Used Disc; Worth?

[Phred]

Guys,

Found an old beat up 3 point disc. Its about 7', although I did not measure it.

Very little paint left, but for these types of units I figure an old rusty model still has value.

At any rate I could easily sand blast and paint it.

How much would you buy or sell one of these for?

Thanks

Fred

 

[RobS]

Fred, you buying or selling? If you're buying, check the spindle bearings and each blade. That's where you're refurb expenses will be. That's a pretty good sized disc for a compact. Is it adjustable for gang angle?

If you're selling, I'll give you $50 for it /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[cowboydoc]

That would go for around $100 at an auction, or less.

 

[beenthere]

I'd pay a $100 + for that setup. I would figure on putting in new bearings, if I was going to use it a lot. I'd like to find one in that shape. It looks a bit big (try it on your tractor, and sell it if it doesn't work out), but one could shorten the sections with a bit of work. From the picture, the individual blades look to be in pretty good shape, and that's a plus. Looks like a good find.

 

[pennwalk]

I imagine that the TN70D won't have any trouble pulling it.

Chris

 

[Phred]

guys,

I should have said right up front that what I know about these things would not fill a thimble.
I was thinking about buying, but have no idea what the value of such an old unit is.

The blades look pretty good, rusty but its mostly surface rust. What should I look for in the bearings?
Also no idea who manufactured this unit. How hard would it be to find parts?

I plan to pull it with a 4wd TN70 which is not really a true compact. I can't imagine that this thing is more than ~2000 lbs which should be with in the tractors capabilties.


Thanks for the advice.

Fred

 

[cowboydoc]

Oh geez Fred with that TN70 you could pull a disc three times that size!!

 

[JohnMiller3]

New 6 ½’ Angle Iron ~~$400.

New 6 ½’ Box Frame ~~$750.

 

[Phred]

Doc,

I thought that might be the case but it never hurts to be conservative.

John,

The new dics I have looked at are pretty light duty. The thing I like about these older units is that they are very heavily built.

Fred

 

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue>...The thing I like about these older units is that they are very heavily built...</font color=blue>

I agree...!

Best bet is to pick up an older unit at an auction {square steel tubing frame}... so it will outlast the tractor using it... /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

{I only posted the "new" discs strictly for reference... against your posted angle iron pic...}/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Phred]

John,

Is the square frame that much better?
Appears to have more adjustment capability?

The units at my local dealer, that are heavy duty, cost more than I am willing to fork over. Tractor supply has cheap ones but these are very light duty.

Fred

 

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue>...Is the square frame that much better?...</font color=blue>

The angle iron units are cheaper and weaker... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Any of the framed units, whether square or tubular steel are much more durable and stronger... these seem to last forever...