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Need off color help

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Topic: Need off color help

Posted By: AllisandGleaner
Subject: Need off color help
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 7:51am

I have an original super A 54 model you can see all the decals on it original paint and pretty tight cultivators no trans noise and a man wants to trade me a d17 Thompson diesel needs clutch not running 5900 hours and a d17 gas narrow front has a thrown rod block is still ok 2200 hours both have poor cosmetic look what the better thing to do a red one or orange one?

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Posted By: Pete from IL
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 8:36am

I would not make that trade. You know what you have but you don't know how much you need to spend on the 2 Allises. The diesels can be a money pit.

Posted By: Dek Thorne
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 9:44am

Unless those tractors had sentimental value to me I would not make that trade. I would keep what you got instead of getting 2 potential money pits

Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 12:53pm

Agree with the above comments. I wouldn't trade a known good tractor for two money pits even if they are orange unless I needed them for parts.

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Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2016 at 5:47pm

Red is always better than green anyway.