Farmall M

Ok guys and gals, its almost time to bring home another tractor. I found a Farmall M that is a really straightold machine, nice tin ok rubber but it has a stuck engine and i was wondering what kind of money i should be offering for it. the guy is ready to move it or it is going to the scrap yard. Any advice would be helpfull Thanks
Matt

I would say $250-500 is about it for one like that. The stuck engine can be a big problem or an easy fix depending on why it is stuck but in that condition scrap is about all it is worth and since you said he plans on scrapping it pay him a tad over what it would bring and that way you save him the fuel cost to haul it in plus he makes a tad more then what they would pay him and that is a win win thing

agree with old x 1000. Do not let it go to the scrap yard...PLEASE. Even if you buy it and let it be a yard ornament. Buy it and get it going and use it. Offer the guy whatever you can afford and convince him that is more than the scrap yard will pay.

Well I do not intend to let it go to the scrap yard, and it will be fixed and used, but I was just looking for a ball park figure. he says he wants 900 dollars for it but I thought that was a little high for it. I think that I may try to do some trading for it if he will.

youre a good man.

In my area you can buy them for that and they will run but might have bad tires. So now depending on scrap price in your area say is it $150 a ton and an M comes in around 5000lbs that is still under the $500 I said and if his idea is to scrap it then get the facts and the price of scrap and fill in the blanks for him so you get a good buy and he gets a real but good price for it

When approaching them about buying the M, be sure you don't insult him. The tractor is worth what the buyer and seller agree on the selling price. Some people (like me) can get insulted easily when in a bad mood and someone thinks they have you by the short hairs because a situation...whether monetary, time, space or whatever can make a decision real quick.

I'm not a salseman, and have watched more than one potential buyer walk away from my product. Won't go into any long stories other than the most recent. I got to So. Korea in Nov 09. I bought a 92 Mazda 929 in Dec 09. Less than 125K miles, a fresh fluids change, almost new tires, and fresh tuneup for $1,400. When I found out I would have to pay to ship it back to the states when I came back in Nov 09, made my decision to sell it. Seems there weren't as many people needing/wanting to buy a car when I went to sell it as when I had bought it after getting there. Was trying to sell the car for $1,000 and had no offers. This is after one person asked me not to sell it to anyone but him. When I told him how much I wanted for it, he decided he didn't want the car. Another guy told me it was only worth $200 and that he would buy it for that if I paid the transfers of title, reg, etc. After I heard this I decided that before I would sell it to them or for $200 I would pay the $75 dollar equivelant and have it junked. This is good looking car and road worthy to travel anywhere on the Peninsula. One guy, when he heard I was leaving and need to dispose of the car, asked/offered if I would give him the car, that he didn't think he should have to buy it since I had to get rid of it in order to clear my checklist in order to final out and leave.

I did sell the car. Made a deal with a young NCO that had just managed to bring his wife and three children over and was living off base. We made a deal for less than $1,000 (sold it to him for $700) and I had use of car until I got on the bus to go to the airport.

How you approach the person may make the decision on how they respond to your offer. Hopefully for you he's not a moody person like I have been known to be. But it always seems I have to pay premium for what I want and need, and am lucky if I get anything for it if/when I sell. As a result that can make a person go on the defensive side real quick.

Good Luck with the purchase of the M and the resoration on it. I'm sure you will get many years of use out of it.

So he has agreed on 750 dollars for the tractor. It has a stuck motor no fenders and no belt pully, but it does have new front tri ribs, and matched goodyears with many GOOD years left in them on the rear. The Sheet Metal is straight as an Arrow. So he is holding it from the scrap pile for me, until i can come up with all the money.