Need advice buying a JD package deal.....
- uppercanada
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Need advice buying a JD package deal.....
A local farmer offered me a package deal of machines and attatchments, here is what he has:
2 JD M tractors, not running. Barn fresh. Look excellent except tires. No welds.
2 JD front end loaders for the M tractors. Hydraulic. One has adjustable blade instead of bucket. No bucket for the other.
2 side mowers for the M tractors
1 two furrow plow
2 sets rear wheel weights for M
1 mc crawler. In barn. Tracks/running gear are off the machine, but
complete looking. New seals and bearings in rear. No welds.
2 40 crawlers. One in parts, one complete. Tracks and gear are off but there. Tracks come with the parts machine but no other undercarriage parts.
1 spare motor (no head) for a 40 crawler
Many boxes of NOS parts for the crawlers and tractors, including 4 boxes of track pins. + a stack of manuals.
The tracks are off the crawlers because when the owner died 23+ years ago, he was in the midst of woking on them. They have sat on stands in the same building since then, never touched by his son.
I realize that nobody can say if this a good deal or not without seeing anything in person..... But he wants $7,000 (Cdn $) firm for the lot - which probably includes more parts than I list. He said it will take him a week to dig out all the parts he has.....
I am new to crawlers: can anyone give me some pointers on diagnosing the state of the tracks and undercarriage...?? If anyone is interested - I can post photos of the lot. Thanks for your time.
2 JD M tractors, not running. Barn fresh. Look excellent except tires. No welds.
2 JD front end loaders for the M tractors. Hydraulic. One has adjustable blade instead of bucket. No bucket for the other.
2 side mowers for the M tractors
1 two furrow plow
2 sets rear wheel weights for M
1 mc crawler. In barn. Tracks/running gear are off the machine, but
complete looking. New seals and bearings in rear. No welds.
2 40 crawlers. One in parts, one complete. Tracks and gear are off but there. Tracks come with the parts machine but no other undercarriage parts.
1 spare motor (no head) for a 40 crawler
Many boxes of NOS parts for the crawlers and tractors, including 4 boxes of track pins. + a stack of manuals.
The tracks are off the crawlers because when the owner died 23+ years ago, he was in the midst of woking on them. They have sat on stands in the same building since then, never touched by his son.
I realize that nobody can say if this a good deal or not without seeing anything in person..... But he wants $7,000 (Cdn $) firm for the lot - which probably includes more parts than I list. He said it will take him a week to dig out all the parts he has.....
I am new to crawlers: can anyone give me some pointers on diagnosing the state of the tracks and undercarriage...?? If anyone is interested - I can post photos of the lot. Thanks for your time.
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- MC crawler
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uppercanada, i'd be interested in seeing pictures of them.
Are you planning to sell some or all of them? I wouldn't mind hearing about them if you decide to sell one of the crawlers. I presume from your handle you're in the southern ontario region? Might be a bit too far from me though.
Anyway, always like to hear about those multi tractor finds.
Seeing as this is my first post, thought i'd set a few lines about my self as well. Been lurking about the site off and on just reading. My Father's first crawler he bought was a 440 IC dozer. So, i've been looking for one for a bit off and on for him, but i always thought an MC would be a nice project too. We've got a few old letter series wheel tractors, a 30 GP, 37 D, 47 D, 47 AR, and a 49 AR.
Ken
Are you planning to sell some or all of them? I wouldn't mind hearing about them if you decide to sell one of the crawlers. I presume from your handle you're in the southern ontario region? Might be a bit too far from me though.
Anyway, always like to hear about those multi tractor finds.
Seeing as this is my first post, thought i'd set a few lines about my self as well. Been lurking about the site off and on just reading. My Father's first crawler he bought was a 440 IC dozer. So, i've been looking for one for a bit off and on for him, but i always thought an MC would be a nice project too. We've got a few old letter series wheel tractors, a 30 GP, 37 D, 47 D, 47 AR, and a 49 AR.
Ken
- Eric.MacLeod
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- uppercanada
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Hi Ken and all. The crawlers are in eastern Ontario, where the 401 crosses into Quebec. If you are interested in buying a crawler, or JD M tractor or anything else, I am going to have pictures of all on Friday. I have flatbeds going to London, ON once in a while, so there is greater possibility of a deal happening if interested.
I told the seller I am going to take the package, and he will hold them till spring - which is when I intend to get them home, sort everything out and start selling off . There are boxes and boxes or parts and such.
I want to keep a crawler (the MC) and one M and sell the rest of the stuff. That means a 40c, 40c parts machine, M tractor + weights + loader + sidecutter, etc. will be up for sale. Plus whatever spare parts I do not want.
I told the seller I am going to take the package, and he will hold them till spring - which is when I intend to get them home, sort everything out and start selling off . There are boxes and boxes or parts and such.
I want to keep a crawler (the MC) and one M and sell the rest of the stuff. That means a 40c, 40c parts machine, M tractor + weights + loader + sidecutter, etc. will be up for sale. Plus whatever spare parts I do not want.
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- Eric.MacLeod
- 440 crawler
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i wouldnt wait. i bought a nova once, i took a couple of weeks to pick it up and when i did this guys friends told him of all the good stuff they wanted off it ,so he stripped parts and sold them,so ive smartend up now when i see a deal i grab it, no waiting for someone to take the good and leave me paying for the rest
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- MC crawler
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MC Dozer
how much do you think you will sell the MC dozer for?
Thanks
James
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James
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