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Client is moving to Florida. He's selling a 50's area Ferguson tractor.  He says it runs good. I'm going to look at it tomorrow afternoon. Honestly, I'm only looking to flip the thing. Tin is in ok shape for a 60-70 yr old tractor. Rear rubber in nice and very little checking. Seat is plywood.  I'll get some pics tomorrow, but realistically, what are these things going for in good running condition? 

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  On 8/25/2020 at 10:41 PM, SpacemanSpiff said:

Is it gas or diesel. Loader or no loader? Forks, bucket? Is it small like a massy 35? 

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Gas,  similar size to a 8n..

No attachments except a 5' bush hog brand brush hog. But I know what's that's worth.  I'm really after that. I'll sell my old Ford BH and keep this one. 

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Old tractors like that are not bringing much money.  If everything works and the tires are ok on a TO 30 Ferguson, you might get $ 2k.

That said, they are a great tractor for food plotting.  I do most of mine with a nearly identical Ford 8n.  The Fergusons were not made in quite the number, so would be a bit tougher to find parts for.

Those 5 foot Bush-Hog squealers are awesome.  I used one on my 8n a few years and it worked great.  It made a much neater cut than the Rhino SE-6 that I replaced it with on my bigger tractor.  I went back to a "real" Bushog when I wore that Rhino out this summer.

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  On 8/25/2020 at 11:53 PM, wolc123 said:

Old tractors like that are not bringing much money.  If everything works and the tires are ok on a TO 30 Ferguson, you might get $ 2k.

That said, they are a great tractor for food plotting.  I do most of mine with a nearly identical Ford 8n.  The Fergusons were not made in quite the number, so would be a bit tougher to find parts for.

Those 5 foot Bush-Hog squealers are awesome.  I used one on my 8n a few years and it worked great.  It made a much neater cut than the Rhino SE-6 that I replaced it with on my bigger tractor.  I went back to a "real" Bushog when I wore that Rhino out this summer.

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I've got a older Ford 910 brush hog in reality nice condition for the yr.  I'd sell that and keep the bush hog. 

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Well, I bought it...  Forgot my phone at home when I went to look at it.  It's a TO 20. Not as desirable as it's smaller.  Runs great. Not a drop of oil under it.  Got it with the bush hog brand brush hog for $1200.  Brush hog is a 5' slip clutch in great condition and would easily sell for $600.  I'll keep that mower and put my older Ford mower behind it. Clean it up some and I'm confident I'll get $1800 out of the combo.  Once I get it home next week, I will post pics. 

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  On 8/26/2020 at 8:29 PM, mowin said:

Well, I bought it...  Forgot my phone at home when I went to look at it.  It's a TO 20. Not as desirable as it's smaller.  Runs great. Not a drop of oil under it.  Got it with the bush hog brand brush hog for $1200.  Brush hog is a 5' slip clutch in great condition and would easily sell for $600.  I'll keep that mower and put my older Ford mower behind it. Clean it up some and I'm confident I'll get $1800 out of the combo.  Once I get it home next week, I will post pics. 

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Sounds like you got a pretty good deal.

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  On 8/26/2020 at 8:29 PM, mowin said:

Well, I bought it...  Forgot my phone at home when I went to look at it.  It's a TO 20. Not as desirable as it's smaller.  Runs great. Not a drop of oil under it.  Got it with the bush hog brand brush hog for $1200.  Brush hog is a 5' slip clutch in great condition and would easily sell for $600.  I'll keep that mower and put my older Ford mower behind it. Clean it up some and I'm confident I'll get $1800 out of the combo.  Once I get it home next week, I will post pics. 

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Will still out perform ATV guys press into plot work. Looks like you'll still give someone a pretty good deal.

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  On 8/26/2020 at 8:29 PM, mowin said:

Well, I bought it...  Forgot my phone at home when I went to look at it.  It's a TO 20. Not as desirable as it's smaller.  Runs great. Not a drop of oil under it.  Got it with the bush hog brand brush hog for $1200.  Brush hog is a 5' slip clutch in great condition and would easily sell for $600.  I'll keep that mower and put my older Ford mower behind it. Clean it up some and I'm confident I'll get $1800 out of the combo.  Once I get it home next week, I will post pics. 

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Will still out perform ATV guys press into plot work. Looks like you'll still give someone a pretty good deal.

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The Ferguson TO20 is very good on a plow, but not so hot on other 3-point implements because it lacked hydraulic "position" control.  That leads to lots of scalping with a rotary mower unless you chain up the lower links.

It is more the equivalent of the older Ford 9N (1939-1941), and 2N (1942-1947), than the Ford 8N (1948-1952).  The 8N introduced position control, which is a lot better for any 3-point tool other than a plow. It has a selector lever under the seat, to enable draft control for plowing.

The hydraulic draft control (something your JD probably lacks) is way better on  a plow.  I would keep that old Ferguson around just for that.  I love a plow for food-plotting because plowing with draft control is lots of fun and the plow minimizes the need for herbicides, helping to keep my venison "organic".

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  On 8/29/2020 at 10:06 AM, wolc123 said:

The Ferguson TO20 is very good on a plow, but not so hot on other 3-point implements because it lacked hydraulic "position" control.  That leads to lots of scalping with a rotary mower unless you chain up the lower links.

It is more the equivalent of the older Ford 9N (1939-1941), and 2N (1942-1947), than the Ford 8N (1948-1952).  The 8N introduced position control, which is a lot better for any 3-point tool other than a plow. It has a selector lever under the seat, to enable draft control for plowing.

The hydraulic draft control (something your JD probably lacks) is way better on  a plow.  I would keep that old Ferguson around just for that.  I love a plow for food-plotting because plowing with draft control is lots of fun and the plow minimizes the need for herbicides, helping to keep my venison "organic".

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Did a little research on it.  The TO20 was made between '48-51.  It was the the US version of the TE20 in England that was made in '46.  The TE was the first tractor to have a hydraulic 3pt hitch invented by Harry Ferguson. 

The TO20 was nearly identical to the Ford 9n/2n. 

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  On 8/29/2020 at 12:04 PM, mowin said:

Did a little research on it.  The TO20 was made between '48-51.  It was the the US version of the TE20 in England that was made in '46.  The TE was the first tractor to have a hydraulic 3pt hitch invented by Harry Ferguson. 

The TO20 was nearly identical to the Ford 9n/2n. 

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His first 3-point tractor was the brown in the mid 30's.  It was not commercially successful.  He teamed with Henry Ford, and their collaboration (the Ford/Ferguson 9N) became the first successful production tractor, with the Ferguson designed 3 point hitch, in 1939.

That Ford/Ferguson partnership did ok with Henry at the helm, but fractured when Edsel took over 1947 or so.  Ferguson won a patent infringement lawsuit against Ford at that time and forced some of the changes on the model 8N. Among those was the "position" control, now found on all 3-point tractors.

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  On 8/29/2020 at 12:25 PM, wolc123 said:

His first 3-point tractor was the brown in the mid 30's.  It was not commercially successful.  He teamed with Henry Ford, and their collaboration (the Ford/Ferguson 9N) became the first successful production tractor, with the Ferguson designed 3 point hitch, in 1939.

That Ford/Ferguson partnership did ok with Henry at the helm, but fractured when Edsel took over 1947 or so.  Ferguson won a patent infringement lawsuit against Ford at that time and forced some of the changes on the model 8N. Among those was the "position" control, now found on all 3-point tractors.

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I read he was awarded a little over 9mil.  That's a crap load of money in 49...

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