Patience
Printed From: Unofficial Allis
Category: Other Topics
Forum Name: Shops, Barns, Varmints, and Trucks
Forum Description: anything you want to talk about except politics
URL: https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=154636
Printed Date: 21 Aug 2025 at 2:41am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Patience
Posted By: Red Bank
Subject: Patience
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2018 at 9:18pm
| Last week I sealed the deal and brought home a 1968 170 diesel. I had known about the tractor for a while. I was going to talk to the owner who was one of my customers about it and he got sick. I figured it was not going to end well and I didn't want to appear to be a vulture so I waited. He passed and after what I felt was an appropriate amount of time I went to talk to the widow because I had heard she was ready to sell. Someone in the family had suggested the value of the tractor to be rather high as in full restoration value high. I looked at the tractor and as bad as I wanted it I walked away and didn't make an offer because being self employed in a small community I have to protect my reputation. A year later and word was sent that she wanted me to come back and look at it again and was confused why I didn't make an offer the first time. It was explained to her I didn't want to make her mad and I didn't want to appear to be taking advantage of her. She had contacted two other people one of them was the dealer that sold it to her husband new and they put her in a more realistic ballpark on the price. So the good news is after two years of waiting the tractor came home with me last week. The widow had called her son and they were happy I was getting it because they didn't want to put it on the internet and have strangers coming around. So it was a gamble to wait on it but by waiting I didn't let my emotions get to me and I got the tractor for 1/3 of what she was wanting before. As I was leaving she asked if I was going to restore the tractor. I told her I probably would repaint it sometime but I was buying it to work with and she smiled and said good that's what her husband would have wanted. I was happy it ended the way it did. |
Replies:
Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2018 at 9:24pm
|
Good for you! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2018 at 11:07pm
Great that it worked out for you like that.  ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 1:56am
| that's a great story! glad it worked for you, usually doesn't have a good outcome on things like this! and as always....we wanna see pics! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 1:57am
| plus....I thinks you are a pretty nice guy! |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 8:08am
|
You did good by not being disgusted about the price and walked away. it must be worth the wait. Congrats and your good name is still intact. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 2:19pm
Thanks fellows and I will try to post some pictures later this evening. And am I reading it right that I got Shameless's seal of approval? That's worth more to me than buying the tractor  Just picking Shameless I search this forum twice a day to see what kind of antics you are up too. Thanks for the kind words.
|
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 3:10pm
|
Great story and the tractor is now in very good hands! Looking forward to the pictures too! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 3:21pm
|
naw,,,,,,he's just setting you up for something. BE WARY of him when he's nice... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 9:23pm
|
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2018 at 10:08pm
|
I gotta' tell you, I've heard guys bragging about scoring some collectable car/truck/tractor from an old widow....it always goes something like, " I got her down to $xx, she didn't know what she had...."! That has always stuck in my craw! and I've told one or two how I thought Anyways, congratulations RB, ya' did good! Oh ya, congratulations on the tractor, too ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 12:57am
|
Years ago I read about a "barn find" 1967 Shelby Mustang. The owner was a young guy who made a bunch of money somehow and bought the car. Parked it in his mom's barn and died a few months later. She didn't want to deal with it so just let it sit in the barn. Finally decided to sell the farm and called someone to look at the machinery to get a value. He saw the Mustang and told a collector friend about it. The collector had been looking for one just like it for years. He asked her what she wanted for it. The lady had the bill of sale and asked if he would give her the price her son paid, $5 or 6 thousand, He said No, I can't do that, the car is worth a whole lot more then what it sold for new. He suggested she talk to a couple reliable car experts who came up with a price in the $20,000 range. He paid it, made both the buyer and seller happy. The car is now worth two or three times what he paid for it. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:14pm
|
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:15pm
|
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:18pm
| Slip a new set of front tires on her and she outta be good for another 25 years. You got a great little tractor there. I put quite a few pair of Alliance rears on tractors that size. They worked good. |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:35pm
| Thanks |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 10:46pm
| yep...that's a pretty good looking tractor! congrats! |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 11:50pm
|
Looks like original paint! Straight tractor with decent rubber! I would drive that! Good job bringing that one home! Thanks for the pictures. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |