Plymouth Tractor

Plant Doc · May 17, 2017

What can anyone tell me about a Plymouth Tractor? My neighbor has one that has been setting in his garage for 25+ years and he says it runs. The motor is free, I tried it with the crank. It appears to be all there and unrestored. He wants to sell it but I have no idea what to offer. His son said they were offered $10,000 for it a couple years ago. My reply was they should have sold it. Tires are no good and I have no idea about how and if it will run. Is $10,000 a good number?

Geo-TH,In · May 17, 2017

My first thought was $10k for a tractor that doesn't run may be a case where two fools meet. The fool who offered $10k and the fool who turned him down.

After googling Plymouth tractor which became the silver king, I changed my mind. Article said an it may be worth $14.5K
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W_B · May 17, 2017

(quoted from post at 12:21:17 05/17/17) My first thought was $10k for a tractor that doesn't run may be a case where two fools meet. The fool who offered $10k and the fool who turned him down. After googling Plymouth tractor which became the silver king, I changed my mind. Article said an it may be worth $14.5K

Of course that was the '99 price level, we know what has happened to antique tractor prices since then. But an original runner might be worth $10K to the right collector, who knows.

Butch(OH) · May 17, 2017

My wife's uncle was the tractor design engineer at Fate Root Heath that built those. Yes a Plymouth is a rare bird but I agree with your reply that they should have took the 10K offer. It is really hard to price it as the market for such is fickle. There is enough of them around that they dont fetch rich people's money but all it takes is two people at an auction that have thick pocketbooks and a want and,,,. Value also depends on if it is really ALL there or just mostly all there. My guess? I would think that 5k would be more than generous.

Mike M · May 17, 2017

Likely like the one I had years ago and resold. If in Ohio it could even be the same one ? I'm thinking about 25 years ago ? I can't remember for sure but I'm thinking it had to be less than $ 2,000. They never were good sellers. The JD's would bring the most back then.
If they in deed were offered $ 10,000 they really screwed up ! Was likely one of those offers that when it came time to pay up the money would not of showed up. Someone was just teasing them.

rustyfarmall · May 17, 2017

(quoted from post at 04:09:48 05/17/17) What can anyone tell me about a Plymouth Tractor? My neighbor has one that has been setting in his garage for 25+ years and he says it runs. The motor is free, I tried it with the crank. It appears to be all there and unrestored. He wants to sell it but I have no idea what to offer. His son said they were offered $10,000 for it a couple years ago. My reply was they should have sold it. Tires are no good and I have no idea about how and if it will run. Is $10,000 a good number?

Built by the "Fate-Root, Heath" company. Originally badged as a Plymouth, but Chrysler already owned that name, so it was renamed Silver King. Highly collectible. It is not just another old tractor, and it is not a tractor you would buy if you just wanted a tractor. $10,000 might be high, but maybe not.

sms · May 17, 2017

Chrysler lost the case the tractor company
had produced a car under the name before
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