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Dj, Couple of things are jumping out at me on this one. Not trying to cut down your tractor in any way; just giving you a couple of ideas to think about before you jump in the swim. First off, is that price. The feller is selling that pretty loader and the repaint on the tractor. He's making $2K on you right off the bat 'cause this tractor/loader is at best a $9K setup. Now, add another $1745 for a set of rear tires, mounted and filled and your're crowding $13K for this rig and you haven't even loaded it on the trailer yet. Did you notice that it only has 34" rear tires on it? First order of business is to run the serial number. Should be located down on the lower transmission housing area on the right side. If you find the serial number up on the left side bell housing, this is an older tractor that has been given the late model "black stripe" paint/decals. Buying a repaint is the scarest thing there is; you just don't know what you're getting. So, you have to do the next best thing to figure out what you are really buying into. Before you ever start it, pull the dipstick to make darned sure that there isn't any anti-freeze in the oil indicating that it needs an engine. This one has the anti-freeze filter; you can see it right under the "dorf" on the loader's name stencil. Take a flashlight and some rubbing compound; see if you can make out the hours on the tach. If it is up there around 7900-8500 hours and has never been opened up, this is a possible candidate for a split for a clutch and PTO input gear/seal. That gear eats away with time/use and is a normal thing. Watch the hitch. Shut off the tractor with the hitch in the up position. It should stay there. If it drops, there could be hydraulic issues. Your tractor originally came with 9.5L X 15" tires on the front. Luckily, the loader is a smaller unit, really designed for a small frame tractor and I doubt that it has hurt that tractor all that much. Depending on what you are going to be using the tractor for, it really is set up right. Let the loader take the heat, not the tractor. Lastly, get it out of your head that it isn't going to "nickel and dime" you. 'Course it is. It's a 30 year old tractor at best. :>) Good luck with your purchase. Hope you get a good one and keep us updated, will ya? Allan
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