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1845C at auction
- Thread starter KSSS
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bad Tom
Well-Known Member
Maybe somebody needed a income tax deduction!!!
phil314
Senior Member
Dang! I sold my very nice 1845c with 1700 hrs for $13k. I guess I should have asked for more.
I watched that auction live and have a couple thoughts:
1) every year that goes by more and more people are upset with the complexity of computers and emissions (always bellyaching about downtime and repair bills, more dealer’s service guys are incompetent and don’t care) which causes the demand to keep rising for the older stuff.
2)the dollar is on the verge of being worthless, hyper inflation is obviously here. Many dealers are months and months out getting new machines, only to get worse. People are desperate to use what’s left of the buying power of the dollar to posses tangible items that they can repair themselves in a collapsed economy. Smart.
One guy in NC is renting his 1845c for something like $550 a day. Guess just sitting in a legend is worth an extra $300 a day.
1) every year that goes by more and more people are upset with the complexity of computers and emissions (always bellyaching about downtime and repair bills, more dealer’s service guys are incompetent and don’t care) which causes the demand to keep rising for the older stuff.
2)the dollar is on the verge of being worthless, hyper inflation is obviously here. Many dealers are months and months out getting new machines, only to get worse. People are desperate to use what’s left of the buying power of the dollar to posses tangible items that they can repair themselves in a collapsed economy. Smart.
One guy in NC is renting his 1845c for something like $550 a day. Guess just sitting in a legend is worth an extra $300 a day.
bad Tom
Well-Known Member
I have had that conversation many times over the years. A new tractor does very little more than a machine built in the 70's or 80's. Repaint the old tractor, replace the interior and it's like a brand new one. All you have to do is keep it up in good shape.
Totally agree, I would much rather spend a day in a 71,72, or 89 series Magnum than a new one anyway. Growing up on a 1466 does that I guess. Farmers now days, at least here wont run a tractor if the GPS tracking doesn't work. Gone are the days....
1693TA
Senior Member
I've had my 1845C for 20 full years now with no plans to replace it. New is much nicer but certainly no more dependable. This one I equate to a boulder at the end of a driveway dependable. Always there doing it's job without question, or problem.
DMiller
Senior Member
Do NOT see a $41k unit sitting there. $14k MAYBE.
phil314
Senior Member
I had my 1845c for 22 years. It was rock solid dependable and worked great for most of the stuff I did.
I spent a long time debating with myself if it was worth getting a newer machine.
In the end I decided it was and got an S650.
2 big item were the 2 speed and being able to run 22.5 snow tires. Makes it a far better machine for plowing.
Add in better cab, more hydraulic flow, more lift, better heat, AC, better cold starting, smoother controls, much quieter, etc.
It does each little thing better and when you add up all the little things, it's make a big difference overall.
Of course it also cost 2.5x what the 1845c did, but so far I've been very happy with it and I think it was worth it.
Shimmy1
Senior Member
What did that 1845 cost new?
bad Tom
Well-Known Member
In 1991 with a 63' bucket, 7.50X16 tires, list price was $23,239 but they were sold for another 10 years. No idea what the last ones sold for.
phil314
Senior Member
My 1845c was a 1989.
I bought it in 97 for $12k with 900 hrs.
I sold it in 2020 for $13k with 1700 hrs.
So overall, not a bad deal. I think I got my moneys worth.
I bought it in 97 for $12k with 900 hrs.
I sold it in 2020 for $13k with 1700 hrs.
So overall, not a bad deal. I think I got my moneys worth.
1693TA
Senior Member
Mine was new in 1995 and sold new for $15,962.00 and I have the original sales receipt. A new one in May of 2001 was just over $21,200.00 from the same dealer.
There was an OROPS unit maybe a 2000 year model with 50 hrs on it for sale in the spring of 2020, I think. Guy wanted something like $30k for it. Was his backup unit he bought new - shows you how little his other 1845c needed repairs.
Don’t know if he sold it.
Don’t know if he sold it.