[SEL] OT: Titan Tractor Questions

[Michael Young]

Joe,

its been a day and no one your side of the pond has answered, so I'll stick
my spoke in.  Recent sales in Oz that I can recall are for up to $Aus20K for
a restored Titan, down to $Aus7k or even less for unrestored rough ones with
the usual "what ifs" that entails.  My observation at least is that you guys
pay more for your home grown stuff, particularly IHC machinery, than we do.
So by that measure $US13K doesn't sound too much for one that is up and
running with a paint job.

Mate in a few months time you'll forget the pain of the $ gone and the
misses will forgive you, so just go and get it before someone else does!

regards,

Michael Young




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Prindle" <joe_prindle2001 at yahoo.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: [SEL] OT: Titan Tractor Questions


> I ask here because I am also on the tractor list and most of the traffic
> there is related to the rubber tired variety and since a Titan is a lot
> more like a gas engine than a tractor, I thought the chances of getting
> some info would be better here.
> I have been wanting to get a nice tractor for quite awhile. My main
> criteria are that it has to be on steel, made before 1930 and preferably
> have two cylinders or less. Since we have plenty of John Deeres come to
> our show, I ruled them out even though I was offered a fair deal on a
> spoker D. Rumely's are pretty pricey for what you get, and while
> desirable, not really rare. A Rumely is probably the best investment, but
> I want it for a toy, first. Hart-Parrs are pretty scarce around here, and
> I haven't found a real good one yet. I missed a Happy Farmer, which is a
> good tractor now, but wasn't when it was new!
> What I have found are several (5) different 10-20 Titans, at varying
> prices in various states of repair. I always liked the looks of the Titan
> and can just barely remember the one my grandpa had when I was a kid. Even
> though there are several in the state, it is fairly rare to see one at a
> show. The one I like is an older restoration, in good shape mechanically
> and the paint is still presentable. The tanks are correct and, save a
> small dent in the water tank, in good condition. The engine doesn't knock
> or smoke excessively, and it starts and runs good. It is a 1919 model,
> with the exhaust exiting to the bottom and front of the tractor. It has
> the large carby and a good KW high bar mag. The tranny, sprockets and
> chains seem good and it looks like a winner. The price is $13,000 and they
> are pretty firm on that. I can swing that if know that the tractor is
> worth that.
> So, here are my questions:
> First, does anyone know what the going price is on a decent Titan? Finding
> prices on some of this stuff, except for auction prices, is pretty hard
> because you don't seem them traded very often.
> Second, does anyone know the weight on one of these? I can't find my IH
> book or the Nebraska Tractor Test Book. I am guessing 3 to 3 1/2 tons.
> Third, Does anyone know of any particular weaknesses on the Titan? Is
> there anywhere that I should be looking for a particular flaw? Every make
> and model seems to have it's own set of quirks, does anyone know any for
> this one?
> As you can tell, I am pretty excited about getting a tractor. I am not
> going to quit playing with my engines, but a tractor is pretty neat, too.
> I was looking at a few traction engines, but my buddies have talked me out
> of it with all the changes to the boiler rules and all that. One of them
> told me that it was a time bomb waiting to go off in my wallet, which sort
> of got my attention! So, an early gas tractor seems to be the next logical
> choice.
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give me, and if I get one, you are
> all welcome to come to Baraboo and play with it!
> Later,
> Joe
>
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