Hey guys (and gals), I'm fairly new here, but have been lurking for a while. I have a question for you that I hope you can help me with.
My uncle is "retiring" and moving up to his cottage and no longer has a need for several of his tractor implements, therefore he is selling several of them. The one I am most interested in is a Howard Rotavator HR3-50 tiller. It is approximately 10 years old but looks to be in good shape. I'm ultimately looking for a value on this. From what he said (and I've seen online) it looks like Howard used to make the John Deere tillers and opinions of Howard tillers generally are quite positive. I did a quick look online and saw a few being bought/sold for around $700 but some looked to be in rough shape. I haven't inspected this one, but am pretty confident it's in good condition as my uncle is a mechanic. My father also just borrowed it this weekend to till his garden and other than needing to be leveled side to side, it performed flawlessly he said. Anything like wear items or failure points that I should look for/be concerned about before buying it?
As a side note, this would be used with a JD 1025R that I will be purchasing later this summer.
I appreciate your insight and help! So... what say you? What would you pay for a 10 year old Howard Rotavator HR3-50? Thanks.
My uncle is "retiring" and moving up to his cottage and no longer has a need for several of his tractor implements, therefore he is selling several of them. The one I am most interested in is a Howard Rotavator HR3-50 tiller. It is approximately 10 years old but looks to be in good shape. I'm ultimately looking for a value on this. From what he said (and I've seen online) it looks like Howard used to make the John Deere tillers and opinions of Howard tillers generally are quite positive. I did a quick look online and saw a few being bought/sold for around $700 but some looked to be in rough shape. I haven't inspected this one, but am pretty confident it's in good condition as my uncle is a mechanic. My father also just borrowed it this weekend to till his garden and other than needing to be leveled side to side, it performed flawlessly he said. Anything like wear items or failure points that I should look for/be concerned about before buying it?
As a side note, this would be used with a JD 1025R that I will be purchasing later this summer.
I appreciate your insight and help! So... what say you? What would you pay for a 10 year old Howard Rotavator HR3-50? Thanks.
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