Tractor advice

Dave W

Member
Location
chesterfield
Some friends are selling 3 vintage tractors and they’ve asked my advice but not really my thing.
1st an Alice chalmers ED40 depthomaric. Fully restored in working order
2nd another restored alice. Not sure of model but Petrol and it has the underslung steerage hoe setup.
3rd a McCormick B-275 hi clearance. Restored and engine done a few years ago.

Struggling to put a value on them.
Also will they make their money in Cheffins vintage sale. Long way to drag them only to fetch them back unsold.

Some dark dusty pics I managed tonight
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It's a gamble dragging them to the sale but probably the best way as it attracts a lot of attention, more so than internet selling sites.
If the right people are there and want them, then who knows what they make

You will have a realistic figure in mind I'm sure.
Cheffins market their sale well
 

Roy Stokes

Member
Location
East Shropshire
Anyone want to put a value on them?
Was thinking £2k for the little one and £3k for the big. Way out or not???
An Allis B which I'm pretty confident the hoe tractor is will rarely command much more than £1200 in the condition it is in, mainly I think due to petrol paraffin being expensive to run compared to diesels, The ED 40 is a different story, it is difficult to tell how good the restoration is due to the photo location and it does need some panels re-fitting, but an Allis collector sold up not far away from here around 3 years ago and his immaculate ED 40 made just shy of 3k, The 23C (as in 4 cylinder MF 35) is off putting for some buyers as they can be a pain, there was an array of "B's" at the sale and prices ranged from 950 for a British built straight axle version as an older restoration to 1500 for an American B with early Bow type axle and immaculate 2K paint and new tyres, bargain of the sale was a rarer Allis WC tricycle at £1500 which I think went to John Bownes.
 

Dave W

Member
Location
chesterfield
An Allis B which I'm pretty confident the hoe tractor is will rarely command much more than £1200 in the condition it is in, mainly I think due to petrol paraffin being expensive to run compared to diesels, The ED 40 is a different story, it is difficult to tell how good the restoration is due to the photo location and it does need some panels re-fitting, but an Allis collector sold up not far away from here around 3 years ago and his immaculate ED 40 made just shy of 3k, The 23C (as in 4 cylinder MF 35) is off putting for some buyers as they can be a pain, there was an array of "B's" at the sale and prices ranged from 950 for a British built straight axle version as an older restoration to 1500 for an American B with early Bow type axle and immaculate 2K paint and new tyres, bargain of the sale was a rarer Allis WC tricycle at £1500 which I think went to John Bownes.
That's great thanks
 

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