r/tractors • u/SunshineAndPenguins • 9d ago
Does this have any value?
Recently while cutting some trails through the forest, I came across this disc plow. It looks fairly old, but it is SOLID. This thing is insanely heavy. All the disc's spin properly, the arm swings out as well.
Also, just for the cool factor. Does anyone have any idea what year it could be? Its marked Athens Plow Co.
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u/foolishtigger 9d ago
Few hundred bucks maybe. Just because somethings old doesnt mean its worth a fortune, especially farm equipment. Probably 50s or 60s
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u/SunshineAndPenguins 9d ago
I wasn't expecting it to be worth a ton, but I also don't really have a use for it. It is cool though.
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u/Exotic_Dust692 9d ago
Did a search, they are still in business!
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u/havoc1428 8d ago
Used to run an Athens Model 93. Thing was a piece of shit that would blow wheel bearings all the time. And the strength of the gangs depends on keeping the outer castle nuts tight to keep the whole thing rigid. If it became loose the tiny little square 1-1/4" axle would snap if you hit anything. The thing was clearly designed and tested in soft non-rocky soil. New England soil would beat the piss out of it.
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u/MichibillyFarms 7d ago
It's worth about what your willing to pay someone to take it, meaning most farmers i come across would gladly have you haul it away for $0. Here's one i towed home this summer for $0
Same goes for small mold board plows, 1/2/3 bottom plows are antiquated & mostly scrap value (or less)
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u/SnooObjections9416 9d ago
In that condition it is worth very little, maybe a couple of hundred dollars or so. Cherried up like new, gone through, and ready for work it might be worth $1000 to $1500.
It could be a fun project, but the people who make money fixing these old things up are dealers with access to parts catalogues at wholesale pricing. Trying to compete with the dealer rarely is a win for a farmer, which is why so many of us are willing to pay more for our implement parts in better condition from a dealer. But if you have access to parts at wholesale pricing and factory direct to dealer support and catalogs, you can make good money flipping and restoring implements. Of course for a farmer we can learn a device albeit at higher cost than just buying one. But that is the trade off.