Posted by DR. EVIL on September 05, 2018 at 05:45:32 from (174.197.32.102):
In Reply to: Re: Tractor Value posted by rrlund on September 04, 2018 at 16:18:13:
I think the old putt-putts have been over priced for a long time. December of 1969 Dad needed something he could narrow up to less than 6 ft wide to pull our Deere R spreader thru the 75 ft long hog house he finished hogs in all winter. He had traded the narrowed up 1939 Farmall H off for a '54 Super H that he didn't want to modify. He bought a 1940 JD B, armstrong start, 4 speed, no hydraulics, original factory tires, next to no paint, tractor was more green after I wire brushed the rust off the sheet metal than before I started to repaint it. Tractor didn't even have the 1-1/8" to 1-3/8" adapter sleeve on the pto. Dad got it for $90, NINETY DOLLARS. With fresh paint and decals, mis-matched but sound casing rear tires, 11-38 verses the 9-38 originals with breaks or holes in each tire, tractor sold at our auction December '72 for $120.
Wasn't really much that old B could do anymore 45 years ago, no battery, couldn't put a radio on it, no hyd, didn't even run smooth enough to run the bale elevator. I used it one day to rake hay, running 4 mph in 4th gear took almost twice as long to rake as opposed to using Super H in fast 4th, plus no radio on B. So the B hauled 2-3 loads of manure once a year. Couldn't even be a tractor ride or parade tractor. Had the typical dent or two in the grill, so no display tractor. I Did put the decals on exactly as the factory did.
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