Re: Is it worth it???

Posted by Doug in IL on January 14, 2007 at 10:52:41 from (67.142.130.41):

In Reply to: Is it worth it??? posted by Raleigh on January 14, 2007 at 06:57:07:

You might try looking for s 4030 or 4230 without a cab. They can usually be bought for less than a late 4020. And they are way more tractor for the money! Quite frankly, I would not walk across the street to look at a 9000+ hour tractor. Good, low hour tractors can be found. I bought a 1972 4320 about 5 years ago. Had 3050 hours on when I bought it. Loaded tractor with factory air and cab. Duals, two remotes. Old farmer, who had bought it new, had retired when he was 65 years old and sold out. He kept the 4320 to pull a 6 foot rotary mower and a 8' snow blade. When he was 82, he got where he couldn't climb in it anymore and bought a little Ford to keep up his farmstead. I paid $13,000 for the 4320. Kinda high, maybe. But I have put 1100 hard pulling hours on it and have not spent a penny on repairs. A few years earlier I bought a open station 4030 with 2400 hours. Bought new by a 200 acre farmer. He retired and put an ad in the paper to sell it. I paid $9800 for it. It has 3700 hours on it now. Same story, no significant repairs. I did put a second remote on it when I got it. Last year, I bought a '66 4020. 4200 hours, dual remotes, differential lock, M&W turbo, 20 quart pan, and Powershift for $9000. No repairs on it yet either. Around here, a Powershift tractor will bring $1500 to $2000 more than a syncro. Those kind of tractors are out there. The 4020 was 3 miles from here. The other 2 were within 50 miles. All bought directly from the owners. I'd keep looking, Raleigh

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