We had a 520 for about 20 years... and it's close to 20 years since it left. It's a similar enough tractor to what you're looking at. I can't tell you much about the parts situation these days. Back then it wasn't a problem... but even here, all of the dealers are gone. What I can tell you is that the tractor is crude. They leak constantly. The electrics are garbage. They will pull. They're pretty good on fuel. Some guys that had them around here got a lot of use from them. But several also got broken in half. In spite of their dead weight, they aren't really all that strong. Some got converted to Delco starters and the wiring reworked on them sufficiently to make them usable. For what we used it for at the time... which was mostly in the woods.. it was fine. You just put it in a gear and left it there. If it hit something it didn't matter. It was basic enough that there wasn't much to damage under it or get torn off. One guy used to remark that if you stuck it in a bog... just leave it there because you could buy another one for 1500 anyway lol.
So I would say to you if you're contemplating spending 10 grand, that will pretty well get you an old Ford with what you want, that you know you can buy parts for... with a transmission that will shift and brakes that will stop you... so why go buy an old Minsk tractor. Conversely, if you're looking at spending 2 grand.... then I guess you spins the wheel and you takes your chances. If it blows up, see remark above about leaving in swamp ;)
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