Homely 8010 value

I know of a 8010 coming up on auction. Needs cab kit, paint, tires, the rubber peice where the cab meets the hood, God only knows what else. Roughly 5500 hours.   2wd and powerdirector. To me a PD is a big minus. Kinda reminds me of a dairy farm tractor.   I have a slight desire to own a 2wd 8000 series to sidedress 28% and spread dry fert with. Throttle on the side of the dash (another minus).   

The pluses are the rears are small enough and power adjust I could suck the tires in and run it on 60 inch centers. The other plus is if I was bold it's close enough to drive home if not I could sneak it home on my gooseneck.

At what price could I not pass it up?   Cash is a fuss tight I just bought a prestine Deere 750 drill. But then again it might share some drill time with the 8030.

I have noticed tractors that come off mid size to large dairies here tend to be rougher that's just a stereo type. Typically row crop tractors have a easier life. Dairy and powerdirector have no correlation. I know of a 7060 power shift with good rubber for sale close by.

I have both power shifts and powerdirectors and prefer power shift. Honestly I would be more geeked if it was a 8030 power shift.

Only reason I consider this tractor is the 8000 series cab is nicer and it has the smaller rubber to fit on 60 inch centers.

This tractor needs $3000-3500 in rears alone before any other issues are looked at.

$5000 sounds like plenty

Brampton 02 gt wrote: There is likely some correlation with Dairy farmers and rough equipment. Dairy farmers like their cows more than their equipment and sometimes even more than there families. ha ha  Tractors on dairy farms are used for everything - silo blower, foregeharvestor, chopping/mix mill, baling, field work, feeding hay etc.  My dad didn't abuse his equipment but he was happiest working with the cattle, not riding on the tractor.

It is not just Dairy farmers the beef cattle guys are the same way. They take good care of their cows but but don't maintain their machinery.  I usually don't bother going to auctions where the guy was a cattle farmer because the machinery is almost always junk. 

When you look at a tractor and the spin-on engine oil filter has been on there so long it is covered in rust it is not a good sign and I have seen a lot of em like that at cow farm sales.  LOL

Well Victory, I'm in the crowd of thinking that if you could snag it for 5 to 6 K, you should call it a deal and take it home. I agree with you; I prefer a power shift also. But for what you say you plan on using it for, I think a PD would do the trick. Should be very economical to run. That's a plus. Just my 2 cents worth. Darrel