John Deere 2550

[Josh M.]

Thinking about picking up a John Deere 2550 from a local company, it has 3600 hours and has been sitting for probably 15-20 years. Its been started and ran a couple times each year, just hasnt been worked. Theres a couple electrical issues, seals leaking, and the paint is faded. If I was to buy this, fix it all up and paint it, what kind of money can I get out of it?. Everything functions perfectly (other than lights) and it fires right up without ether or anything. Im just not sure what the German deeres go for, Im a ford guy.

 

[Tx Jim]

Too many unknown variables to give accurate value? Location of tractor, condition of tires, condition of sheet metal, type of options???? As a general rule most of the JD utility built in Mannheim, Germany were decent, reliable tractors including the model 2550

This post was edited by Tx Jim on 06/16/2023 at 11:47 am.

 

[NY 986]

A lot of what if's to your post. Tire size and condition? pH and condition of coolant? 2wd? Factory cab? Fully functional hydraulics? Check Tractorhouse for auction prices as I am sure that the seller will do. Pretty hard to do a flip (make money) in this day and age when everybody knows what you have into a piece of equipment. The easiest way to make money is find a venue such as an auction yard where the buyers are known to have no discipline. You can advertise it on Craigslist for years for what you have in it and have no prospects. 20,000 dollars most likely be on the high end of what you could sell it for all fixed up if basic features and no more. That would have been new price at the dealer back in the 1980's which is the basis for today's pricing.

 

[Josh M.]

Its 2wd, factory roll bar, tires are perfect and are probably
80%, hydraulics and pto work fine. It was lightly used but
sat outside or in an open face shed for its whole life. Sheet
metal is perfect.

 

[MJMJ]

For what its worth, I bought a MFWD non cab version about 10 years ago for $14k. That was with a nearly new Allied 595 loader. Be very, VERY, thorough when testing the hydraulics. Issues can get very expensive to diagnose and fix.

 

[buickanddeere]

. Test the engine coolant with a test strip to measure ph, corrosion inhibitor etc .

 

[K Effective]

Test the engine coolant with a test strip to measure ph, corrosion inhibitor etc .

BD, do you have a source on reasonably priced test strips? My bottle from JD had greatly passed the expiration date and a new bottle was ~$70 at Deere this spring. I used my wife's pool test strips for pH etc and added a touch of additive as needed.

 

[Old Farmall Fan]

It looks like NAPA has test strips for $36. I have no idea how they compare to the Deere strips.

 

[ss55]

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