Used tractors are gold

[rdbigfarmboy]

Im not sure about gold. A ten year old any color might bring half of the new cost if in good condition. It depends on useage.
True a lot of people are looking for that unbeliveable barn find say a 70 model 4020 with 1000 hours for a few hundred but is that a dream?


I bought a 79 Long 910 aka Zetor 8011 with low hours for 1000 fixed brakes 90 new rear tire 480 new front tire 150 used loader 750.
Incredibly good tractor but rusty

Long 910 aka Zetor 8011 crystal w Riko loader - TractorByNet.com Photo Gallery

 

[dcyrilc]

Im not sure about gold. A ten year old any color might bring half of the new cost if in good condition. It depends on useage.
True a lot of people are looking for that unbeliveable barn find say a 70 model 4020 with 1000 hours for a few hundred but is that a dream?


I bought a 79 Long 910 aka Zetor 8011 with low hours for 1000 fixed brakes 90 new rear tire 480 new front tire 150 used loader 750.
Incredibly good tractor but rusty

Long 910 aka Zetor 8011 crystal w Riko loader - TractorByNet.com Photo Gallery

With a cab to boot!

 

[varmint]

After looking for a year or so in 2002-3 (admittedly, I don't live in a hotbed of farming activities) I found a new looking (and running) 1992 or so Kubota B8200... it had under 500 hours, and a front loader and rear blade. The blade is a really good J. D. I also paid extra for the 9" post hole auger, which I needed. The tractor is a gear drive, and 4WD, with good turf tires. I had to find and install power steering, which was a project that required modifying the loader supports. All told, not counting my labor, I have invested about $8000 in it. On the other hand, it has worked perfectly for about 7 years, plowing, spreading topsoil, grading, and installing scores of wooden fence posts. Other than the gear drive, which is a pain when clearing heavy snow, back and forth, I am completely satisfied, and think it's still worth most of what I have in it. I consider it a working investment that holds its value, if you take care of it. My tractor lives in a shed, gets waxed once a year, and has only about 150 hours more on the clock now that it did. My advice would be to get what you want, and don't worry so much about the cost, because whenever you have to sell it, assuming you take good care of it, the value should still be there. I can't imagine a better made tractor than my older Kubota, but then, it's the only tractor I've owned.

I should have added that all the new tractors I looked at, which were equipped with a loader, blade, and post hole auger, while nice, would have cost me at least twice what I paid. At the time, even the price for the tractor I got seemed like a lot, but I had no experience.