Price of a crappy 7080

A non running tractor like that is worth 1000-2000 a lot of that depending on the tire condition. Most likely they too will need replaced. I bought a 7040 parts tractor, much like you describe for $1000 on auction. "should run with cleaning the fuel system" lol! Ran when parked! I've seen them all. It's great to try to save as many as possible, but they have to be bought cheap, because it will most likely cost a big chunk of cash to get it back in usable shape. 

sounds like Ed is about right,, I sure wouldn't go much over $1000-1250 as-is, if the current owner would get it to run and drive,,, might go a little more then... ya gotta remember, its 42 years old,, but as a collector, it fits well in the "muscle tractor" category, so,, its somewhat desirable in that effect...being that its a '79, thats a more desirable "Black Belly,, has a few improvements over the older ones,, the cab steps is the first thing I notice...

7080 is a awesome brute. Think it deserves a serious look anyway. Pto on them were only offered as 1000 rpm, not 540/1000.
A total of 2705 units were built by AC. Aside from their bigger sized rear-ends & balanced 426s;
-it’s 4” final drive gear width,
-6.57:1 ratio,
-4” axles,
-etc., the 7045-7060 has many exchangeable parts with it.
-7010-7060 2” finals,
-7010-7040 5.6:1 ratio,
-7045-7060 5.41:1 ratio.

Please share pictures. Does it have the larger 18.4-16.1 knobby front tires? Those can be $600+ each new?? Weights?? Origins muffler? Hydraulic outlets- 2 or 3?

Agree with Ed’s lower price? Hard to get a good evaluation if it’s not running so operator can test trans torque limiter, hydraulic pump, hydraulic spool valves, etc.
I’d look at it with you. Check it’s fuilds, put in a pair of fresh batteries, hook up 5 gallon fresh fuel tank with new fuel hose, & give it a crank to see if it fires up. Good luck!

Edited by AC7060IL - 25 Jan 2021 at 5:42pm

My experience is that some of these “cheap” fixer uppers get more expensive than a good fuller priced tractor.  

Expensive repairs vs saving another A-C for prosperity sake.  i know which one I would choose.  Once the tractor is sent to China it's too late. RIP forever.   Save her while you can!  My 2 cents on the topic.

they are a power house! i still have the back half of my 7080, find out why it was parked. when i bought mine on an auction, they didn't tell me that the low side of the tranny didn't work, i used it just for tillage, pulled a large disk with it and a 7 shank ripper, pulled them on the high side of the tranny and it pulled everything just fine! surface rust on your machine is nothing, easy fix. sounds like it may have been rumaged thru some, really not that much wiring on a diesel. some had a engine shut off with the key, some had a cable. you say it's a 1979, is it a black or maroon belly? 

Can the owner give a reason it was parked?

Someone may have customized a Power Shift 7080? It would be interesting to see how the AC PS transmission held up to a 7080’s torque. To my knowledge, AC never offered it with a Power Shift transmission.

matador wrote: I don't know how the 7080's are by you- they're rare out here. One did sell on BigIron down in Riverton last year. It looked rough, but had it's doors and it ran and drove. That one was a PowerShift too. It brought somehwere between $4000 and $4500, I can't remember the exact bid

I think the one you are thinking of was a 7045 or 60 with the PS, that really faded black belly.

The 7080 with the Ezee-On loader was in Riverton a year or two prior. We owned it originally, sold it to a local guy who wanted to hang a loader off it, he died, family put it on Big Iron, guy in WY bought it, ran it a few years, spun a bearing in the motor and dumped it back on Big Iron without telling anyone, then all of a sudden a guy we know 50 miles away called and asked about oil pressure issues on 426 engines on a new to him 7080 loader tractor.... amazing it made it back home!
Unfortunately he ended up having to drop another motor in it, spun bearing. Jerk move by the seller.