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I have now accumulated an H3 1970 140 tractor with a 54" blade, a #8" mower deck, a #33 tiller and a 3 point hitch all for $900 in less than 2 months.

I was wondering what was the original purchase price of these items. Any idea what they might have cost back in '70.
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Earlier this year I put together some pricing info using a GNP pricing index.
Here are a few equivalent prices from 1974 in 2009 dollars.

140-H1 $7,578
140-H3 $8,419
33 Tiller $1,905
48 Rotary Mower $1,064
49 Snow Thrower $1,469
54 Blade $702
54 Blade Angle Kit $201
54C Center Blade $436
80 Dump Cart $719
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