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[Bill Williams]

Goatman I will probably give you a call next week to talk tractors. I have already discovered Tractor house and appreciate you mentioning it, Builder- it has helped me get an idea of prices. My phone is 828-488-1391 in Bryson City. :thumbsup:

 

[Builder]

The average price feature at the top of the page is great. :thumbsup:

 

[two_bit_score]

This entire forum is all about the tractor business as such. Just read a lot. Buy a known and established brand, pay cash, change the fluids on schedule, and enjoy.

Great advice!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

After you get some ideal on what you are looking for based on all the good info posted here check out Craigslist. Of late the asking prices seem high but there are deals from time to time.

Some will be selling stuff to pay taxes for the next couple months and tractors in the winter months be what some pick to sell.

Some price at 150% of what they will take. I have never been turned down with a lower offer when they knew the cash was in my pocket. Make sure they are honest folks before you show the cash however.

As a kid I learned the power of $100 bills from a pen hooker who would come around to the farms to buy live stock. On sale day when you took your stock to the stock pen to sell them when you pulled into the stockyard they could jump on your truck and shoot you a cash price too while flashing $100 bills.

When I got more like 14 we had bought an old two ton farm truck and when the pen hooker came around shot dad a cash price I talked him into taking them to the stock yard. Out of the slab pile we were able to build some cattle racks.

Bottom line was the difference between the pen hooker's price and the selling price of that truck load paid for the old truck. :thumbsup:

Now the stock yards for a small fee will come with stock trailers and pick up stock to feed their auctions.

 

[Bill Williams]

Help Builder- I seem to miss the average price or is that the listed price on the tractor

 

[Builder]

Help Builder- I seem to miss the average price or is that the listed price on the tractor

Here, look at this page. Let's say for example I am trying to buy a IH 4WD 88 series.
INTERNATIONAL Tractors, Used INTERNATIONAL Tractors, INTERNATIONAL Tractors For Sale At TractorHouse.com - Page 1

At the top of the page on the right you'll see "VIEW HIGH LOW AVERAGE".

Click that Pricing Information At TractorHouse.com


It will take you to another page showing you the high/low average asking prices of the model you're looking at.

Then you can home-in on the one that fits you best price-wise.
These would be the ones for me based on price & location:

http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=6007561
http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5888709

 

[Bill Williams]

Thanks Builder- I was just using the general search engine to locate tractors and the average price only appears when you look at specific brands. I would not have found it the way I was using Tractor House.:thumbsup:

 

[b2910]

I am curious what Ford tractor owners do for parts? Ford is still in business, big time, but they dropped their tractor line from what I can tell. So along the lines that a major, successful company might drop a product line, just buying based on the major current colors doesn't seem like a complete guarantee of parts and support availability.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

 

[smstonypoint]

I am curious what Ford tractor owners do for parts? Ford is still in business, big time, but they dropped their tractor line from what I can tell.

Depending on the Ford tractor's age, they can go to their local New Holland dealer.*

Here's a history of the transition from Ford to Ford New Holland to New Holland.

New Holland N.V. -- Company History

Steve

* Or use one of the many online parts vendors.

 

[TripleR]

I am curious what Ford tractor owners do for parts? Ford is still in business, big time, but they dropped their tractor line from what I can tell. So along the lines that a major, successful company might drop a product line, just buying based on the major current colors doesn't seem like a complete guarantee of parts and support availability.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

My brothers maintain a NAA and two Ford 600 Series and parts have never been a problem.

 

[Qapla]

We have an old 1900 and we just go to the local dealer who used to be the Ford dealer. They can still get the parts.

A while back we needed new glow plugs. They had to order them, but they had them in just a couple days.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Thanks for the link. I did not know Boomer has been on the market for 15 years. Must be aging. :laughing:

 

[coobie]

Good thing you didn't get a Ford Pinto. You might not be here today. Just got voted the most deadly car ever built. Another Ford first!

Don,t forget the chevy corvair or vega.NOW to the orginal posters question.I would stick with Massey(agco)Deere,Kubota or new holland/case.I currently have a Kioti and have had great luck so far.coobie

 

[johnk]

I am curious what Ford tractor owners do for parts? Ford is still in business, big time, but they dropped their tractor line from what I can tell. So along the lines that a major, successful company might drop a product line, just buying based on the major current colors doesn't seem like a complete guarantee of parts and support availability.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

The Ford Tractor dealer still has parts for my Ford YT16 lawntractor from 1984. I'd say that is quite remarkable being Ford didn't make Millions of them..

 

[tessiers]

I am curious what Ford tractor owners do for parts? Ford is still in business, big time, but they dropped their tractor line from what I can tell. So along the lines that a major, successful company might drop a product line, just buying based on the major current colors doesn't seem like a complete guarantee of parts and support availability.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

My local Case New Holland dealer still services my 1953 NAA, they also service my 1941 Farmall, as well as my 1959 New Holland Baler. My John Deere dealer still services my 50's mower and any parts I have ordered from either dealer have been there within 3 or 4 days. In one instance I even got a loaner tractor from them when I had hay down. Loaner was on a 65 year old tractor and they didn't even charge me, I did have to haul it both ways. I guess for my money I will stick with the colors, based on that alone.

 

[slowzuki]

The challenger was just an MF badged iseki under the skin so not a great example. Same as their other larger models were just MF4300 series, the 5400 series etc.

 

[grsthegreat]

personally.....i believe that NO ONE KNOWS which company will be around in the future. Look at Saturn....and look what almost happened to GM. I figure that as long as the internet is around, i can always find parts for my tractor some wheres...and really, how hard is it to fix something . i have repaired and build many things over the years. i live 30 miles from main town, and would rather fix or build something than take it in to repair. Im hoping that the parent company of Kioti will be around for a long time...they have been at it for 60-70 years already.....so my bet is they will stay around. and as far as saying buy green (John Deere..)...i believed that in 1996 when i bought my JD870...only to find out that the tractor is built by Yanmar...not JD. Unless you buy a 250 HP tractor or greater...your sending your $$$ overseas.

 

[D7E]

Unless you buy a 250 HP tractor or greater...your sending your $$$ overseas.

check the engine manufacturer !

TractorData.com CaseIH Steiger 600 Quadtrac tractor information

MF too, french tractor with sisu engine !
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/005/8/7/5875-massey-ferguson-8690.html

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

TractorData.com CaseIH Steiger 600 Quadtrac tractor information[/QUOTE]

It ain't the same Steiger my father owned.:laughing: They looked better Green and then they were using CAT and Cummins engines.
CaseIH is a Fiat tractor so I guess it makes sense they are using an Iveco which is Fiat as well. I wonder how long before they put Iveco engines in Dodge pickups since they are Fiat owned now?:laughing:
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/0/6/1062-steiger-cougar-kr-1225.html

 

[D7E]

It ain't the same Steiger my father owned.:laughing: They looked better Green and then they were using CAT and Cummins engines.
CaseIH is a Fiat tractor so I guess it makes sense they are using an Iveco which is Fiat as well. I wonder how long before they put Iveco engines in Dodge pickups since they are Fiat owned now?:laughing:

I guess they will eventually iveco have some nice smaller truck engines for the job .