Trade-in values
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Bedlam
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Good post and good question.
I have subscribed to see what others come up with.
I can tell you that my experience is.
1980 bought brand new ford 1700 tractor from dealer for barely under 10,000 thats tractor loader and power steering option.
1995 I traded toward a ford , same relative size with hydro, and they 'gave' me 9500 dollars trade in on it.(alwasy garaged and maint.)
So they can and should hold value. Of cource one might view this trade in as that I didnt 'talk down' enough on the original price and that might be very well true.Thats the unknown variable.
bottom line I'm sure there is some sort of book but I have yet to find one online .
A search for me finds alot of "guides" but not a blue book as we know it.
Perhaps there are far to many variables to be considered.I sure wish there was a TBN back in 1978 when i bought my first used tractor. That pig farmer had a huge smile on his face as I forked over the cash.. lol and it wasnt that price of pork had gone up.LOL
Back then it was more difficult to tell what something was worth now you could post pictures, and a description and have the whole TBN crew here help..
Good luck ..
I have subscribed to see what others come up with.
I can tell you that my experience is.
1980 bought brand new ford 1700 tractor from dealer for barely under 10,000 thats tractor loader and power steering option.
1995 I traded toward a ford , same relative size with hydro, and they 'gave' me 9500 dollars trade in on it.(alwasy garaged and maint.)
So they can and should hold value. Of cource one might view this trade in as that I didnt 'talk down' enough on the original price and that might be very well true.Thats the unknown variable.
bottom line I'm sure there is some sort of book but I have yet to find one online .
A search for me finds alot of "guides" but not a blue book as we know it.
Perhaps there are far to many variables to be considered.I sure wish there was a TBN back in 1978 when i bought my first used tractor. That pig farmer had a huge smile on his face as I forked over the cash.. lol and it wasnt that price of pork had gone up.LOL
Back then it was more difficult to tell what something was worth now you could post pictures, and a description and have the whole TBN crew here help..
Good luck ..
Kyle_in_Tex
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I believe there is. Dealers, any input?
Bedlam
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oh LOL thats a cannon my first thought was a piston lol. too much TBN for me I think lol
MessickFarmEqu
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Yes, there are blue books, but they are largly a waste of time as their pricing is anything but accurate.
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My take:
1. Until recently tractors were largely a "local product" similar to "mobile" homes in trailer parks. They got built, shipped, sold, moved to a lot then rarely moved far again.
True the tractor was driven all over the farm, but it was rarely taken far from the original farm, thence normally close to the original local dealer.
The local dealer would know the history of the tractor, thus could value it fairly.
2. Also tractors can suffer a wide range of use. Looking at the rust on my 2007 I was amazed how much rust cropped ip in some small places in two years. The guy obviously never put it under cover. My '88 Ford van has less rust and has never been garaged.
A "bluebook" would be difficult to accurately create and maintain
1. Until recently tractors were largely a "local product" similar to "mobile" homes in trailer parks. They got built, shipped, sold, moved to a lot then rarely moved far again.
True the tractor was driven all over the farm, but it was rarely taken far from the original farm, thence normally close to the original local dealer.
The local dealer would know the history of the tractor, thus could value it fairly.
2. Also tractors can suffer a wide range of use. Looking at the rust on my 2007 I was amazed how much rust cropped ip in some small places in two years. The guy obviously never put it under cover. My '88 Ford van has less rust and has never been garaged.
A "bluebook" would be difficult to accurately create and maintain
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Tell that to the dealers I have used when trading in tractors. They first grab their "blue book" equivalents on my trade in. Like any business, they don't know the value of all makes and models of tractors. Dealers will often show me the "trade in" value - which I think is often low and is designed only for the basic model with no options. It is a nice easy low ball number for a dealer to throw out and show the buyer that they are being "fair". Banks and insurance guys also use them as guidelines. Most tractor value books will give a poor, fair and excellent condition value.
Russelln
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In some cases you gan get an idea on the tractordata site. Most have a Prices tab on them to show current market value.