[Farmall] F20 questions

[szabelsk at gdls.com]

That certainly would work for me. I would imagine that there'd also be a 
lot more people collecting tractors! 
One thing that should be realized is that there a degree of satisfaction 
from bringing something old back to life. You can't put a value on that 
and it can't be rolled into the cost in any way. 

Right now I'm watching two old tractors that have been parked in the side 
yard of an old farm for maybe the last 50-60 years. Both are sunk into the 
ground along with everything else that's there. The new owner is starting 
to clean up the place, tearing down the barns that are already almost on 
the ground. When he starts to get around to cleaning up the yard and 
trying to get rid of all the equipment, I plan to see if he needs any help 
getting them dug out. I'm figuring by the time he gets the barns cleaned 
up he might be somewhat tired of the task and might be willing to get rid 
of the "junk" for nothing, or at least pretty cheap. I'll be glad to give 
him a hand if we can make some kind of a deal. Never stopped in to see 
exactly what the tractors are, but from the road they look in pretty rough 
shape, having apparently sat where they were parked when last used.

I'd offer to give him a hand with the barns if we could strike a deal, but 
right now I'm overloaded, behind schedule, and don't have any free time. 

Carl Szabelski




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From: szabelsk at gdls.com

>...I always try to get things for as cheap as possible,
>realizing I've got to  spend more getting it fixed up. 
>Figure out what it would take to get it  back into the
>condition you want it to be (money and labor), subtract
>that  from what you think it would be worth when you're
>done, and that should be  what you should offer...


Many interesting thoughts you posted there, Carl, (trimmed
for brevity) but I've got to say I am amused by the above. 
I submit that anyone following your advice would end up
asking for a couple thousand dollars from the seller!

Steve O.

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