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Sun Apr 23 17:09:21 PDT 2006

I'm just glad it has warmed up enough that most of us feel like getting out 
and about again.  It seems like there has been quite a bit of iron moving 
around lately.  I've recently been contacted both to sell some of my "parts 
tractors" for scrap, as well as getting a few calls to see if I would be interested 
in buying more.  It's amazing to me how much has been hauled away lately, and 
as things get tight I think we'll see more and more go off for scrap just to 
pay for gas money.  I've been tempted to thin out the herd a little, but the way 
I see it, in another 20 years, cast iron might be just a valuable as gold is 
today....one can only hope.

Personally, I'd love to be buying more tractors right now, but when I have to 
decide between covering living expenses and spending the money on "good 
deals" I guess reality sets in, even though I know they probably end up in China.  
Has anyone noticed much of a drop in auction prices this spring?  I'm still 
waiting for a decent sale to pop up around me...but not too soon.

Enjoy, Joe

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