here's a decent looker in newport richie not much to make that one parade ready. probably offer 2100$ and setle for 2350.. but I'd probably pay 2500 if it ran good..
Ford Jubilee Tractor
trenton, this one likely needs about 150$ of tune up parts and oily stuff, and I'd guess about 40 hours of body work, another 200-300$ worth of paint, primer, thinner, masking tape, surfacing discs and sand paper and add in another 200$ for unseen misc items you might want to replace... this doesn't include any big parts. kick 150$ more in for battery and wire harness probablyand she's look pretty good. assuming she runs ok as is with no major worts. heck.. at that price.. if you don't get her.. I MAY. that's the right price range.. you likely can get her parade ready for total investment of 2500$ or less plus some skint knuckles, cussing and alot of late nights and sweat. I'd offer 1200 and settle for 1350..
1953 Ford Golden Jubilee
palm bay.. wow.. cheap.. sat 5ys.. no biggie.. I parked my naa for 8ys while I played withother tractors. cleane dtrhe points charged the battery, changed the oil, put atf in the yls, pumped it out with starter, turned gas on.. put new plugs in and she fired on first crank.. this one might too. figure same overall effort and cost as the one abocve. both have good looking tins.. and tins are alot of the work.. ps.. I bet you offer him 700 and get it for 800 or 850..
FORD JUBILEE
now.. all that said.. here's some stuff to think about.
the average tractor owner don't know the difference between a NAA and a jubilee.. the aniversery year ( 50ys ) for ford.. the first NAA, ie.. the 53 year models were called the jubilee.. had a deififerent nose emblem.. and a few other differences. early jubes had the sn on the blok.. later ones on the trans bellhousing.. early ones had a bushing vs bearing in the clutch.. etc. minutia mostly... so check sn's if you are dead set on a 53
Year Starting Serial Number
1952 1
1953 2380
1954 77475
Also.. do you really want a jube or do you just like the looks of them. if just the looks, I'd look at the 55-64 machines instead of the 53/54.. better hyds on the 00/01 series.. and a few other minor improvement.s More trans options includinglive pto via 2 stage clutch ( *6* models ).. and the possibility of factory power steering.
good luck.. that's just what I found poking around. post back some thoughts.
as far as labor goes.. if that 1st one ran good.. I'd tap that one and then add the sprucing up to it to finish it off.. if you are looking for least elbow work..
soundguy
