7acres
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What is a good price for a YM 1600 with less than 500 hours with loader?
7acres said:The tractor was a demo that sat for 10+ years in a showroom.
Ok that accounts for 13 years. It's about a 1977-81??? model tractor so there is a second 13-17 year stretch that he hasn't told you about. 500 hours in 30 years, 17 hours per year? No way.7acres said:demo that sat for 10+ years in a showroom. The owner bought it 3 years ago
First it is vintage 75-77, and second it was never ever sold as a new model in the US, so why on earth would it sit in a showroom? Third, no dealer/business person worth 2 cents would allow something to sit ten years while using business capital....it would be made solvent one way or another, sale or auction. Yep, seller is ignorant or worse.....7acres said:Ok, he stated that he purchased it from a dealer that went out of business in the Finger Lakes area of NY. The tractor was a demo that sat for 10+ years in a showroom. The owner bought it 3 years ago and used it to landscape his property.
From what you're saying, it sounds like the 1600 is the least desirable of the Yanmars.
I'm looking for a decent used compact tractor with a loader that I will use to brush hog 4-5 acres, move some rocks and mulch, and some minor landscaping. My budget is 4-5k.