to buy or not to buy

mike plotner · Jan 19, 2013

down the road there is a decent looking Allis Chalmers WD with a #9 loader it is pin hitch with a extra shock in front of it. it has a sickle bar mower and a Massey Harris #3 baler too. the guy wants $1000 for it all. didnt check if the WD is stuck or not even though the hand crank was right there. i got to decide if i should ask dad if i can buy it or not. i am going to be buying a truck soon too.

Whichester1 · Jan 19, 2013

Might ask your Dad to go have a look too. Stuck WD's are common if it has been sitting out in the rain. Their muffler sits inside the manifold, rainwater collecting on the outside of the muffler runs down and a lot of it inside the manifold and engine. One of the many reasons Allis is no longer in business.

May be very little wrong with it, the price sounds good.

JD Seller · Jan 19, 2013

Mike I would not be afraid to buy all of that for the $1000. It would bring that much as scrap iron. If the tractor can be gotten to run you could make money on the deal or have your self a cheap set of equipment.

ss55 · Jan 19, 2013

How are the tires? Figure $1500 to replace them. Find out what a running WD sells for in your area and deduct the repair costs from that to price a fixer-upper. Figure the worst for any unknowns.

Ditto on take dad along to look at it. Many of the things to look at when buying a tractor also apply when buying a truck.

Can you afford both a tractor and a truck?

Traditional Farmer · Jan 19, 2013

Rims and tires would be deal maker/breaker on it for me.Those power adjust rims and tires are both pretty pricey,easily get another thousand in them.

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