Price Check Ford 8n w/loader backhoe

[cruzer]

Looks well used and in need of work. Asking 1500 but was going to offer 500 if it ran. Thoughts

 

[jinman]

Are they offering you the $500 or are you offering that? Seriously! The thought of an 8N with a loader and backhoe is the thing of nightmares. If you want it for a collection, so be it. But if you want to have a tractor to use and work, go find a sub-cut with loader and backhoe. You'll spend more money initially, but it will be soooo much more useful and reliable in the long run.:2cents:

 

[cruzer]

No that would be me offering the 500 for it. You are correct it probably is a nightmare. I can't even keep up with two garden tractors at this point. As my coworker said it's probably a frustration machine more than a working machine.

 

[LD1]

A running 8n just by itself is worth $1000+ even if it needs some work.

Seriously, if the guy is asking $1500 for it, it is insulting to offer $500. At least that is MY opinion.

If I was asking $1500 for something I was selling, and some clown offered me $500, I'd tell him to get lost. Even if I was willing to negotiate a bit, after an insulting offer like that, I wouldn't take a penny less than asking price.

You may start off a conversation with the guy and ask a question like "are you firm on that price" or "what is the best you can do". See what he says and go from there. But in all seriousness, with the loader and backhoe, he could probabally take it to the junk yard for scrap metal and get $500 out of it. So if you feel scrap price is all a running 8n is worth, by all means offer $500. Just dont be too suprised if the guy tells you to get lost.

 

[cruzer]

It says 1500 OBO. It looks pretty beat to me and like it's been sitting somewhere and dragged to this spot.

I agree that 500 is scrap price but if it does not run how could you tell if the rest of the tractor is good? Plus I can see there are some obvious problems with it. The scarfer teethe on the back are being held up by a ratchet strap and the boom is sitting at an angle and needs pins and bushings. Also lots of repair welds. On the backhoe.

Thanks for the input guys most likely not going to pursue it

 

[LD1]

Well I agree that I wouln't offer much IF it didnt run.

BUT in your origional post you stated that you "were thinking of offering $500 for it IF it RAN". And that is just flat out insulting.

IMO, It looks to be in decient shape. It certainly does NOT look to me like it was drug there. And I also noticed that it has a full hydraulic bucket and not a trip style dump. IF it runs and runs pretty good, I believe it is well worth 1200-1500 if not more.

 

[nickel plate]

Bless the 2N, 8N and 9N Ford series as they were designed to be hay burning mule replacements throughout our country but do let this one go.

 

[cruzer]

Ld1-
You are correct that I did say in my original post...was posting quick and did not reread my post.

 

[Soundguy]

check to see if it runs and the loader and hoe work. IF they do, and if it still has a front end left in it.. 1500$ is fair.

be warned. that machine will make you turn wrenches now and then.. sometimes more than others.

fortunately parts are generally cheap, and the technology is easy to understand.. plus it is a well documented machine with lots of 'online' and print help available..

1500$ hoe and loader.. if it was near me i'd already own it.. and I don't even particuarly want another 8n now that I've played on later series

soundguy

 

[RobertBrown]

Looks well used and in need of work. Asking 1500 but was going to offer 500 if it ran. Thoughts

Thats a nightmare,(or it should be considerd it as such, worst case scenario) If you took off the homemade loader and backhoe, you may get a 1000 for the tractor but I doubt it. Stick to your 500$, if he or she gets insulted, well so be it, times are tough. You made the offer.

 

[Soundguy]

Thats a nightmare,(or it should be considerd it as such, worst case scenario) If you took off the homemade loader and backhoe, you may get a 1000 for the tractor but I doubt it. Stick to your 500$, if he or she gets insulted, well so be it, times are tough. You made the offer.

what says home made to you about the loader? jungle gym loader styles were popular back then..

soundguy

 

[whodat526]

it all looks factory built to me nothing homemade about that loader i have two just like it

 

[LD1]

what says home made to you about the loader? jungle gym loader styles were popular back then..

soundguy

it all looks factory built to me nothing homemade about that loader i have two just like it

I agree. Deffinatally NOT homemade. And if it is, they did a heck of a job.

Around here, those loaders sell for 500-800 just by themselves. Even the trip bucket style bring 400-500.

And the backhoes I rarley see but should easially bring as much as the loader if they were seperated.

I see having no trouble at all selling the loader and BH for 1000-1500 alone. And then IF the tractor runs, you have it for little or nothing at all.

Lots of people on this thread are saying stay away, but I see nothing to make me even suggest that. Considering you are even looking at a 60+ year old tractor, I'd assume you at least know how to turn a wrench and find your way around a garage.

And as soundguy already mentioned, parts are cheap and pleantiful. As well as a wealth of knowledge to be found online if you ever get in a pickle. There is nothing hard at all about working on an old N ford.

 

[RobertBrown]

what says home made to you about the loader? jungle gym loader styles were popular back then..

soundguy

I'm looking at the joints and the gussets, looks to me that the pipe is not coped, and the members don't line up. Perhaps it was made in a factory, dunno. I say if you can't get it cheap don't buy it. It's not even confirmed that it runs, not enough room for me. I think if you want a tractor you can find a better place to put 1500.
If you want a project, something to crawl under and spend on...this is for you.

 

[Soundguy]

that's why speculation is useless. if it don't run.. It's worth about 500-750 in scrap and loader and hoe

soundguy

 

[whodat526]

i would give 1500 for it

 

[cruzer]

Put a call in to find out if it runs.

 

[WilliamTO-35]

I wouldn't put much importance in whether it runs or not. You have to expect to do some work on an old tractor, and especially if you get it at a low price. If the rig can be made to function with mostly your own labor , then $1500 is a good price.
Of course, if it doesn't run for some expensive reason, then that has to be taken into account. Even so, it might make a great parts tractor for somebody who has more Fords. I will say, however, that's a lot of big accessories to hang on a little Ford. The word " overload" , both front and rear, comes to mind. And, the buckets front and rear are not that small.
I'd take a good look at the front axle components, and at however the backhoe is mounted . If the backhoe is mounted to the 3 point hitch, then I'd have to say " ouch" ! If you want to do serious work with a front loader and backhoe , you might consider a heavier duty tractor, and one with some low speed creeper gears in the transmission.

 

[cruzer]

Got a call back

Said he got it running this morning and drove it around. Lots of folks saying it was not worth the money not running. Guess it fired right up...been sitting two years and not used and was dragged to the location it is in. He also blew two hydro lines moving the buckets around.

So i am thinking this thing is worth more like 1k+ like he is asking.

If anybody wants his number let me know. I am definitely not interested.

 

[Soundguy]

if I was near it, I'd take 2 hoses up with me and offer 1k$.. she's for sure worth that if she runs with no serious problems.

soundguy