[AT] almost NOS John Deere

Dave Merchant kosh at ncweb.com
Mon Apr 13 10:03:40 PDT 2009


It would be fun to show it without identifying it, and watch the correct police
tell you all the things that are wrong about it!

Dave Merchant


At 08:04 AM 4/13/2009, you wrote:
>The tractor must have been something to see. Imagine in 30 years when that
>machine is an antique instead of a classic how nice of a showpiece it will
>be. I can see the correct police climbing all over it---checking decal
>placement, wanting to know what was painted before final assembly, etc. I
>can't help but wonder if the economy would have been better or if it would
>have been better advertised as a collectable, what the selling price would
>have been.
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Darnell" <dltc at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] almost NOS John Deere
>
>
> > John,  Went to that sale and a collector paid $48,000 for the 4440  the
> > combine went to a farmer who was going to put it to work.  The farmer
> > never
> > ran out of money, he just had more than he needed.  There was two other
> > 4440
> > that he had that he used all the time. One had just over 2500 hours and
> > sold
> > for $43,000 and the other just over 3000 which sold for 38,000.  He had a
> > two 730's and a 630 also.  He also had an extensive collection of horse
> > drawn equipment well as cattle equipment.  Every thing sold for more money
> > than I had so I came home empty handed.  The sale was only 30 miles north
> > of
> > where I live.   The man had just bought 100 acre's of farm ground 10 days
> > before he died, at $8,000 an acre.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 4:23 PM
> > Subject: [AT] almost NOS John Deere
> >
> >
> >>I saw an article in Successful Farming about an auction for a John Deere
> >> 4440 that had only 47 hours. It sold for some over $4?,000 recently. I
> >> believe the fellow that owns Kinze Mfg. bought it. The story goes the
> >> fellow
> >> that owned it was farming full scale--until they found oil on his land.
> >> Evidently he didn't any more money after that so he just parked a lot of
> >> his
> >> equipment instead of selling it. Also had a combine of similar vintage
> >> with
> >> 400 hours. Can't help but wonder did a collector get the combine or is it
> >> headed to the field.
> >>
> >> John Hall
> >>
> >>
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