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LibraryMark
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Is this the correct post...?
https://www.machinerytrader.com/lis...060/wheel-loaders/manufacturer/case/model/w7g
That's the one.
Is this the correct post...?
https://www.machinerytrader.com/lis...060/wheel-loaders/manufacturer/case/model/w7g
I don稚 think it was an assumption. He said he had $5000 to spend not 5000 to spend plus a other 5000 to spend for repairs. Repairs add up quick on old machines quick. I wouldn稚 doubt if the tire on the OPs loader would cost more than the loader did.
I guess I'm the 4th kind of guy. I actually enjoy doing mechanical work, and if I wasn't working on my tractor I'd be working with my tractor so there's likely to be fun enoug to go around in both directions.
As for the time put into repairs, I'll get paid for those if & when I sell the tractor. Anything that is rebuilt to better than it was before adds to the value of the tractor. Years and hours don't matter nearly so much on the older used tractor market as does overall condition and maintenance records.
To be fair, the tractor work that I do is more landscaping, rock stacking, some tree work, and dirt moving. I don't do any crop work at all. so the time window isn't as critical for me as it is for a farmer. A farmer has a much greater need for an absolutely reliable tractor than I do.....that being so, he probably has a backup tractor.
rScotty
...The OPs mind was already made up when he started this thread. ...
Youæ±*e going to buy a $5,000 backhoe and fix it up better than new? Good luck on that. You壇 be way cheaper to just buy a 40k one to start with.
You know, I don't think I have ever been on a more hateful forum than this one. Some of you guys are really over the top. 17 acres of scrap? Never helping a neighbor, church member or relative? Not knowing what a loader can and can’t do?
Wow. Just wow.
But back to my original issue, I found this loader near Fort Wayne, IN:
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I drove down to see it - it starts and runs well. Everything works. Engine runs strong and it can really dig dirt. Comes with forks. At $5750, a little more than my $5k budget but not by much. Now, I just need to get it home.