[Farmall] practically new 140

Tom Hudon twh1968 at gmail.com
Sun Dec 11 07:57:56 PST 2016


Hi guys,,jumping in here and off topic. I have a tractor and a couple parts
for sale and can't remember how to get to where i need to be to do
that,,need a little nudge. Thank you.
On Dec 9, 2016 10:21 PM, "Mark Weinheimer" <mrw601 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Truly new tractor?  Who has bought a truly new tractor that was problem
> free, for even a year?  Our lone new tractor has had as many problems as
> our ancient Farmall C's., day to day.  The C's need fluid changes,
> occasional carburetor and governor interventions and bolt tightening.  The
> newer tractors need constant shift linkage adjustment, fuel system
> attention,  endless electrical system trouble shooting, and dealer service
> for computer problems.  All of these seemingly minor problems are
> exacerbated by the fact that nothing is immediately accessible.  Every
> "improvement" is accompanied by lack of access to the ability to resolve
> the associated problems.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 6:16 PM, Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 12/9/2016 2:02 PM, John Hall wrote:
> > > $4,500-6 is about what a good one goes for here with just cultivators
> > > and fast hitch.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/9/2016 8:30 AM, travis register wrote:
> > >> Interesting.  That's really not that much higher than a good 140 is
> > going for around here .
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>       On Thursday, December 8, 2016 10:01 PM, John Hall <
> > jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>    Tractor sold today for $10,500. Wonder where it is headed?
> > >>
> > >> John Hall
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 11/20/2016 4:08 PM, John Hall wrote:
> > >>> Got a minute then take a look at this link. Tractor was sold new to a
> > >>> farm about 15 miles form me. The farm bought a couple of them and
> never
> > >>> used them to speak of. I think it got just a few hours the first year
> > >>> but was then mothballed. They have sent it to Ritchie Bros to be
> > >>> auctioned off. I saw the tractor 10 years ago inside of a dark
> > building.
> > >>> Other than dirt and spotty surface rust it was like it left the
> > factory.
> > >>> I don't know how much work they did to get ti running, hopefully not
> > >>> much. The second tractor was sold many years ago and was, I think,
> put
> > >>> into service.
> > >>>
> > >>> https://www.rbauction.com/1979-INTERNATIONAL-FARMALL-
> > 140?invId=9583538&id=ci&auction=RALEIGHDURHAM-NC-2016253
> > >>>
> > >>> John Hall
> > >>>
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> > A new tractor without any cultivator or loader of equivalent horsepower
> > and nowhere near the same capabilities would go for slightly more than
> > the $10500. I can see that if someone wants to cultivate tightly. I
> > would not pay that kind of money because I would be sure I could find a
> > lower priced used one. To be honest though, if that tractor would behave
> > as a truly new one - i.e. Only needs oil changes, etc to operate for
> > thousands of hours, then the "new" tractor would have much higher value
> > because of lower maintenance costs.
> >
> >                      Grant Brians
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