Re: Buying at a distance from home ....

Posted by Too Far Gone on January 20, 2005 at 01:07:25 from (69.27.212.175):

In Reply to: Buying at a distance from home .... posted by Alberta Mike on January 18, 2005 at 14:27:15:

There are some instances of tractors having problems a seller just cant know about,for instance,The first tractor I ever bought to restore at 17 years old was a Farmall B.The engine was loose and had compression,and stored in a barn.I bought it,and went back to get it a month later and it was stuck,No Way could this guy have known that the head gasket was going to rust out and leak water into 2 cylinders.Didnt bother me though,I bought it to restore right,so I pulled the engine and totally rebuilt it,now its restored.I will buy a tractor once in awhile to restore for resale,and I tell all I know,after having run them at least for a few small jobs on the farm,but if a tractor drops a valve 3 days after it gets to the new owner,I had no way of knowing that would happen,could happen in your new F-150 tomorrow,but its a new machine and will be covered by warranty.I buy a few select tractors to restore and put back to work.Ive bought good running and non running,and have had to repair them all at one time or another,but Im still pleased because I have what I want.Once in awhile I even get a tractor thats missing parts,and or stuck,and thats how they are advertised,and occasionally you get some guy calling about a stuck tractor and says(You think it would TAKE MUCH to get it running )Hell Yes,Its Stuck,but some folks call you hoping to get a better tractor than what you have advertised for $500.Ive met a lot of nice people from all over the country,and other than foreign scammers trying their bit,Ive only had one man from Kansas write a hot check,but it was finally collected,and that was on my Case 770 with a slipping tranny,and it was advertised that way,and priced accordingly.I bought it from a local massey dealer,and tranny was out in less than 200 hrs,but he couldnt have known about that either,and I ran the tractor before I bought it.If your neighbor is stuck in the ditch,you had better pull him out,because it may be You in the ditch next time.I want to be honest as can be on everything,and I expect the same in return.I dont know Vern in Canada,so I am not going to comment on him any.I would probably split the cost of a good used head with this man to try to satisfy his thirst for revenge.I know I have rambled,so I will go now.Thanks,Rob in Mo.

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