Further woes alpine tractor

[david lawrence]

Hi

my little reverse drive tractor has lost its drive and it’s traced to hydrostatic drive unit

the parts are available but bill for fixing could be 3000 to 5000 £

any ideas what I might get for it as a non runner ?

where best to find a replacement or just give the go ahead to get it fixed

I don’t have the time to or really knowledge to buy a better one in the sub £7 or £8 thousand bracket

Whats the way forward ?

thsnks

david

[dumper]

Spend the money get it fixed and do all the other jobs on it that need doing brakes lights paint service the engine give it a good clean = new ish tractor and fix the seat should last a while 

[stevemarkovick]

In today's market, even beat-up compact tractors are fetching surprising prices, but selling it as a non-runner might only get you a few grand at best depending on the model and condition. Personally, if you like the tractor and it suits your work, I'd lean toward fixing it properly. As others have said, take the opportunity to freshen everything else up while it's apart—brakes, lights, service the engine—and you’ll probably get a good few more years out of it for a lot less than the cost of a decent replacement.

[GarethM]

With any tractor it's usually the better the devil you know and you also know how well it's been looked after.

 

As has been said, by the time you've split the tractor and replaced whatever is needed, it'll need a jet washing and paint.

 

Once it's running you can then decide to keep or flip it, personally used equipment once repaired is best kept until it's fit for the scrap.

[doobin]

2 hours ago, stevemarkovick said:

In today's market, even beat-up compact tractors are fetching surprising prices, but selling it as a non-runner might only get you a few grand at best depending on the model and condition. Personally, if you like the tractor and it suits your work, I'd lean toward fixing it properly. As others have said, take the opportunity to freshen everything else up while it's apart—brakes, lights, service the engine—and you’ll probably get a good few more years out of it for a lot less than the cost of a decent replacement.

I'd beg to differ, prices are considerably down on their peak of a couple of years ago.