[AT] Was: JD 530 on E-bay, now auction results

[Ronald L. Cook]

Dean,
	That thing sure must jiggle around on that 630 on steel and is kind of 
a silly thing to have on that tractor.  Who would drive that thing down 
the road to the elevator with a wagon behind it?  Pretty much a joke 
anyway.  They flopped around enough on rubber tired tractors.  I don't 
think it was a popular option and more than likely was just left hanging 
on the back wall of the machine shed.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Dean VP wrote:

> Brad:
> 
> Interesting information. The 730 sale prices don't surprise me but the 520
> info is really interesting. By chance did you get any pictures of that
> contraption?  JD did sell warning light equipment called a "Tractor Warning
> Mast Lamp" but I think I have seen this in real life but once on a 630 STD
> on steel at the 1999 Two Cylinder Expo IX in Missoula, MT. 
> 
> Fortunately I took some pictures of it that show this particular set up. Did
> the warning light 520 setup look like this? Look at the very first three
> pictures.
> 
> http://public.fotki.com/deanvp/tractor_shows/1999/2_cylinder_expo/missoula_m
> t/
> 
> or
> 
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?M26435C8C
> 
> 
> 
> If it does look like this, then this is an optional standard JD product
> offering shown in the "Attachments for John Deere Tractors and Engines book
> AC-1000" and therefore is also shown in the 520/530 Parts Catalog. I have
> copied a couple of the pages from the Parts Catalog for your review:
> 
> http://public.fotki.com/deanvp/misc/warning_mast_lamp/
> 
> 
> BTW: The price for the JD 520 was fairly normal but the price for the three
> point was quite high. That makes it a $5700 520 with three point which puts
> it in the league of a 530 with three point. Did it have a wide front end or
> dual hydraulics? I really get upset at auctions when sellers strip the three
> point off to get a higher total price. But....  It's their tractor. I don't
> have to bid. 
> 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
> Forbidden fruits create many jams!