New to me (actually my Grandma) flawless 89 Massey Ferguson 1020 4WD

[bspeedy]

$4500 sounds more than fair to me for a 21 HP, 30 year old, 2WD compact tractor.

Agree 100%. 4500 is quite fair. And no hassle - drop off and go. For that small amount of money, perhaps you should consider keeping it and using it on Grandma's lawn. I have my father's small Ford 1700 and my grandparents' little JD rider and I seldom operate either without thinking of their original owners.

Continuing to maintain and operate that Massey might be a way of honoring the care and effort your grandfather put into the machine, and, in so doing, may be a way of honoring his memory. That said - I might be a little too attached to some mechanical things... maybe.

Take care.

 

[PatrickS2222]

Continuing to maintain and operate that Massey might be a way of honoring the care and effort your grandfather put into the machine, and, in so doing, may be a way of honoring his memory. That said - I might be a little too attached to some mechanical things... maybe.

Take care.

First statement: - Agree 100% here :thumbsup: I have kept my late father's MF135 and his 35 as well. My sisters were glad to hear I wanted to keep them in the family. I use the 135 quite a bit; and plan to restore the 35 when I get some spare time.

Second statement: - I could be accused of the same thing! But some things have got soul too! :laughing:

My advice? Perhaps you should consider keeping it and using it on Grandma's lawn.

 

[djefferis]

Here痴 a bit of advice that痴 helped me in my career valuing things - value the product, not the story.

One owner, washed after every use, drive it to town only on Sunday痴 - those are stories...to me they add nothing to value, just occasionally entertainment..

Need to look at what you have, a 30 YO tractor that has good maintenance records, looks great for the year and regular use on the meter.

As mentioned 2WD hurts you here, but buyers have a variety of needs - your buyers will probably be someone looking for a nice machine to mow with - and looking for a machine to handle their needs economically.

If I tossed this up against a comparable machine that痴 5-10 years newer but in average shape with same hours - I feel it would be a toss up on which sells first at the same money...anything newer with less hours or 4wd would sell first.

I personally would take 4500 if I had no use for it - it痴 fair. As a dealer, ask probably 6500-7k and prepare to get serious negotiating the first 5500 offer - it will draw attention, and that goes along way to selling something- and sitting it next to new models selling for 25k makes it look attractive price wise...but it痴 unlikely to sell in a week or even a month - and anything that goes wrong while sitting at a dealer is there headache to fix - so there is going to be markup expected.

If there痴 no rush to move, and you want to sell private party...ask 6k and go firm at 5k - your buyers probably out there. But again, Your market is price sensitive and monthly payments on new with warranty can be easier for some to wrap their mind around - even if it means going smaller or at a much higher total investment.

Or just keep it and enjoy - it痴 been well kept it seems and should be sufficient for your needs.