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I'm not familiar with the 13a, think that was next after the 2U series, is it direct drive with an oil clutch or a torque converter, may be around the time they were coming out with power shift, don't quote me. I know somewhere around there the pony shared the crank oil with the main diesel, think they did away with it, but as long as there is not an open area where the pony mounts, being outside etc. not good. If it's running good, and the U/C is new, no problems in the final drives, drivetrain, check for a loose sprocket with a pry bar, run a magnet into the final drive housing and look for metal bits, probably not a bad deal. If you want to really confirm the undercarriages condition, you'll need the spec's. on it and have to measure it, have someone who knows U/C's take a look. Check for cracks and poorly made repairs, new paint can hide things. I'm assuming there may be parts available, might be limited, not sure what kind of production numbers the 13A had, meaning how many were built, I know the 14A and 15A were also being produced arond this time and I think preceded the H series which many people thought highly of. Also keep in mind these large ones were bought to be worked hard, depending on it usage over the years, service life, if maintained and not excessive hours, might be a decent tractor. if it checks out, a few thousand say up to $5000 would be fair, but if everything can be substantiated about the condition of it, especially with the undercarriage, the owner woujld be smart to get top dollar, not sure what that is for a 13A. You would think an owner would not replace the U?C if the rest of the machine was in poor condition, and it may have been done a while ago, not sure but I know some of those U/C parts may be hard to find, like sprockets for the 2U's as I've read. There maybe someone who knows these alot better than I, so don't quote me, but if it turns out in good condition, and the price is reasonable, not sure what you'll need it for, but could be a nice purchase. The reinstallation of the pony would be nice especially if you are in the cold climates, take care of those little starting engines, they do work well if maintained. Not sure how easy it is to seat the pony on this model and not screw up the seal, I know some of these can be a pain to reinstall and keep the gasket or seal from getting out of place, but if that's all it needs, not being installed my help keep the price down. Get the serial number of it, lower left on back side or left side of engine block towards the back, take some photos if you can and post them here, especially of the undercarriage components.
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