Price Check Sell or Scrap

[thollowell]

My dad picks up scrap for people and brings it to the recycling yard. Most of the stuff he picks up is broken appliances, but recently a friend of his gave him two Homer's Farm Pro 2420 2WD tractors. Ones a 2002 and the other is a 2005. They lack compression so they won't run. Would it be worth it to try and sell them for parts or should we just sell them as scrap metal to the recycling yard?

 

[fidowanttobe]

Hello and Welcome.
Hard to say as it looks like they have been cannibalized already, shame too as those look like the original tires, so low hour machines?
Where are you located?

 

[thollowell]

Hello and Welcome.
Hard to say as it looks like they have been cannibalized already, shame too as those look like the original tires, so low hour machines?
Where are you located?

Not sure how much they've been used. We are just outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

[5030]

It's Homier btw. If you have the time and patience, I'd restore them to useable condition on a tight of budget as you can afford. I see the one has an acute steering issue...lol

 

[skramer360]

If I had them, I would throw them up on Facebook marketplace for at least a little while and see if you get any bites. It seems a shame to just scrap them, but I wouldn't want to put any time in it myself. Put them up for sale for 3 or 4 times scrap price and I bet someone would buy them.

 

[4570Man]

The tires alone would exceed scrap value. I’d put them on marketplace for maybe $500 each and see what happens.

 

[oldnslo]

Looks the one with ag tires also has rear wheel weights. Unless some real odd ball size they should be worth some money.

 

[kneedeep]

Not worth restoring unless you can make one out of both of them.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

If I had them, I would throw them up on Facebook marketplace for at least a little while and see if you get any bites. It seems a shame to just scrap them, but I wouldn't want to put any time in it myself. Put them up for sale for 3 or 4 times scrap price and I bet someone would buy them.

Unless you have use for them yourself, I think that's the best idea! I think you'll find someone to bite on the pretty quickly.

 

[fishdoggy]

I also scrap, took 5 thousand pounds in the last two weeks, way more than usual's curb shopped junk. I would not be thinking about scrapping those, way more value than 6 cents a pound

 

[Cycledude]

Looks like a lot of work but for someone that’s into that type of thing it looks like a project with some pretty reasonable money making potential.

 

[careyo63]

If one has a good Eng. and the motor not locked up and turns over I would try to get it running. Pull the head of the parts tractor and see what shape the Cylinders are in Etc.. Diesel so shouldbn't be all that much to it. Cost wise! Tractor running and a parts tractor would make it more worth the while. JS..

 

[Fields_mj]

Farm Pro is a rebadged Jinma (Chinese) tractor. Rural King used to sell them. A friend of mine has one (25hp with a loader) that they bought new in 2000. I had borrowed it a few times. It always runs great for them. For me, not so much. When they moved in 2018, they tried to sell it along with a 5' tiller, post hole digger, and box blade for a combined price of $6k. They had people wanting to buy the implements alone, but nobody was interested in the tractor so they ended up keeping all of it. It needed a new clutch a few years ago and I only found 2 places in the US that I could get the parts from. I'd consider them as a disposable item. If it won't sell on FB marketplace, see if you can sell the tires/wheels and scrap the rest.

 

[mx842]

Farm Pro is a rebadged Jinma (Chinese) tractor. Rural King used to sell them. A friend of mine has one (25hp with a loader) that they bought new in 2000. I had borrowed it a few times. It always runs great for them. For me, not so much. When they moved in 2018, they tried to sell it along with a 5' tiller, post hole digger, and box blade for a combined price of $6k. They had people wanting to buy the implements alone, but nobody was interested in the tractor so they ended up keeping all of it. It needed a new clutch a few years ago and I only found 2 places in the US that I could get the parts from. I'd consider them as a disposable item. If it won't sell on FB marketplace, see if you can sell the tires/wheels and scrap the rest.

I've come across deals like this before decided to try and restore them and in the end, you end up spending more in time and parts money than the thing is worth. If it was something like a Wheel Horse, Case, Gravely or other well-known brand you can usually do alright. That is if you like to piddle around working on old stuff.
If it were me, I'd pull the radiators and batteries and anything aluminum, brass or copper. Also, pull the tires and wheels as you could possibly get as much for them as the whole dang tractor is worth. Any attachments could be sold also. After that haul the rest for scrap. Something like this you can most always get more by parting them out than the other way.

 

[4570Man]

Looks like a lot of work but for someone that’s into that type of thing it looks like a project with some pretty reasonable money making potential.

Those are cheap tractors to start with. I doubt you could sell them for over $2000 in working condition and they are missing too many parts to ever realistically be in running condition again. I’m not saying I would scrap them because they would only bring probably $100 each but I don’t think anyone is going to restore those either.

 

[THennessy]

The tires alone would exceed scrap value. I’d put them on marketplace for maybe $500 each and see what happens.

Agree