What would a te20 be worth????

[Kevin OH]

i was wondering what a 1948 ferguson te 20 would sell for if i decide to sell it.i put several new parts on it.
new oil pan
two new front rims
all new front wheel studs and bolts
two new front tubless tires
new liift cylinder.piston and rings
new control valve in the pump
new shaft and fork on the leveling crank

 

[Richard L]

In my opinion those parts you put on even though new will not add anything to the price, that was necessary just to keep it in a runnable condition. I used to say any of these Fergusons Te 20 TEA 20 TO 20 TO30 are worth $2500, then subtract for bad tires & sheet metal, not starting or running good etc. If everything is in good running, working order and tires are very good condition with good rims then maybe a little more could be added to that price. However with the problems of the last two years I have to revise my initial thoughts down to about $2200 then add and subtract. As any of the articles in the archives will show you probably won't get out of it what you have in it if you did a lot of work to it.

 

[phil(va)]

Old tractors with live lift, like the TO-35 in particular and Ford NAA to some extent, are holding their value pretty well, but anything smaller or older or less capable than that has slipped some lately, in my estimation. I'm with Richard. I saw a decent 8N go for $1500 recently. If you get $2000 you probably will do well. As an aside, one of the best buys these days I think is the 50, either MH or MF. I don't think the public has caught on that these are very good tractors with all the basics, live lift, live PTO, low range tranny. You almost never see one restored. The 35 is selling higher than the 50 in my neck of the woods. Truth be known, I like the lower stance of the 35 for mowing, etc., but not to pay an extra 500 for it, with same engine, tranny, and hydraulics. A fellow with a woodlot and a hayfield looking at a 20/30 or a 50 for little more $ should always pick the 50 if he can.

 

[Bob (Aust)]

[b:59d28576f1]Kevin[/b:59d28576f1], in Australia you may get $1,500 to $2,000 for a 1948 TEA20, a bit more for a later 12 volt, 85 mm TEA20 and [u:59d28576f1]maybe[/u:59d28576f1] $3,000 for a fully restored TEA20. I paid $2,500 for my TEA20 in 1985 and despite the $$$'s I've invested in restoring the tractor, it is still a $2,500 to $3,000 market value tractor.

It does not appear to matter what you have invested in the tractor, that is the market price. Any higher than $3,000 in Australia and you are competing with imported used small Japanese diesel tractors and older used tractors with live PTO, low range etc.

Bob in Oz
'53 TEA20