. The three are a little unusual.

1) JD 1020 GAS with a JD 37 loader. 2250 hours. Almost new rear tires. Single SVC. independent loader valve. Clean original, one owner tractor. Steering and three point real tight almost zero wear.

2) JD 3020 GAS narrow front , 5800 hours. It ahs the rockshaft but no three point links. The kids say it never did. Came from the same farm as the JD 1020.

3) Ford 5000 GAS row crop, wide front. 954 hours ONE owner. All it has done is pull a 7 foot finishing mower on five acres of building lots. Real sharp but gas.

So I am really wondering what these tractors will bring. Them being gas will really hurt there valve. I would not even buy the JD 30320 gas for the trouble they can have running on the newer formulated gas.

There is a nice VAC Case with an older restoration. It has a foot accelerator. Was that common??? If it goes like they have been selling I might just buy it. A IH "C" and a Case VAC are about the same size tractor but the IH "C" will sell for double the Case VAC. I have never even drove a Case VAC but never could understand why they sell for little to nothing around here.

I bought a 3020 gas last year from an local auction. It has 2900 hrs on it. 3500.00. Never had a problem with it running or starting but I do put lead additive in it...

is there a website for the auction bill?

(quoted from post at 10:20:58 03/26/16) I bought a 3020 gas last year from an local auction. It has 2900 hrs on it. 3500.00. Never had a problem with it running or starting but I do put lead additive in it...

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There is no lead in the lead additive.

The Case VAC is a tought tractor for its size, plenty enough hp/weight ratio. Put a 5ft mower behind it and keep the home place trimmed up. gobble

The foot throttle on the VAC is standard. Does it have Eagle Hitch?

No pictures of the VAC, wonder if it has an Eagle Hitch?
bill

Ronnie,

I could fuel inject that 3020 for you.

I thought about going but have other stuff to do today. I would give around $5000 for the 1020 and there would still be some profit in it for me to resale. Please post back with what they bring. Tom

snake oil, no need for lead additive in that tractor.

Being gas won't hurt the 1020 or 5000 that much. A lot of small farmers and city people with 20 acres would sooner have a gas. Those older diesel tractors didn't start very well in the winter. The 3020 if decent with a full 3pt will still bring 5000 around here. There to old and small for most operations today.

As a kid, I drove a neighbors VAC pulling bundle wagons and as I recall it had a foot DECELERATOR handy for turning around at the end of the row then letting it out to set speed.

The Vac's all had a foot feed to the best of my knowledge. They are very comprable to the C. I think the C will steer easier than the VAC, in my experience, but I've only driven a couple of each. I think the price difference is mostly a brand recognition thing. Mike

I would have been all over that Ford. It looks good in the pictures except for the puddle under the engine. If the puddle was not serious that tractor would be a lifelong friend.

Do you have any results to share with us ?

The 5000 is a repaint, nice, but not original.