[AT] Trying to come up with a fair price for an 8n

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi everyone,
Like I said in my first message, the market for ford 8 N's is not
good, because ford made the mistake of building way to many of them.
The market is still good on the two cylinder Deere's, but still. Ok,
take this example.
John Deere built 300000 A's from 1934 to 1952. All restored, you can
get one for about $3000 I suppose.
Rough but running, then maybe about $1200.
Now, take an 830. Only 6000 or so were built. A real nice, everything
redone, John Deere 830 will bring about $10000.
I talked to a guy who went to a sale yesterday, and they had a real
nice 1935 B John Deere there. Everything was all redone, and no work
was needed. You know what it brought?
$1300 is all.
So, I'm sure you folks can see what I mean.
Regards,
Tyler

On 6/10/12, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> I agree Cecil but  I was just talking about hauling the weight of an 8N on a
>
> trailer behind a pickup.
> Even that cost you close to a buck a mile once you consider everything and
> that's not counting
> insurance and road use taxes if it were a commercial rig.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil R Bearden
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 12:00 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Trying to come up with a fair price for an 8n
>
> $5.00/loaded mile here for most loads.   I used to go all over to get
> equipment and tools because Oklahoma is one of the most desolate areas
> for tools and equipment.  Everyone here always did things the hard way
> or just  did nothing.  Now, I let a lot of bids just go because it costs
> so #%^& much to drive anywhere.   I realie we have the lowest fuel
> prices anywhere, but they are still way too high.    I finally got a
> semi after 40 years of trying to get to afford one to haul my stuff.
> It not only costs $1.25/mile for fuel, but over $900 per year for farm
> truck insurance.
>
> I have become spoiled to cabs on tractors, and am trying to get rid of
> the 9 or more that we accumulated over the years and just keep the 4 or
> 5 with cabs.   I should have sold the cabless ones 3 years ago.   The
> market is shot.
>
> After cutting prairie grass for a solid day with my 4010 and disk mower
> without a cab, it took nearly 2 days before I could see , and I am still
> scratching 2 weeks later!!  Even a cab with the doors open keeps a lot
> of the chaff off your neck.    I had to remove the roof of my NH TS110
> yesterday and clean out the AC  evaporator.  It has filters at the side
> of the cab, and the gaskets had disintegrated and allowed chaff to get
> into the system.  Now the AC blows like new.   My Belarus tractors are
> probably the same way, the AC stops when it gets over 90.
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> On 6/10/2012 10:33 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Cecil,  less a buck a mile for hauling it to the scrap yard!
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cecil R Bearden
>> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 11:05 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Trying to come up with a fair price for an 8n
>>
>> In pieces less than 18 in in length, $220/ton
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>> On 6/10/2012 9:54 AM, Al Jones wrote:
>>> An 8N Ford?  What are scrap prices bringing in your area? Take that
>>> number
>>> and divide by two....
>>>
>>> Al (who does not like Fords and Fergies)
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