Is this 190 gasser project a good deal?

Spotted this on Craigslist the other day. Its 27 days old so I'm assuming its not.

But as a fellow who does not buy running tractors and has the means to repair it, its been bugging me......

190

Let me edit that. I have the ability to repair it. The financial means, I would have to work on. $1500 ain't much nowadays, true. What would it be worth when it's fixed?

Dad ran a gas 190XT for may years with one axle bearing going out (I blame that on myself flying in the field with it moving round bales and hitting a hole, the bearing went out on that side that fall). Other than that he had good luck with it a wore a set of Firestone Deep Tread right off of it custom round baling. Yes it drank fuel but not as bad as a 4020 gas would. All the big gassers were heavy drinkers. Sits in the pasture waiting a future restore hopefully.

grinder220 wrote: You'll have more into it then it's worth

Well, that's the case with just about every piece in my collection!

littlemarv wrote: grinder220 wrote: You'll have more into it then it's worth Well, that's the case with just about every piece in my collection!

I hear you there. I have too much invested in all my tractors compared to what they are worth. Or they need too much more put into them. That is why I just said what I expect you will have in it. Honestly I would offer about half what he is asking for that tractor and be be willing to walk away. I would point out how much you will need to put into the motor alone and let him know you will let him see it when it is done. But to me I see a pretty big tractor that will be harder to take apart because of its size. I personally find without a full shop anything bigger then a d17 isn't fun to work on. But that is just me.

I do have a different perspective though because I am trying to run a small farm and have to depend on my stuff all the time. Fixing them for a hobby is different then to farm with the old tractors.

Edited by Dan73 - 06 Jan 2017 at 6:38pm

I bought a running gas 190 last year paid $1000. Tires were bad doesn't jump gears. Has a snap coupler starts and runs real well. One lift cylinder leaks and it transfers hyd fluid from power director to transmition. I put a balance tube between the cases and have drove it around the yard. I was going to split it last summer but we've got two tractors split at the farm and I won't have a splitting stand till we get one back together. I used it this last summer for a couple hours to run a 6' finish mower every think works and it has good brakes. I really like the operating station and maneuverability of it. But it way to big of a tractor for mowing my 5 acres. It's also to tall to fit in my shop so it's in a tarp hoop shed.

I bid on a gasser 190 on an auction, and quit at $7500. it ended up going for $9750. it wasn't all painted up pretty, but wasn't the worst i'd ever seen. and it ran good.