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D17 series 3

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Topic: D17 series 3

Posted By: spencefarm
Subject: D17 series 3
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2015 at 6:15pm

So I'm looking for some pricing advice on a couple of D17 series 3 tractors. One has had the engine redone and a new paint job 5 or 10 years ago and is in perfect working order. The other is pretty much a parts tractor. The engine block is cracked in 6 places. Otherwise all other parts of the tractor are in good shape.

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2015 at 9:55pm

New tires all the way around are at least $1,000. A wide-front axle (to me) is worth an extra $500. An engine that needs a block would cost me $1800 in parts to fix (complete OH)with no labor. If you have to hire someone to do the engine for you? another $1,000 minimum. So a D-17 that needs $2,800 spent on the engine is worth?? almost nothing, right??

Posted By: spencefarm
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2015 at 9:57pm

Would I be better off taking that one and just selling it for scrap?

Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2015 at 5:45am

You would be better taking it and parting it out. Quote a bit of parts money to be made if your patient.

Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2015 at 12:45pm

I would offer $3500 for the pair. I would keep the parts tractor as it might prove very useful. I honestly would probably end up fixings the parts tractor when I had time just because I could...

Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2015 at 12:52pm

You could always find a nice Cummings 4BT and drop in place of that bad motor on the other d17 I always thought that would make a nice efficient diesel tractor. Not knocking the allis diesel just guessing a modern one has some advantages.