Buying Advice Opportunity or pass on this deal for John deere 2130?

[rdbigfarmboy]

That is an elglish or german row crop tractor made before the modernization, most had headlights on the front. So the transmission is always weak and clumsy. It probably has a row crop rear tire like a 13.6 when a 16 or 18 wide is better for loader work. some of them didnt have live pto depending on how it was ordered. The hyrdaulic pump might be a tad slow.
On the plus side
its a deere find a hood and decals for a 2030 and swap most would never know the difference and it is night and day.
Sell it and buy something more suitable

 

[ALFisher]

Transmission is std, collar shift. 8 forward, 4 reverse, 16 and 8 if you count the hi/low. It has 15.5-38 rear tires. I am going to get it, fix it, and use it for a while. If it isn't suitable, will sell it and get my money back out of it. No harm, no foul. 75hp tractor for 2000 in repairs is a bargain, really. Will easily do my food plots, roads with boxblade and bush hog. By the way, it comes with a working bush hog with slip clutch, which is a bonus.

 

[Grandad4]

Do you know the hours? Is the engine in good condition? If you'll have to split the tractor to fix the tranny, it would make sense to do a new clutch for it at the same time. If it's otherwise a healthy machine, you'll have a good old workhorse that should last as long as you need it. It makes sense for many people to have two tractors: an older one like you've found and a smaller compact with all the modern conveniences. You've maybe changed it around a bit by getting the old workhorse first, but it sounds like a great find. Share some pictures as you get it back to good health, if you can.

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

According to Tractor house*com it appears to be about an average of $7000. I would consider fixing it and trading it on a tractor loader combo.....

Good luck....

 

[jenkinsph]

Al,
That is a good find if you can fix it up as some have suggested. If it can be fixed up for a reasonable amount you can do alot more semi field work with it than the smaller tractors. With 100+ acres I think I would keep it to handle the larger jobs rather than trading as many have suggested. If you can fix it up and have a good working tractor for $5000 approximately that would be a great deal for you.

While you may still want to get a smaller tractor with fel for close work the little you would have invested in the larger tractor would save alot of strain on the newer and smaller tractor.

 

[Zebrafive]

Transmission is std, collar shift. 8 forward, 4 reverse, 16 and 8 if you count the hi/low. It has 15.5-38 rear tires. I am going to get it, fix it, and use it for a while. If it isn't suitable, will sell it and get my money back out of it. No harm, no foul. 75hp tractor for 2000 in repairs is a bargain, really. Will easily do my food plots, roads with boxblade and bush hog. By the way, it comes with a working bush hog with slip clutch, which is a bonus.

HI-LO does not give you 16 forward & 8 reverse speeds. HI is basicly the gear you are in, LO is very close to dropping down one gear. So if you are in 4th gear and HI-LO is in HI, that is 4th gear. Shift to LO and it it's almost the same as dropping to 3rd, shift back to HI and you are in 4th again.

There is a hydraulic clutch pack in the HI-LO unit in addition to the main dry clutch. Repair requires splitting the tractor. If the HI-LO is bad, I estimate $4000 to repair (by dealer)

 

[ALFisher]

Thanks so much for the information. Tractor has about 2200 hours on it. Engine in good condition. It was running fine last year until transmission starting causing problems. I am not going through the dealer, just local mechanic who I know does a good job. He will have it on Monday and give me the diagnosis and estimated cost. Will update you then.