Reply to mog5858:
glade to hear we got another guy from Sask. pic's would really help. i bought my # 12 a few years ago in southeast but i would say the rage would be in the 1500-5000 i been offed 8000 for mine after i got running and cleaned up. your's looks like a 1954 year with a 318. drop me a line if you need help.
44barranch,
Welcome to the bulletin board. I saw this grader on 2S Auctioneers and was watching what it was going for. I seen that it had a reserve on it.
Based on the pictures that were on the site there are a few things that I noticed that I took into consideration. It going to need tires, they are getting pretty low on tread. The seat needs to be recovered, and it needs some glass work. That is the just the visual stuff that I noticed in the pictures that were posted on the auction site.
Other things that I would consider from a mechanical point. How well does the pony motor run? how well does it engage the flywheel to start the diesel? Does the diesel smoke white when it runs? Do the brakes work? Is the clutch good? What are the u-joints like that run all the drive shafts? What kind of shape is the gear box in to engage the implements? Of course these are all things that one has to come look at in person and test in order to give a fair offer.
mog5858 is probably right on par for a value range at $1500-$5000. I mean $5000 would be at the very high end for a machine in really good shape.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Nate