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Whats it worth? Case Ensilage/Forage Cutter

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FarmallCT

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Hi guys,

I am currently looking at buying an antique Ensilage/Forage Cutter built by Case. I am trying to figure out what it is worth.

I did have a much older Papec built ensilage cutter about 4 years ago that we pulled out of the woods before I got into the big tractors, and I know we couldn't even manage to give it away so that went to scrap sadly. Was in a bit worse condition but not by much. Pictures of that are included at the bottom.

The guy is asking $200 for it which seems like an okay price but given my experience where I couldn't even give one away it seems high. It's about 2 hours away just north of Albany, NY.

What would be a fair price to offer him for it? He thought he could get $300 for scrap but I doubt he could get $100, since I know they weight a decent amount, but not much more than a ton I don't think.

Also does anyone have any other information on these ensilage cutters such as year and what exactly to use them for? I don't know too much about them, but would like to try and save this one and eventually use it at shows for demonstrations now that I actually have tractors to use with it.

The first 3 pictures are the Case ensilage cutter that I am looking at buying, the last 5 are the one I had 4 years ago.

Thanks,

~FarmallCT
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It's located in Mid-Eastern New York. I'm thinkin offer around $100, just don't want to pay too much for something that I probably won't actually use much, and if I ever want to sell it I want to be able to actually get rid of it without having to scrap it this time. Its been stored inside until this past year when the guy was cleaning the barn out.
 
My thoughts exactly. Hoping I can get up there this weekend or next to take a look and hopefully it will follow me home
 
It has been sitting outside for more than a YEAR. Look at the wheels and where they are sunk in the ground. Doesn't look useable at all.
 
FarmallCT, If you are working with a club and want to put it in action at a show it is worth what you want to pay for it. I will say the McCormick Deering #7 or #9 are worth more money because the Amish still use them. General Repair in Ronks, PA. still make parts for them. I payed $200 for a MD #5 put about $300 in part in it and my club payed me for my expence's. If you are not going to use it why buy it, I can park a tractor in the space that it would take up in my barn. oldiron29
 
The wheels are worth 150 if they are any good. The rest is worth??? I buy such things to run at our local tractor show and for that I would pay 150-200 would be tops,, if it were close.
 

Straightest looking old silage blower that I have ever seen. True, it has been there for more than a year but it looks like weeds not dirt that the rears are sunk into. Around here dirt is brown and grass and weeds are green.
 
I would love to have it for $200 but from MS would be quite a trip. Don't need it but that has nothing to do with it does it.
 
Its worth 200 for yard art. Save something neat, have it in your yard for a conversation piece.
 
If I were you , I would go for it. Never saw a lot of CASE silo fillers around in the 1940 s where I grew up. Mostly Papec, Gehl and Mc Deering.Looking at the pic, it looks like it is in restorable shape. Will the fly wheel turn ? clint
 
Just answer the question 'What would I want out of it if I were selling it?' That will lead you in the direction of the right amount. Again in this general antique tractor hobby stuff the work 'profit' generally is not part of our vocabulary.
 
For $200. If it is something you would be into, it looks pretty straight, I would go prepared to pay full price but wouldn't try beating the guy up over $50 in case you see some other neat stuff at his place.
 
Very true. With this im definitely not in it to make money, but I do want to be able to get out of it at least what I pay, though I doubt I'd sell it. Thanks
 
I'm hoping to. If I do things right I could pick up this and a JD GM all in the same trip. It looks great and I unstuck the last one so im sure I could do the same with this one. It's just finding the room, since we are trying to move to more land the next town over and Its been emphasized that the less stuff that has to be moved the better so trying to work around that one.
~FarmallCT
 
Ah good point. I wouldn't say not usable, as the one in the bottom pictures had a tree growing through it, but it would take some work. As far as how long its been out, you could be right, though I know the rear is awfully heavy on those, ours had sunk in the ground a few inches on dry ground just over 4 or so months.
 
Very true. Its just convincing dad since we are trying to clean up and move to more land the next town over. Maybe I can say it will be a 4-H project for the tractor club I'm helping to start
 
I have the later version of that here a CASE model "Q" no way would I sell it for 200 but that me,, to me 200 dollars is nothing in todays money,, I spend that taking four of us to a steak dinner
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I don't know the value but the Amish in my area still use them to fill silos for feed. A good corn binder is in the thousand dollar range and that is what you use to cut the corn for the silo filler.
 
Nutty,

were those made by CASE or rebranded by CASE?


Grand-mother in law has a Papec that they bought new and used 1 year before they started having it custom done with a pull type forage harvester. Sitting in the corner of the hay mow. have often wondered what its worth. a few Amish still used them but even many of them are pulling forage harvesters with horses. A couple have converted forage harvesters to work like a silo filler by taking the snout off and hooking it to the pipe.
 
It's worth saving, I have been known to pay too much to save something from the scrap man. Go for it. If you don't get it let us know someone else may want to save it.
 
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