Anyone Care to Venture a value on these Tractors?

Bassicfun · Jul 8, 2009

1978 Sears Tractor, 18HP 6 Twin, 6 speeds forward, 2 reverse. 48" mower, 42" SNOWBLOWER, 4000W ALTERNATOR, Wheel weights, wheel chains, original manuals, extra blades.

Father bought it brand new (dated 2/1/1978 on the manual), and passed it onto us, so it has been in the family since brand new, every oil change and maint. has been recorded along with the manual.

Part numbers are in the picture below.

2000 - Craftsman 20HP Hydrostatic transmission, Kohler engine, 50" Mower, extra blades, and Kohler oil filter(s)

Also bought new by our father, and passed onto us. Again every oil change and maint. documented.

Both tractors are in excellent condition, well maintained, and probably better quality then many generations between these and newer, he waited for a decent newer one to come along reason each was kept as it was, we have since upsized to a Kubota, and will be selling these likely on craigslist or ebay. I have a decent idea of what I'll be asking for them, but would like to hear other's thoughts. Thanks again.

bontai_Joe · Jul 9, 2009

My opinion, the older one is worth more because you have more attachments and it was originally a stronger tractor. I'd say the older one would easily fetch $1250-1500 the newer one, around $1000 or so.

larso1 · Jul 9, 2009

Bassicfun said:
1978 Sears Tractor, 18HP 6 Twin, 6 speeds forward, 2 reverse. 48" mower, 42" SNOWBLOWER, 4000W ALTERNATOR, Wheel weights, wheel chains, original manuals, extra blades.

2000 - Craftsman 20HP Hydrostatic transmission, Kohler engine, 50" Mower, extra blades, and Kohler oil filter(s)

Both tractors are in excellent condition, well maintained, and probably better quality then many generations between these and newer, he waited for a decent newer one to come along reason each was kept as it was, we have since upsized to a Kubota, and will be selling these likely on craigslist or ebay. I have a decent idea of what I'll be asking for them, but would like to hear other's thoughts. Thanks again.

I would guess that if you could find a person who is needing one of these for their collection, then you could get close to $1K. But otherwise, comparing to some nice garden tractors I've seen on the *Bay including Case/Ingersoll and Wheelhorse, probably between $500 and $750. There was a completely restored one a while back similar to the first (older) one that did not reach $1K as I recall. But can't hurt to try higher.

Bassicfun · Jul 9, 2009

Joe- that was in the range of what I was imagining, for someone to get a reliable tank-built mower & snowblower for $1500 or so is a great deal, and $1k for an HST well maintained mower I thought about the same.

larso- eBay does tend to get less money since shipping/travel is involved in larger items (same tends to be true of cars on there). I will likely stick with local advertising, as I thought about it more.

Thanks for the comments.

farmeratheart · Jul 9, 2009

Bassicfun said:
Joe- that was in the range of what I was imagining, for someone to get a reliable tank-built mower & snowblower for $1500 or so is a great deal, and $1k for an HST well maintained mower I thought about the same.

larso- eBay does tend to get less money since shipping/travel is involved in larger items (same tends to be true of cars on there). I will likely stick with local advertising, as I thought about it more.

Thanks for the comments.

I got $1200 this spring for a ' 00 Craftsman GT5000 garden tractor with blade, deck and land plow. Some said I let it go too chep, but it was taking up space that I needed. I guess it was a good deal for me and the guy who bought it. Craigslist worked for me ...

F-A-H

bontai_Joe · Jul 10, 2009

That electric generator for the older one is a sought after attachment, and makes the value go up a fair amount.

Jimmy Joe · Jul 11, 2009

Sorry to get off topic, but what is that finish you have on your garage floor? Is it slippery? Thanks.

Bassicfun · Jul 13, 2009

Not real slippery, it is called Epo-Armor, it is a 20-30mil thick epoxy applied with a massive squeege. incredible strength and and heat resistance compared to common 'off the shelf' epoxy floor paints.