Price Check Pricing and opinion Ford 3930

[jlanglois]

My neighbor is offering me a 1997 Ford 3930 with 250 hours on it for around 14K. The machine seems well maintained. It has Ford's FEL with a hay fork. The engine has a turbo on it. (Why would I need that?)

The price seems about right but I wanted to see if there were any known major service problems.

Could I get a 4WD model in that price range?

I will do mostly mowing, hay hauling, plowing and general digging.

Thanks

 

[dgl24087]

That's probably ballpark for that tractor. A 4WD without loader would be about the same price in my area. NH turbocharged the engine in the 3930 from 1996 through the end of the series run in 2000.

 

[tractorsanmore]

I think the one of the reasons they turbocharged it was to make it quieter . I have a 1990 4630 , one engine size larger , no turbo , same frame size etc as the 3930 . Very good tractors in my opinon , no electronics to go bad etc.. At 250 hrs it should look like new , and if well cared for will last for many years , if you don't need the 4x4 it sounds good to me , hard to find these tractors with low hrs

 

[RickB]

My neighbor is offering me a 1997 Ford 3930 with 250 hours on it for around 14K. The machine seems well maintained. It has Ford's FEL with a hay fork. The engine has a turbo on it. (Why would I need that?)

The price seems about right but I wanted to see if there were any known major service problems.

Could I get a 4WD model in that price range?

I will do mostly mowing, hay hauling, plowing and general digging.

Thanks

If it has the 8x8 transmission and two pump hydraulic system, it probably is a fair price. The 8x2 transmission and single pump hydraulics would decrease the value significantly. 3930's were turbocharged from 1/98 through the end of production in 7/99. The turbocharger was added as part of the required exhaust emission standards package for the US.

 

[Builder]

My neighbor is offering me a 1997 Ford 3930 with 250 hours on it for around 14K. The machine seems well maintained. It has Ford's FEL with a hay fork. The engine has a turbo on it. (Why would I need that?)

The price seems about right but I wanted to see if there were any known major service problems.

Could I get a 4WD model in that price range?

I will do mostly mowing, hay hauling, plowing and general digging.

Thanks

The reason engines are turbocharged is because it keeps the manufacturer from having to develop a bigger engine to make the same power. They can save money by taking an existing N/A chunk, throw a turbo on it and they can compete in the next larger class of tractor, or just keep up with the competition.

 

[RickB]

The reason engines are turbocharged is because it keeps the manufacturer from having to develop a bigger engine to make the same power. They can save money by taking an existing N/A chunk, throw a turbo on it and they can compete in the next larger class of tractor, or just keep up with the competition.

That's often true, but not in this case. Ford/NH built the 3930 with the 201 cube NA engine for about 7 years before EPA regs forced it out of production. There were no cost savings or manufacturing efficiencies gained by implementing a new displacement, fuel system and turbocharger on a single tractor model for an 18 month production run.

 

[OrangeGuy]

I owned a 95 model without FEL before purchasing my new Kubota. I agree with RickB about the 8x8 trans with shuttle shift and the larger hydraulic pump system. Both are options that would be better for loader work. My dealer gave me $10,000 for mine 5 years ago (off discounted price). It had 675 hours. Two nuisances where 1) loud engine, and 2) range shifter was sometimes difficult to shift. Otherwise it was a great tractor. Price with very low hours and FEL sounds good to me.

OrangeGuy

 

[dodgeboy1917]

hello i own a 3930 4x4 great tractor i use it all the time on the farm to bale hay with i have had no problems with it knock on wood since i bought it new 8 years ago i like the wide platfrom wheel base and low to the ground fell on the hillsides i think a tractor with that low of hours and with 4x4 and fel would be a steal at that price