Worth of CA

1000.00 on the high side for non running even with the equipt.Depends on condition,may not even be worth that

Edited by Pat the Plumber CIL - 12 Feb 2012 at 8:52pm

i gave 1500 for my ca and it was not running and needed 4 tires but since then i have done a full restoration from the ground up only thing left to do is put new paint on her but i can tell you after rebuilding her i would laugh at any offer less than 5,000 cant even buy the parts let alone the labor invested in my tractor for that but i know what it is and i know it will still be going long after i am dead and gone but if i broke it down and parted it out i would value it like this new motor 900 new tires 800 fire stone's  front and back new stainless steel exhaust muffler 100  carburetor  kit 25 hydraulic pump and gaskets 300 sandblasted rims and paint and primer 300 new stearing wheel 75 dollars new clutch and pressure plate and springs 480 plugs and wires 35 dollars new rubber boots and lever knobs 25 machined manifold and new gaskets 100 new pins for draw bar 25 rewired electrical 25 redid bullet light socket on fender 25 new bulbs 10 now after having stuck $3,225 in her i could say if i had not done all this my self and had a shop do it at 55 dollars an hour shop rate  for the 80 hours of work i could say i stuck in her not including the gas or other time invested driving to get parts id say a 4 000 offer is more than laughable no offense just saying nothings free anymore

i bought a 1952 CA with wide front and SNAP-COUPLER just had to clean the carb. to get it running for $750.00 in summer of 2010.but i know i bought it cheep the guy that had it was building a new house and needed some "long-green" money that is.

I'm more optimistic than Greg. The 125 engine is easy to rebuild, parts are easy to find new or used. The rest of the tractor is pretty simple. When it comes to money pits, D17D, D19D, or WD45D engines are tough to beat in the money pit/sponge dept...