Whats it worth - 1992 John Deere 430

Ah, should've mentioned that. Silver lines are the front hydraulics, nose isn't bad but is dented in a few places and the paint has seen better days. The headlight lens fell out the other day and I hit it with the mower before I saw it. A new one is in the mail.

I actually know the complete history of this mower since new. My in-laws neighbor bought it new in 92 with ever attachment. It even had a loader at one time.

Here in the northeast, I think the average is $2500 with a 60" deck in good condition. Attachments increase price, especially with the 430 since the frame and pto extension are needed and those cost ~$400(if they can be found).

Your selling price really depends how much you want to sell and how patient you are with Craigslist buyers, takes a lot of time to answer emails and show the tractor to prospective buyers.

Fwiw: If I were looking at your tractor, would be really curious to know why you needed to replace front hydraulic hardlines.

Hmmm...I've never noticed the hard lines were different. They were like that when I bought it. I wasn't looking for this tractor when I bought it, it found me. I knew nothing about a 430 other than they existed. My father in law talked me into it after he saw it and knew I was in the market for a larger mower.

No clue about the lines, I rebuilt the rear myself. I bought it with a broken axle, it had a loader on it (was gone when I bought it) and the previous owner got happy with the diff lock and snapped it. Internally it was spotless, so we freshened it up and put a new axle in. Been going strong 4 years now. The weight bracket was modified to run 3 series implements. My father in law has a 322, I've been running his front plow for a while and it works great.

ncsu602 said:

No clue about the lines, I rebuilt the rear myself. I bought it with a broken axle, it had a loader on it (was gone when I bought it) and the previous owner got happy with the diff lock and snapped it. Internally it was spotless, so we freshened it up and put a new axle in. Been going strong 4 years now. The weight bracket was modified to run 3 series implements. My father in law has a 322, I've been running his front plow for a while and it works great.

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That makes me feel a lot better. I bought a 420 with a loader and the prior owner had snapped the rear axle too. I believe it was due to the differential lock being engaged improperly as well.

I've bought and sold over twenty JD's of different sizes and one thing I have noticed is that a lot of sellers think that buyers want to see the tractor as it is in it's daily life. I don't know about you but when I go see a tractor I want it to be cleaned up or at least hosed off. If I didn't know so much about them I would have walked away from several they were so dirty. Would you want to buy a used car covered in mud or the inside full of trash? I wouldn't. It can't hurt to at least wash them off. Also, a can of JD green can do wonders on an area that has scratches or light rust if you clean it off and prime it first. These old metal grills can be straightened with your hands and a small adjustable wrench. Here is my latest 318 fender pan that was about 60% surface rust. I used two rattle cans of JD green and then rubbed it out.