Determining Restored TEN Price

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Pat, I know where you are coming from.Been there done that.I have 3-10's,2 reg,1 hi,wide 15,hi 15, a and a 15 motorpatrol.Throught about selling them but then I took a step back and said where will I find them again.So I closed mom's garage door and my son can have them.I remember Going to George Louge auction and the 2 hi 10's were nowhere near the condition of mine and sold for well over 10,000.Then you see one that price more reasonable.The point I am trying to make is it's all about timing.I would hope that a tractor like yours would bring between 7500-10000.I am restoring a 1964 Mack truck my dad brought new.I have been quoted prices of 20,000 just for paint and body work,and there is not that much of body work to do.So I am doing most all of the work myself.The bottom line is it's only worth what someone will pay for it.Good luck with your 10, you should be proud of he work you put into it.I've seen it and it looks great. MikeDurkin

Mike,

Thanks for your reply. I was hoping too that a restoration of this caliber would bring 8 to 9 thousand. God knows I have a ton of time and machining expense in it. But it was a labor of love. I wish one of my nephews would show an interest so it would stay in the family. I thought about donating to a local logging museum but I really restored this one as a runner not as a display. But now it looks like I may need the money for some expensive back surgery. It is not easy getting old! Seems like you work hard your whole life hoping to retire one day and enjoy my toys but my career was tough on my body and now I need a restoration!

Maybe I should put together a package deal and sell my truck and trailer too! Time to start downsizing.
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Hi, would somebody, tell me where I can find the serial # on a cat 10, there is no brass tag on back of seat! It must be stamped on transmission or some place! Thanks

Mine is stamped on the left side of the engine block (as viewed from sitting in the operator's seat) at the upper front corner on the flat machined area that has the 3 threaded holes for mounting the optional generator bracket. Also look on top of the rear end case just in front of the seat, they may have stamped it there too.

Ok thanks I will check there is the engine # The same as the machine # ?

Ok , I checked the engine pad, nothing there! I checked in front of seat, there is a brass tag that tells how to shift the machine, but that is riveted to the cover for steering clutches it wouldn't be on the cover , it has to be somewhere on the transmission or final drive housing! I would think!

I made a short YouTube video showing the locations of the stampings on my Ten, I posted it in the discussion forum to avoid taking Pat's original thread too far off topic. Here's the link -

http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?28733-Caterpillar-Ten-Serial-Number-Locations&p=196441#post196441

Hi All, been reading with interest on the gentleman that may sell his ten for health reasons...I'm here to say that his tractor should be worth well in excess of $10Kto 12K...He knows what it took to redo it and so does anyone else that does any cat..I too was at Logue's sale and purchased his yellow ten for 12K..the Hi ten went for 15k..I have thought of selling mine, but where would you find another as you cant just go down to the corner and buy one let alone find parts..friend of mine still looking for a carb for his ten..some people like to keep prices private, I get it, but if your in this type of hobby, it doesnt hurt to let fellow members know what they may be getting into... If the timing came right, I would put all of them up for auction, for the simple reason I'm getting older and have no one to pass them on to..someone may as well enjoy them as I have..We have to remember too, that the younger generation coming on will not be able to repair / restore these type of machines or wont care to due to cost,knowledge,obtaining parts for these machines of old....Thank-you for listening