[AT] JD 530

[Chuck Bealke]

On 1/19/2006 at 5:22 PM jahaze at aol.com wrote:

>There's a JD 530 row cop for sale on e-bay near me.  It's sitting in a
>barn covered in pigeon goo and doesn't look like it's been running for a
>few years.  It was just listed and already has been run up over $3,400. 
>Is there anything special about 530's that I'm missing?  It hardly seems
>worth the amount it's at.

Joe,

We got one almost new when I was a teen.  It is a solid row crop tractor 
andwas well matched to a 2-16" moldboard plow in our Missouri clay.
They have been appreciating steadily in value for a long while now,
and if the tractor is in decent shape, that sounds like a good
buy.  For me, the strongest points of the tractor are:
- A great hydraulic system - the 3 pt hitch will raise either anything 
you hook up to - or the front end of the tractor - right now.  (The top
adjustable link on the 3 pt. has to be carefully secured at shows.
They are worth a bunch and quick to detach if you don't make
them otherwise)
- Ease of mount and dismount for a high seat tractor 
with a nice view (about like from a Farmall H) with the factory 
installed step low down between the flywheel and left tire.

Wish I had our old one back. 

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