Can anyone identify this tractor ?

[284 International]

Nice little machine, but it is basically a big garden tractor.

I agree with you, generally, on this point, but the compact diesels like the machine shown here is a far cry from an actual garden tractor. They aren't made of sheet metal: They are cast transmission housings, axles, and commercial grade diesel engines designed to do agricultural work on commercial farms. They are good for thousands of hours if moderately maintained. While it's not going to pull a 6' disk or double bottom plow, it will do work day in and day out that would destroy a garden tractor. It's good to keep in mind the range of tasks one has in mind, though. If he's needing to move a lot of dirt or disk large fields, plow, or mow a large area, this machine may take too long, because it is so small.

 

[greg_g]

Yeah, stout little machine. The model number should be on the hood decal. Look it up here for amplifying info. By way of comparison, I got $4500 for my 24hp Yanmar - also Japanese - two wheel drive (R3 tires) and 60" mid-mount mower. No loader.

//greg//

 

[LD1]

Whether right or wrong, better or worse, I thing the yanmar name is worth more than satoh

 

[davidwd40]

I'm not sure of tractors make but when it comes down to what it is worth I have several rules I go by. Whats it worth to me, example what do I wanna use it for. When it comes down to replacement parts, depending on how well one is set up just about anything can be made today, if you can't make it yourself then there is always some one else who can. I dont know about most men but when it comes down to what something is worth all logic thinking appears to go out the window and one pays what one believes is a fair price. Most men who are short on $s and knowledge value things at a low price while others who are good with their hands and making parts will have a different price in mind. So whats that little tractor worth, only the seller and the buyer will know when it comes to handing over the cash.

 

[Rich Waugh]

I think Adam Smith covered it well a couple hundred years ago when he said, "The value of a thing is what that thing will bring."