Yes providing you get permission to have it inspected AND tinkered with by some that know's what they are doing. Paying someone $200 to go over it is money well spent in my book,whether you buy it or not. If you buy it the mechanic is already well along in knowing what it will need to be put back in service. If you don't buy it $200 saved making a $3,200 mistake. For example Eric wisly mentioned front spindles being a bear to fix if worn very bad (which is very common on 65s). An experinced guy will stick a farm jack under one or both axles to see how bad spindles are worn. There are a number of wear points on any tractor that will give you an idea of overall condition and/or how well it has been maintained. Not 100% like hooking up an OBD scan,but pretty darn reliable for those with know how. "RAN WHEN PARKED" is a standing joke. The questions are what it will take to make it run again and how well it runs if it does run again. If you plan to dicker on price you might do it before Mr Goodwrench gets it to fire up because you aren't going to beat it down one cent after that. If it did indeed run before parked and it wasn't parked just before drawing it's final breath,odds are Mr Goodwrench can get it to putt putt long enough to make some good judgement on engine's potential. I would rather pay $5k for one with some blowby and weak hydraulics than $3k for one plus another $6k to have one in good but short of exelent. Why? Because at my age and what I will use it the new engine would be bearly broke in when I'm too old or dead. That's personal preferance so you make that decission.
There's just too many variables to call the shot without knowledgable inspection and evaluation. If it busts off,runs half decent,hydraulics work and clutch only needs adjusted rather than replaced,I'll pay $3,200 and I don't even need it. You should get as many opinions as possible about whether a tractor has to run like new to be of use or will one that is tired and worn like most of us be ok for what it's needed for. From a cost standpoint there's a lot of difference between complete rebuild of gas and diesel.
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