Posted by ss55 on August 20, 2014 at 21:18:49 from (50.81.112.224):
In Reply to: project tractors posted by Nick167 on August 20, 2014 at 19:12:09:
Scrap metal sells for nearly $200/ton or $0.10 per pound.
If you are starting into this alone with $300 to $500, maybe you could consider getting a running garden tractor for a first project? The skills and knowledge that you will need to learn will all apply to larger field tractors. The size, quantity, complexity and cost of almost everything will be smaller and easier to handle. Parts and tires will be more widely available and much less expensive than for a field tractor. Time, tools, manuals, jacks and space requirements will also be much smaller and less expensive than for a larger tractor. When you are done, a garden tractor will be easier to transport to a show, or to sell.
Because it was running before you started, you should be able to disassemble it, clean things up, reassemble it and adjust it back into running condition again without spending too much more for new parts other than gaskets and fluids. You can replace some poorer bearings and belts, but don't get carried away if you don't have a lot of extra money to spend.
It's easy to spend $4,000+ to change a running $1000 tractor into a $2,100 restored tractor. Prices for the most common older restored field tractors are falling. 1960's and 1970's tractors are now becoming popular. Garden tractors became popular then too.
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