Reply to post: Re: Balance

Tractors, not phones, will (maybe) get America a right-to-repair law at this rate: Bernie slams 'truly insane' situation

jake Silver badge

Re: Balance

Some of us are collecting, restoring and using old gear of various makes and models, and of course most of us have a newer Kubota or two of one description or another.

Purchasing old tractors and refurbishing them is fairly lucrative ... I found a Ford 850 that was complete but not running and had been out in the weather for several years. Cost me $750. I put another $2,000 into it, about 10 hours of my time, slapped on a coat of paint, gave it four used but serviceable tires that I had laying around. Sold the result it to my neighbor for $5,500. I fully expect that it'll be 8 to 10 years before he has to do anything to it beyond routine maintenance. It is used daily.

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