Re: tractor prices

Posted by Jerry/MT on March 13, 2005 at 20:26:13 from (206.183.120.242):

In Reply to: tractor prices posted by john deere guy on March 13, 2005 at 13:11:36:

I love to listen to you guys argue about these isssues! And you do it so nicely!I don't own any high powered farm eqipment 'cuz I'm a rancher, (The difference between a farmer and a rancher is a rancher never plows any more ground than his wife can take care of). I get by with a '82 Ford 4610 with loader and a '54 TO-30. But you know the used tractor market is about as good an example of a free market that you can find. A used tractor is worth what any buyer is willng to pay for it. If you looked at any model of tractor, there is a wide range of values , based on sale prices for that model. All 4020's don't sell at $19K. I'll bet there are basket cases that sell for $3000. I look at some of the ads for tractors in the Pacific NW and 4020's probably average between $8-10K. They're probably later model versions with moderate hrs on them in good condition. My guess is that darn few sell for $19K and darn few sell for $3K, but probably qite a few sell for $10K. My point is that just because someone bought one for $19K, doesn't mean that some oil streaked, bald tired, 16,000 hr wheezer is worth even $8K. John makes a good point about why this particular model holds it value and it ain't the paint color.It just happened to be one helluva' well designed, manufactured, reliable, and maintainable machine. I saw an article somewhere about why certain machines of the '70's and early '80's are so popular. It's because they were well designed, reliable and easy to maintain and the parts supply is readily available. (When I worked in the sircraft industry, these factors led to what was called "low, life cycle cost".)All this makes them more desirable to the buyer who votes with his cash when he buys them. This is why the 4020 will yield a higher resale return than some other comparable horsepower tractors of the same vintage.
Just my opinion.

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