[AT] Misc Stuff (was test)

Sun Apr 23 22:02:11 PDT 2006

Auction sales are going strong here in sk. and I went to my first of the 
season today. Cold, wet and windy with muddy roads and yards did little to 
inspire me to buy anything but there was plenty to see. I don't think this 
guy ever sold a piece of machinery in his life as most of the old stuff was 
either for sale or piled in scrap iron. There was what appeared to be a 
10-20 McCormick tractor that was not even pulled out of the bush to sell. It 
even still had the hood and a side panel. Two threshing machines were 
present and complete. Didn't stay to see how they sold.
The line up of tractors for sale included several 44 Masseys including a 
rare six cylinder flathead model. Rarest of all was a Long that sold for 
around $600.  A pair of W45 Allis tractors went for around the $600 mark 
too. None of these tractors were running and some had parts missing. That 
along with the miserable weather conditions probably contributed to the low 
prices. I had hoped to write down more of the details and prices at the sale 
but my hands were too cold and stiff to even think about writing. I did take 
several pictures which I may get around to posting if anybody is interested 
in looking.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JAHaze at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:09 PM
Subject: [AT] Misc Stuff (was test)

> 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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