Price Check Ford 3000 $?

[Loadstar]

I shook the front end pretty hard and could see sloppy wheel bearing. Decent power steering leak. PTO spins when off but when you touch it it stops.

Think $2000 is a good offer??

 

[Soundguy]

pto sure should not spin when off on a live clutch model.. unless the clutch is wanting repalcement.

with all the faults.. I'd go a MAX of 2000

 

[94BULLITT]

Checked it out again and it has live PTO,8 spd, power steering. 497 hrs shown.

Looks like to me the front end is way out of alignment.

 

[Loadstar]

Looks like to me the front end is way out of alignment.

Yea Im figuring I would have to go through front end.

 

[Soundguy]

pin and bushing usually. no biggie... maybee a bolster reapir palte if the bolster got cut into..

 

[Loadstar]

I did not shoot a price yet. I just saw one on tractor house for six that made this one look like a jewl. Never really came across a piece of equipment that was so widely priced.

Soundguy... The IP was a Lucas if I remember right I saw no plugs on it.

 

[murphy1244]

I did not shoot a price yet. I just saw one on tractor house for six that made this one look like a jewl. Never really came across a piece of equipment that was so widely priced.

Soundguy... The IP was a Lucas if I remember right I saw no plugs on it.

Place by me wants 5500.00 for one.

 

[Soundguy]

dunno on a lucas.. mine has a old sims inline.

 

[Guesseral]

Man that surly has more than 500 hours on it. Tires look decent but as stated I whoud say 2K max!

 

[Loadstar]

Oh I definitely agree on the suspicious hours. I don't think their is any funny business. I figure it just broke or was changed or something. Their small tractors don't see tons of work though just run around with a disc to finish off earthwork. I don't think it is right but I don't think the machine has absurd hours.

 

[Guesseral]

Well then looks are deceiving! Of course that is really a true statement in many cases!:confused3:

 

[Loadstar]

My father in law moves all the equipment for the contractor. He said it has been a good while since it has been on a job. Oil filter was dated for the end of last year. Tractor has spent life outdoors most of it on a gravel lot sitting in the sun. They do not wash and paint machines like that. Surprisingly enough when I looked it over the sheet metal was not really beat up just rough looking. Honestly I think I am more leery of fresh painted stuff on lots. As is I am not paying for someone to paint over some problems and I can probably look at the records when things get more serious. I'm still inline with the $2K thought.

 

[94BULLITT]

My father in law moves all the equipment for the contractor. He said it has been a good while since it has been on a job. Oil filter was dated for the end of last year. Tractor has spent life outdoors most of it on a gravel lot sitting in the sun. They do not wash and paint machines like that. Surprisingly enough when I looked it over the sheet metal was not really beat up just rough looking. Honestly I think I am more leery of fresh painted stuff on lots. As is I am not paying for someone to paint over some problems and I can probably look at the records when things get more serious. I'm still inline with the $2K thought.

I you are thinking 2k offer him $1500 or $1700 and you will probably get it for 2k, but if you offer 2k he will probably say 2200 or 2500. It is hard to judge stuff by pictures, sometimes they look better sometimes they look worse than what they really do.

 

[Loadstar]

I would have like to taken more pics but that was the last thing I did. We had been fencing all day and were well overdue for lunch and my wife was going nag nag I'm hungry nag nag nag. He is going to try to talk to them today and lob them some softballs and try to see if were in the same playing field. Some people just get insulted if you low ball them and bug the heck out of them. he gets a lot of good used materials from them for me at bottom dollar so I am trying to be extremely cautious not to burn a bridge.

 

[94BULLITT]

Yeah you have to be careful and not make them mad, it is a fine line.

 

[SDT]

The duals are interesting. One wonders how the PO was using it. Tires loaded (probably)? If so, it has probably seen lots of FEL use. Though the rear tires are 28", the front spindles look short. I cannot tell from the photos whether it is a converted LCG. The hours on the tach are not believable. In any event, it is a late model 3000 with the right transmission and PS. It should bring $3000+ in my area if it has no known serious issues. Does it have remote hydraulics? Evidence of loader use? What is the asking price?

SDT

 

[Loadstar]

The duals are interesting. One wonders how the PO was using it. Tires loaded (probably)? If so, it has probably seen lots of FEL use. Though the rear tires are 28", the front spindles look short. I cannot tell from the photos whether it is a converted LCG. The hours on the tach are not believable. In any event, it is a late model 3000 with the right transmission and PS. It should bring $3000+ in my area if it has no known serious issues. Does it have remote hydraulics? Evidence of loader use? What is the asking price?

SDT

Tires are loaded, No remotes, and no loader use that I could see.

 

[SDT]

You would never buy it for $2000 in my area.

SDT

 

[Soundguy]

depends on how bad it is.

cheapest running 3 cyl I've ever seen inmy area was 2800$ for a real beater. 3100 for one not much better.

 

[Loadstar]

Can you add remotes to a 3000 like you can for a 640?