Hello Everyone,
I am new to posting here. I have done a lot of looking around and reading, but have never posted. I have found a 1978 Ford 555 tlb locally and the guy wants 7k for it. I tried talking him down from that, but he is firm on that number. I have checked the hoe out and other than a few leaky cylinder's everthing seems to be sound. The front loader seems to be tight. The rear hoe is very loose. I would guess that all bushings and pins would have to be replaced at some point. The hydraulic lines seem ok, some are dry rotten and would have to be replaced, but for the most part they seem to be fine. The shuttle shift seems to work ok. My main question here is $7k fair for a backhoe that old. Oh, and it does not have an hour meter, but most that old wouldn't work any way, so I don't really think that matters.
Thanks
I am new to posting here. I have done a lot of looking around and reading, but have never posted. I have found a 1978 Ford 555 tlb locally and the guy wants 7k for it. I tried talking him down from that, but he is firm on that number. I have checked the hoe out and other than a few leaky cylinder's everthing seems to be sound. The front loader seems to be tight. The rear hoe is very loose. I would guess that all bushings and pins would have to be replaced at some point. The hydraulic lines seem ok, some are dry rotten and would have to be replaced, but for the most part they seem to be fine. The shuttle shift seems to work ok. My main question here is $7k fair for a backhoe that old. Oh, and it does not have an hour meter, but most that old wouldn't work any way, so I don't really think that matters.
Thanks