sandman2234
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- Joined
- Dec 4, 2005
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- 5,835
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Tractor
- JD2555 and a few Allis Chalmers and now one Kubota
One of my in-laws, probably my favorite... who sold me my first tractor at a really great price, is preparing his estate to make it easier on his family. He has a JD770 tractor with FEL and BH attachments. The tractor with FEL is needed on the property, but the backhoe has seen better days. According to him it needs pins, cylinder rebuilds, valve rebuilds so it probably will never be used again after he is gone. I suggested that maybe he consider selling it off now rather than having them deal with it later (or not deal with it and it just rust away. I am fixing to visit with him and really could use some insight to guide us.
I purchased a Ford backhoe of similar size a while back in pretty good shape for $1400 and sold it because it was the wrong color and too small for my tractor. I also bought an International 3pt with good pins, very little actual use, but had been sitting for at least 15 years.... so all the hydraulics were pretty much gone. I paid $500 for it, just as a reference to ones that have been available around here. Don't know if I have tripped over two of the best deals in the world or just lucky, but thought I would ask everyone what their gut feeling of value might be. I might try to get a model, etc on it just to help with rough pricing, but any thoughts would be appreciated.
David from jax
I purchased a Ford backhoe of similar size a while back in pretty good shape for $1400 and sold it because it was the wrong color and too small for my tractor. I also bought an International 3pt with good pins, very little actual use, but had been sitting for at least 15 years.... so all the hydraulics were pretty much gone. I paid $500 for it, just as a reference to ones that have been available around here. Don't know if I have tripped over two of the best deals in the world or just lucky, but thought I would ask everyone what their gut feeling of value might be. I might try to get a model, etc on it just to help with rough pricing, but any thoughts would be appreciated.
David from jax