Crazy Tractor Story, I Bought It Back..

[atsah]

So in 2008 I purchased a new John Deere 2305 TLB, I did 51 hours of work with it at my new home and decided I didn't need it anymore (which was a mistake). The guy I sold it to was an older gentleman from about 120 miles from me. He took the tractor off the trailer, put it in his heated garage and it's been sitting ever since. It now has 51.8 hours on the clock.

I get an email this morning from him, he is in bad health and wanted to know if I was interested in buying it back for $10,000, said he could use the money for medical bills. I told him he should be able to get more for it than that, he said he didn't have the energy to try and is thinking of moving into assisted living soon.

I happen to be in a position to buy it right now. So I'm headed there is there in the AM with a car carrier to pick it up, don't know what I'll do with it but it's worth all of that and then some..

I wonder if I need to do anything special to it? I did the 50 hour service before I sold it to him, should I do the service again when I get it back? I'm thinking I should..

 

[Dave Pee]

If it was me, I would give him the same amount of money he gave me, minus your delivery fees. Maybe minus some for depreciation.

 

[atsah]

If it was me, I would give him the same amount of money he gave me, minus your delivery fees. Maybe minus some for depreciation.

That I can't do.. I sold it for $15,000..

 

[atsah]

A picture of it the day I bought it..

 

[Shaneard]

Good for you, not so good for him. He wouldn't have contacted you had he not thought about it and also really needed the money.

 

[Ford850]

A good deal for both of you since it will give him some cash at his asking price. I would take some extra money and ask if he wanted to sell anything else while you were there.

 

[Kubota 2350]

Buy it, you know the history of it, sounds like a great deal.

 

[atsah]

A good deal for both of you since it will give him some cash at his asking price. I would take some extra money and ask if he wanted to sell anything else while you were there.

That's a good idea, I will do that..

I don't think he could get much more for the 2305 considering it's going on 11 years old..

 

[atsah]

The rear rims need replacing, they loaded them with calcium and from sitting with low tire pressure it has leaked and rusted the rims..

 

[George2615]

Sounds like you are getting a good deal. Sold for 15, bought back for 10 with only .8 additional hours on it. The money you save can buy new rear rims and not load with calcium next time.