acem Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I may have the opportunity to buy/trade for a 5088 project in the near future. I'm thinking hard about getting it when it becomes available but want some opinions from the wise sages of Red Power! A friend in southeast Arkansas is trying to buy a group of equipment from an estate. The owner died many years ago and the family hasn't been able to come to a consensus on selling the equipment. They rented the land out immediately but they have wavered on the equipment. I'm told there are now trees growing through stuff and chainsaws will be required... he will buy the equipment and clean the place up. There is alot of older equipment including cotton pickers, 503 rice combine, 706 LPG and the 5088 I'm interested in. The 5088 has around 2000 hours but has set outside since the farmers death. My friend says it still has the original (weathered) interior (including floormat), bad paint, windows are intact, tires are flat and rotted. He said if it had been driven into the shed when the farmer died it would be cherry but that didn't happen. It will be a project to be sure but I can get into it cheap. Where/if the estate decides I will have to be ready. Otherwise it will be salvaged. I would use the 5088 for work I normally do with my 1066 and 1086. Tillage, planting, grain cart, hay, etc. I have a 2355 loader that would fit nicely. Thx-Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Good luck, Ace! Sounds like $$ for tires, batteries, and fuel system cleaning. AC will need everything, and mice issues with wiring, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaboy1965 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Too bad the ding bats didn't put it under roof. If you can swing it sounds like it has potential. Tho a lot of time and money sounds like. Looking forward to you getting your other 88 going again. What's the status there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
766 Man Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 When word gets out about the hours it will not be cheap anymore. The value of the labor needed does not seem to enter the consideration in terms of price anymore. Also, what is the condition of the internal parts not residing in oil? You live where it is hot and humid most of the year. For the tires to have rotted off of the tractor tells me it sat a very long time. What can be bought in very good condition and the price for the same model? There is a tractor not even a quarter mile away from me that I have a similar obsession over but to put it in good mechanical condition (never mind paint) would make the cost twice the value. I probably would not care about that tractor except it was sold new by the local dealer 70 years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcyfarms Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 fyi with that many hours the rear end issue will need to be addressed at it will show eventually, im not sure what breaks or is prone but per triple R when I was going to purchase the one i have he explained they rarely make it past 5000 hours w/out that being addressed, you guys will know what im talking about. he informed me the way to test when I purchased my tractor, go for test drive, away from farmer, test all gears, put it in 5/6 in high range and 1/2 to 3/4 throttle, dump clutch, if it doesnt kill engine you go problem. if it kills engine u good to go. the one i looked at had 9000 hours and in found out later it had the rearend addressed when i tracked down original owner and dealership receipts doubtful at 2000 hours its been updated/fixed yet - i was told its a 10K repair at dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
234-IA Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 if you can buy it for scrap price and do most of the work- and there's going to be more than you expect, always is- yourself you might come out ok. I'd rather have a higher hour tractor that's been kept up, but I don't have the shop or the abilities to do more than basic repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 It's something I would try to fix given the chance. Get it running and swap the rubber and wheels from your 186 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I like to see equipment saved, but it rarely saves any money over purchasing a good one to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer john 8910 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 A pair of BKT 18.4 38 radials and 1100 16 would be $3200 or less here the rest is just how nice do you want it and how much of your time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3200? Priced any within the last three years? maybe your talking just the four tires though I suppose. No tubes, no labor…3200 would still be cheap imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 11 minutes ago, stronger800 said: 3200? Priced any within the last three years? maybe your talking just the four tires though I suppose. No tubes, no labor…3200 would still be cheap imo If rims are good only need tubes for the 11.00-16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorholic Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, stronger800 said: 3200? Priced any within the last three years? maybe your talking just the four tires though I suppose. No tubes, no labor…3200 would still be cheap imo He’s only talking BKT’s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorholic Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Ace how many years do you think that 5088 has sat there? I wouldn’t blame you to be interested but I wonder how much work it could turn into all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomorejohndeere Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 It'll make a nice picture sitting next to the other projects.......... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihrondiesel Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, bitty said: If rims are good only need tubes for the 11.00-16 And the rims can be sanded and painted, I mean, it’s a project anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Fill the holes right in! I would try to find out more about it. maybe it was left outside, because it couldn’t move? (I know that’s unlikely…but I know a guy who just bought one -cheap- because it had been sitting for just that reason, for ten plus years. It has decent tires all the way around and matching ten bolt duals. Runs but doesn’t move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, stronger800 said: Fill the holes right in! I would try to find out more about it. maybe it was left outside, because it couldn’t move? (I know that’s unlikely…but I know a guy who just bought one -cheap- because it had been sitting for just that reason, for ten plus years. It has decent tires all the way around and matching ten bolt duals. Runs but doesn’t move. For a tractor to use that sounds like a good one to start with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superih Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Buy it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Thanks for the input. I need to think about this now and be ready when/if it happens. I don't know how long it has set. He farmed until his health failed and he died. No family was interested in farming so they rented the ground, it's good ground and brings in good money (I don't know the farm but know the area). I fully expect the tractor has sat over 10 years, possibly 20. Apparently it was his big tractor and was using it until the end. Apparently the people who know anything about it's history are deceased. I have a set of rear tires, that's not a problem. Paint and interior are cosmetic. The muffler is probably rusted out due to rain, no biggie-install an eliminator. Hopefully the engine isn't sized. I assume the transmission was working because he was using it. It probably doesn't have the updates due to the low hours. Hopefully rats haven't eaten the wiring up. The ac will need work. South Arkansas is hot and humid during the summer, it can be brutal. The winters are mild though. It doesn't freeze often. This helps reduce condensation. I've seen inside tractors that sat for many years without rusting up. Keep the thoughts coming. I'm supposed to go to my friends place next week to start working on the 5488 again. He's retired now.. Hopefully we can finish it this winter... Thx-Ace 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihrondiesel Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Buy it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorholic Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 It would be really cool if you could save it. If the motor isn’t seized it would really be a plus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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