The guy who has been plowing our road and drive for several years has given up his plowing business, so I'm faced with the prospect of finding another reasonable, reliable person to plow, or doing the snow removal ourselves.
I found this Farmall Super A locally which appears to be in excellent condition. Everything seems to work, hydraulic lift for the snow plow and hitch (but not a 3-point hitch), flat belt and spline PTO. Back tires are fair, fronts are pretty well used up.
I realize there are lots of variables, not the least of which is location (I'm in midcoast Maine), but any idea what a fair price is for this?
Opinions on it's capability as a snow plow for perhaps 300 yards of road and drive? It weighs about 2400# and the engine produces all of 23hp or so out of 120 CI.
Anything to watch out for? The hydraulic unit is a bit puzzling to me, acts almost like a servo--it maintains a position to match the position the control is placed in.
Here's a few photos, I think the paint is original.