Second hand tractors are gone expensive

New to me at the weekend. Had been looking to buy a tractor with maybe higher hours and a smaller handler, but prices for both were over budget and I was unlikely to be happy with both machines. I had been keeping an eye out since Christmas and looked at a fair few machines, but prices were high for the hours on them. Asked a local dealer to keep an eye out for me and told him roughly what I was looking for, he had this within a fortnight.

He told me to take it for a week and see if I was happy with it. Seems like a decent solid tractor and good enough visibility on the loader. Tyres are a bit more worn than ideal but there were a few of similar years with higher hours in around £27-28,500 but this is an 09 Reg, 5000 hours. Traded in an 02 McCormick cx90 with over 10,000 hours against it leaving the the deal at £17,500 plus VAT.

Reggie. wrote: »

Well wear lad

Maybe it’s just the picture but the loader look far out from the tractor for centre of gravity. Did you lift anything with it to see how’s its balanced with a load. I know you probably have a counter weight in the rear just compared to your previous tractor

jntsnk wrote: »

Maybe it’s just the picture but the loader look far out from the tractor for centre of gravity. Did you lift anything with it to see how’s its balanced with a load. I know you probably have a counter weight in the rear just compared to your previous tractor

Jb1989 wrote: »

It looks to be well tight to the windscreen, maybe looks a bit high alright, or else is just a very strong, beefy loader

Haven't lifted anything with it yet, supposedly the same loader as the Quicke 45 I think or maybe the Q35. Have a rear weight for her.

There's a good bit of clearance between the window and loader, possibly just the angle the pic was taken. It does appear to be a beefier loader than the Quicke the neighbour has on his 5060. Time will tell.

Donald Trump wrote: »

There is likely actually a Quicke plate on that as well if you look for it. That will have the model on it

Its a Q45

Reggie. wrote: »

Its a Q45

correct and right....they are a bit too big for the tractor if thats a 5455 imo ...but having said that who doesnt like somethig thats overengineered.

AntrimGlens wrote: »

No he wouldn't be in the league of McElderrys, but then again he's only taking a small cut for himself. Hammy Kidd, he's on DD, had three nice 5712's in but too pricey for me..
My father dealt with his uncle for years when buying IH 674's, 784's etc and would always ask if there was a guarantee with the tractor. Usual response was "there's a concrete guarantee, once she leaves this concrete there's no guarantee".

Ah he's only up the road from us and had her fully stripped in the workshop to look her over before selling it to us.

Any harm to ask what kind of money for the 5712s? been looking at similar

Well Wear


you got a good price for the cx


Any major issues with it up to them hours?

AntrimGlens wrote: »

New to me at the weekend. Had been looking to buy a tractor with maybe higher hours and a smaller handler, but prices for both were over budget and I was unlikely to be happy with both machines. I had been keeping an eye out since Christmas and looked at a fair few machines, but prices were high for the hours on them. Asked a local dealer to keep an eye out for me and told him roughly what I was looking for, he had this within a fortnight.

He told me to take it for a week and see if I was happy with it. Seems like a decent solid tractor and good enough visibility on the loader. Tyres are a bit more worn than ideal but there were a few of similar years with higher hours in around £27-28,500 but this is an 09 Reg, 5000 hours. Traded in an 02 McCormick cx90 with over 10,000 hours against it leaving the the deal at £17,500 plus VAT.

Lakill, she was starting to give starter & fuel problems fairly regularly and despite draining and washing the tank a couple times, pipes cleaned, new filters etc. we couldn't get to the bottom it it.
Plus brakes were due and really it was time for a change. The engine on that Cx was a great engine, never put a foot wrong and a great yard tractor.
There was an 02 Reg Cx90 advertised in Fermanagh with 4,500 hours on it, looked in good condition, looking £14,500. I was very tempted, so i think i did alright in the deal.

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Try explaining to my father how dyna shift works. :D

Wait til you have to explain to him how to work the hydraulic arms :pac:


Buttons and knobs and wheels all over the place

Albert Johnson wrote: »

An elderly neighbour up the road never mastered how to drive anything other than a MF35 and in later year's a 135. He got a few "lessons" year's back from another neighbour in said neighbours car. Things weren't going great on the motoring front and whatever took place this particular evening our man managed to land the car on it's side in a drain. It looked worse than it was, the car was recovered with minimal damage and it was deemed a simple mistake. However our man took it too heart and thanked his instructor for his assistance but said he'd stick to the tractor in future. He maintained you'd "want 3 feet to drive a car".

I know of a solicitor that drove into the car ferry and thought hed have to reverse out of it he couldn't understand that you could drive off a person had to drive on and off for him each time for years