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Options for sending a 7050 down the road

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Topic: Options for sending a 7050 down the road

Posted By: nemesis
Subject: Options for sending a 7050 down the road
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 11:48am

First off I wanted to thank everyone for their help in answering all of my questions regarding swapping an engine into a 7050 that I picked up. For anyone who did not see the thread I bought a 7050 that was used as a pump tractor for a manure business. The tractor had a slight knock, but the owners (good friends of mine) believed it would last quite a few years as a blower tractor. Well, we guessed wrong and it threw a rod through the side of the block almost immediately. I found a replacement motor on this forum that I was going to buy and swap in. In the meantime a mechanic that I know suggested draining the rest of the fluids being that I had not really driven the tractor much before it blew. Well I drained the transmission this morning and found quite a bit of metal chuncks which appear to be splines off of a thin gear. Reaching my finger around inside I feel a lot of metal shavings. Unfortunately I was not looking for this big of a project right now and need to send this thing down the road.

On Monday I plan to call around to the local tractor salvage yard to see what they will give for the tractor as well as the local metal recycling facility (I hear that scrap is up although i always hate to scap something so solid). Are there other options that I have not considered? Would there be people interested in rebuilding this tractor or buying it as a parts tractor? Any help would be appreciated.

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Posted By: OrangePowerGA
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 12:26pm

I'd hate to see you let the scrap man have that 7050. They were only made for two years with about 2,000 built.

There shouldn't be any problem finding a 426 block or complete engine; and take it from there.

In my opinion its a waste to let the scrap man have stuff so it can be sent to China. There has to be someone on the forum or in you area that would be willing to bring it back to life. If not, please let it go to a tractor salavage yard; at least they will part it out so other 7000's can live to work another day.

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Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 1:04pm

If you're going to sell it, sell it to a tractor boneyard or someone who will part it out. At least like what OrangePower said, it will help to keep others still running. Scrap is up but that is prepared steel also. I don't know what that tractor weighs, but once you take off all the stuff that is not steel, especially tires, the overall weight drops a bunch. I would think you can easily find someone that should be willing to give you what the scrap man will for it, and at least it can be parted out and used to save others. Or someone may be willing to buy it and fix it up. I almost bought a 7000 series tractor last spring that the guy only wanted 2400 for, and I thought it was worth it just by what the tires looked like etc.

Tractordata states the operating weight as 14525. Say that the weight of the steel in it is 5-6 tons. I don't know what scrap is right now but this fall it was 200 a ton prepared by me so you're still talking 1000-1200 bucks at that price. I would think you could find someone will to buy it for that just for the parts value. If it wasn't so big and so far away, I might be interested, but I don't have anything to haul something that big.

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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 1:45pm

Depending on the price and your location I may be interested. PM me if you want to talk.

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Posted By: nemesis
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 4:11pm

Thanks everyone for your help. I have been calling around today and now have a plan. I will be moving this over to the classifieds section and including pictures. The tractor is up for sale for the next week. I am looking for $2,000 for it as it sits. I am also open to selling off of it any parts that anyone may be interested in. Anyone interested should contact me right away, because next Monday whatever is not spoken for goes down the road. I will PM those that have contacted me so far.

Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 5:24pm

nemesis...i sent you mail, but nevermind, as i see the one you have is also broken! it looks like a nice tractor for it's age! i should buy it but can't right now, as i could replace the tin work on my 7080! how much for the cab door?