This week's classic tractor I'm not buying

Probably because the supply chain is improving, hard to believe it took so long to recover.

It looks a cheap tractor.

They were an excellent engine coupled to a weakish transmission

I wouldn't think the bonnet panel damage is from hedge cutting. It's more like someone drove over it, and Fr. Ted had a go at straightening it.... It's a pity there isn't some shots of the inside of the cab. It often says a lot about how careful the previous owner was. The one pic of the clock looks very clean.

This is a bit of a weird one that I haven't heard happening in a long while. I hope he gets some information.

Also I notice on donedeal that there is a lot of "classics" coming up for sale. 6810's, 6910's, 110-90's. The owners must be getting the jitters about a recession.

Them boys in trillick wouldn't have much to learn, so very strange.

It’s the usual story, they thought they were getting a bargain to sell on and make a handy few grand and greed got the better of them.

Are prices in general softening a bit?

Several 4x4 80 - 100 hp servicable oul yokes on DD under 15k which wasn't the case anytime recently I thought.

Vat reg will not make any difference to the price of that tractor. Surprised to see a clutch having to be replaced on a tractor that has less than 4k hours. Are they the original make of tires on the tractor.

Would not have a clue but 25k????

Ya and with the clutch gone that early I be worried about grinding on the gear box or doing work she was not designed for. The tractor is only 60-65HP AFAIK.

I see they are just a little 3 cylinder tractor with a mechanical shuttle. without a loader she might only be worth back around the 20k. She will just about lift a single bale behind

If you know the history of it then that is a big help. Only issue I see now is it might have never really worked. A diesel.engine need to be at high revs every few days.

Really had to put a value on it. A clean MF365 would probably cost 20k or more and would be 39+ years old and have 8-10 k hours. It would also mire than likely e a floor change

Just passing Templetouhy enniscorthy today.

There's a MF135 parked up in front yard. Presume it's for sale.

It's beside this 4345 in picture.

Newish looking loader on it. Softride too.

There not a great tractor to spend 25k on ,there is smething gamy about position of the back axel on them .Neighbour had equilelent n.h. for a year or so and lost heavy when he traded up .you will buy jxu/tla model for not much more ,I would say even buy a done up mf135 would be far better buy

Let's be realistic about what a 135 will and will not do. It would hardly get a bale accross a yard and you could not put a loader on that will lift any decent weight.

I am not saying I am not claiming to be an expert but I be of the opinion I be near enough the value of it.

However the seller has to realize it's a private sale. It also depends on what a buyer wants. Recently heard the story of a farmer was buying a tractor he had a deal virtually done on a 90 HP tractor a NH TL 90 when a lad told him he really needed a 120/130 HP tractor

He has a 6' Kuhn mower, a small slurry tanker, small fertilizer spreader etc and a tight yard. He was a bit flustered and went back to the small dealer he was buying off. The dealer pointed out he was managing with a 80hp at present and offered him the TL90 on trial.

Within a week he was in with a cheque for the tractor. Bigger tractors mean bigger diesel bills etc. You would buy a McCormick for 5k cheaper as well and have the pick of 80-90 HP tractors with a loader for 30k. But it's all relative to what you want.

That tractor might sit there for 3 months and you might buy it for 20k after that. It could be gone next week at 23/24k. That the way it works