Posted by Bryton K. on August 23, 2012 at 16:56:35 from (208.123.236.13):
I have seen this several times over the years.you go to a farm sale and there's, lets say 3 H's there, all have "ok" tires, but one is painted and the other 2 dont have any paint, but their not all pitted and rusty.now when I look at a tractor I always examine it like a docter, like checking the water pump for play, check the steering play,front wheel bearings, gas tank, how much wear the clutch pedal has,rims,see if the drawbar has been doubled up broken and welded,and so on and so on.now in this case, the PAINTED H started up and ran, but not good, the front end was shot, and so was the water pump,magneto ignition, had the old style front wheels, no weights, boarderline rims, and the clutch pedal had seen alot of use. The other 2 H's just turned over they wouldnt run, but they were in very good shape mechanically. Needless to say I left the auction with 2 H's for less than half of what the painted H brought, which was $2300. and all it took to get my H's running was your typical rebuild the carburetor, and new plugs,points, and condensor. maybe this only happens in my area,because of people that want a sharp looking tractor, but dont want to do any of the work, just let their pocketbook do all the talking, but thats a whole different story. so what im asking is why do so many people let the paint suck them in to thinking the tractor is worth so much? when in reality in this case the painted H's brothers were at the same auction with the same people, but brought far far less just because they didnt have paint and wouldnt quite run at the time. im not complaining about this, i just wanted to get it out there, because ill take advantage of this scenario all day long!!
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