It will all burn eventually- sometimes the "locals" will go at the windrows with their chain saws for firewood. It's probably not a good idea, with the price of carbon going up- maybe the new oil? I just do what I'm told..
I think 10K is a buy on these machines if everything still works and there's still enough undercarriage left to get some work done. I figure machine rent at 60-70 dollars per hour, so, that would be 150 hours of work, plus its still worth scrap when you are done.
Things to check:
Fan drive bearings (in front of injection pump- these need to be replaced every so often)
Equalizer bar pin (lift the front of the tractor and see how much it slops- I use the condition of the equalizer bar to estimate hours on the machine, as the hour meter usually can't be trusted)
Final drive leaks- I wouldn't worry about seepage, but if it is pouring oil that is bad. If final drive is over full oil is leaking in from steering clutches, or there is water in the housing.
Run the machine and see if it will pull right away- as the transmission clutches wear it can take a long time before they will lock up.
BOttom rollers- lift the machine with the blade and have a look for loose ones.
I've found that the ones with the Bosch pump start best with the throttle wide open...
Probably the IH blade was installed when they broke the push arms- very common on these, push arms were designed for 100 HP and 25000 pound machine, not 140 and 32000.
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