Posted: 7/25/2006 8:18:09 AM EDT
| I know of a 1968 ford 2000 tractor with 5' bush hog and box grading blade for the price of $3800. If the tractor is in good shape do you thinkit is a good deal? |
I know what you mean. Seems like once equipment depreciates below $5000, it remains pretty constant. I owned a 1970 Ford 4500 for over 10 years, and sold it for $1500 more than I paid for it. Actually, I paid $5000 and received $6500 trade value on a new New Holland TC30. The dealer shot himself in the foot on the trade. Took him over a year to move it along. It ran and worked extremely well, but it looks like a dog. Held it's value though.  Ford 4500  NH TC-30 The TC-30 is much smaller than the 4500, but it is amazing. I can push more dirt with it than I would have ever thought possible with the 4500. 4WD is EXTREMELY beneficial. The 2WD 4500 would simply bog down or spin the rear tires. If I were in the market for a used tractor in the sub $5000 range, I would definitely aim for a smaller 4WD model rather than a larger 2WD model. The equivalent to my TC-30 in an older Ford is the 1720. To fill the void of not having a backhoe, I recently bought a 1998 JCB 215 4WD for $13,000. It is a real beast for homeowner use. I battle daily with the dilemma of selling the JCB to buy a registered sear.  |
| I know a little of the histoty of the tractor.The guy that has it now bought it 2 years ago from a guy that had it totally redone from a trade school he taught at. To my understanding it does not leak any fluids. If I get it I guess it will end up being my money I did pickup for a M-11 9 mm. |
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I doubt you will go wrong if you buy it. They are a nice, handy tractor--good size for home use if you have a few acres. My buddy has one across from my farm. He runs the crap out of it (haying right now) and absolutely loves it. He mows with it, digs post holes, runs a hay rake, etc. He even has a 4' tiller for it. VERY handy tractor--and he paid $5000 for it about ten years ago, from his uncle's widow. The uncle had bought it new, kept it in a shed, etc. Unfortunately the uncle didn't run it enough as he aged, so it had some hydraulic seals out and that kind of thing. I don't think he spent much to put everything in order. ETA: Parts availability is good for them. That's a HUGE issue, in case you didn't realize it. 
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