[Farmall] binder and thresher values

[Spencer Yost]

When it comes to very old, large, hard to transport iron, I sell mine to whoever seems willing to actually come get them.  The last combine I sold had lots of interested buyers, but when they realized how difficult it was to transport, the deals always fell through.  Most are wide enough to require oversize permits if they fit on a trailer at all.   I sold it to a scrapper who cut it and moved it in pieces.   So maybe scrap value plus a little for really big stuff .

The last old implement was a big old grain drill that had to transported vertically on a trailer.  It did sell but it was a local buyer who could bring his front loader over to get it on the trailer upright.  I ended up getting maybe triple scrap value.  ($100).  That was my best deal in a while.

Unfortunately, this stuff seems to be selling for scrap at auctions.  I guess what I am saying is the prices are very soft here in NC.

Not sure this helps, but I do hope it does,

Spencer

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On Apr 12, 2013, at 17:59, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> central North Carolina.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: kkinney at herculesengines.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:43 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Farmall] binder and thresher values
> 
> John
> Where are they located?
> Keith
> 
> 
> On Apr 11, 2013, at 8:15 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> 
>> Have any of you been paying attention to what grain binders and threshers 
>> are selling for? We are considering selling ours. Both are hard to find a 
>> buyer for. We’ve got an antique club interested in the pair. I know value 
>> is determined a lot by your location, I would say both sell for a lot more 
>> in the midwest where threshing bee’s are more common.
>> 
>> The binder is a 7ft. IH model. We cut 2 wagon loads a year for 16 years 
>> until 2 of the canvases got heavily damaged when a slat broke. It has not 
>> been used in a couple years but has been sheltered ever since we got it 
>> running. On more than one occasion I checked it and it was tying 30-33 
>> bundles per minute without missing.
>> 
>> The thresher is an IH, early 50’s model made in Canada. It has always been 
>> shed kept. The blower was removed and replaced with a conveyor from an 
>> older model when it was new. It has a grain weigher and both the wagon 
>> spout and the “Y” for sacking the grain. It was only used for about 10 
>> years before it was replaced with a combine. I can’t remember the size but 
>> it has been successfully pulled with a DC Case, Titan 10-20, Case 12-20, 
>> McCormick 10-20, and a Gibson (not the little ones but the one with a 6 
>> cylinder engine). The last time we ran it we were letting the bundles lap 
>> on the feeder and it ran fine.
>> 
>> If anyone has seen any sale results or asking prices I’d love to know what 
>> they are. We don’t have to sell them, but could use the shed space, and I’m 
>> not willing to spend a fortune on canvas repair just for us to play with 
>> them here. Don’t you just hate it when you get a phone call where someone 
>> wants to give you money for one of your playtoys?
>> 
>> John Hall
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