John Deere 60 value

[farmall ray]

Happy News Years,
Im dealing on a 1953 John Deere 60 rowcrop.
Complete restoration includes new tires,factory
fenders, new automotive type paint and a 801
three point hitch. Havent heard it run yet but
the says it runs great. SO how much would be a
good deal....$$$$ Whats it worth

 

[cole in mo.]

Some complete restorations consist of a clean up, or sand blast job, and some paint. This one having an 801 hitch, and new tires will add to the price. But wait till you hear it run, and possibly see the parts tickets, and test drive it, could be bought from 1800, to 6000.

 

[2-banger]

ive got a 53 thats nice no 3 point i wouldnt sell for less than 3500 so 3 point adds 700 or 800 on to price because thats what i just paid for one so i would say 4 to 4500

 

[1936]

Craigslist Chicago has one with loader 3800.00

 

[2510Paul]

Other than it runs great, you did not say anything about the transmisssion or engine. My son is working on his Grandpa's 1953 60 so I will add a couple of comments.

When we first got it (several years ago) we had to replace one wheel, all the tires, the radiator, added power steering, etc. Now he is going deeper to eliminate leaks. By looking in the spark plug hole we could at times see antifreeze. It turns out the block was cracked in two places. He got a new-used block. The place he bought it said the block was a weak point with the 60. Perhaps others more experienced could comment on this.

Additionlly, check the spline on the crank shaft at the clutch. Is it tight or loose?

Does the PTO work? Does it engage and dis-engage properly? We found a bent fork on ours.

How are the hydraulics? There was a 45 loader on ours, it really has strong hydraulics.

So check more out. As one of the other posts said, find out how far it was taken apart and checked out and by who and how many parts were replaced. Have them show you the parts invoices if possible.

Paul

 

[gtx1967jewison]

sadly, MOST "restorations" are merely cosmetic, mechanically they're still shot. most two cylinders at shows that look like art, run like fart. then there's the rest of it. a good running engine is NOT a whole tractor.

 

[alabamafrog]

If it was a true complete restoration then that would mean they took every single little piece apart and repaired/replaced everything to factory specs. Essentially it would be a brand new tractor just like it came from the factory. I’d bet the restorer spent more than 5 grand on it not counting years of labor.

If it was a simple repair/rebuild job then price will depend heavily on quality and quantity of work and overall tractor condition both internally and externally. I’d say average would be around $2,500-$3,000.

I “repaired/rebuilt” all of my tractors, one day when I retire and have tons of spare time I plan to do a complete restoration on one just so I can say I did it.

 

[630man]

I sold mine for $5000 this last spring. it was a ground up complete restoration. It had a factory widefront but no 3point

 

[ncpapaul]

"Complete restoration..." would involve WAY more than the outside things you mentioned "new" ....there is a ton of money hidden inside the engine/trans/pto/. Better make sure it was taken all the way down before spending 4-6000. There are a lot of two cylinders out there with new battery, new paint, new tires that are NOT restored, just painted over. Take time to study it, if that one sells before you can study it, there will be another. Paul