[AT] Was: JD 530 on E-bay, now auction results

[Ronald L. Cook]

Dean,
         That is one striking 630 standard alright.  I have seen photos of 
it before, possibly yours.  It also seems to me that I saw it at one of the 
Expo shows at Grundy Center, IA.  I have always thought that warning light 
looked out of place on that particular tractor.  I remember one such light 
in the community, and I think it was on a 50.  I don't mean to say the 50 
came with it.  My guess is, it was purchased and installed on the 50 when 
it became available.  It was only on the tractor when pulling wagons during 
harvest.  I think they are a very rare piece of equipment and I am 
surprised it was left on the 520 at auction.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

>Ron:
>
>I'm trying to remember the story behind this 630 on steel. I first saw it at
>the Two Cylinder Expo in Missoula in 1999 but later in March of 2000 saw it
>again and took a picture of it at the Collector Center in Moline. This
>doesn't show up in the pictures I took at the Collector Center in 2002 or
>2004. My recollection is that JD either owns this tractor or was heavily
>involved in supplying parts for the restoration of it or both. Again if my
>memory is holding up this is a Rice tractor out of the SE and any option
>that JD could find that would fit on this tractor got installed. Whether it
>made sense or not.
>
>It may have been sold at one of the CC auctions.
>
>Now if we were to go out in the rural Salix, IA area on a dirt road, at
>night, with this tractor, wouldn't the warning light be helpful? But maybe
>the girlfriend wouldn't like it! The girlfriend's Dad sure as heck could
>find you.
>
>I will tell you that the Expo IX in Missoula featured the JD H tractors but
>this tractor just over whelmed everything else at the show. It had THE
>prominent position at the head of the main display row which I thought was a
>bit odd since the show was supposed to feature the JD H. At the time I
>wondered about those who had transported their rare BWH or BNH all the way
>cross country to Missoula, MT and then had to play second fiddle to this
>tractor. I suspect they might have been more than a little disappointed.
>
>If someone offered this tractor for sale at a bargain price I would be all
>over it like stink on manure. With or without the warning light!  :-) And I
>don't like steel wheeled tractors all that much. This one is a gem.
>
>The bottom line it is a stunning tractor.
>
>BTW:  I never have seen this warning light installed on any other tractor at
>any other show and sure as heck didn't see one in NW Iowa in the late 50's.
>Those that go to the Iowa Expos and the NY Expos may have seen this
>elsewhere. But when Brad mentioned this one on a 520 it immediately rang a
>bell. Can't remember where I was 5 minutes ago but remembered this option
>all the way back to 1999 instantly. A mind is a terrible thing to lose. :-)
>
>Dean A. Van Peursem
>Snohomish, WA 98290
>
>Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>
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>
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>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:25 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Was: JD 530 on E-bay, now auction results
>
>Dean,
>         That thing sure must jiggle around on that 630 on steel and is kind
>of
>a silly thing to have on that tractor.  Who would drive that thing down
>the road to the elevator with a wagon behind it?  Pretty much a joke
>anyway.  They flopped around enough on rubber tired tractors.  I don't
>think it was a popular option and more than likely was just left hanging
>on the back wall of the machine shed.
>
>Ron Cook
>Salix, IA
>
>Dean VP wrote:
>
> > Brad:
> >
> > Interesting information. The 730 sale prices don't surprise me but the 520
> > info is really interesting. By chance did you get any pictures of that
> > contraption?  JD did sell warning light equipment called a "Tractor
>Warning
> > Mast Lamp" but I think I have seen this in real life but once on a 630 STD
> > on steel at the 1999 Two Cylinder Expo IX in Missoula, MT.
> >
> > Fortunately I took some pictures of it that show this particular set up.
>Did
> > the warning light 520 setup look like this? Look at the very first three
> > pictures.
> >
> >
>http://public.fotki.com/deanvp/tractor_shows/1999/2_cylinder_expo/missoula_m
> > t/
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://makeashorterlink.com/?M26435C8C
> >
> >
> >
> > If it does look like this, then this is an optional standard JD product
> > offering shown in the "Attachments for John Deere Tractors and Engines
>book
> > AC-1000" and therefore is also shown in the 520/530 Parts Catalog. I have
> > copied a couple of the pages from the Parts Catalog for your review:
> >
> > http://public.fotki.com/deanvp/misc/warning_mast_lamp/
> >
> >
> > BTW: The price for the JD 520 was fairly normal but the price for the
>three
> > point was quite high. That makes it a $5700 520 with three point which
>puts
> > it in the league of a 530 with three point. Did it have a wide front end
>or
> > dual hydraulics? I really get upset at auctions when sellers strip the
>three
> > point off to get a higher total price. But....  It's their tractor. I
>don't
> > have to bid.
> >
> >
> > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > Snohomish, WA 98290
> >
> > Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>
>
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