[AT] Auction

[Cecil Bearden]

Saturday I went to an estate auction of a prominent farmer.  He had some 
very nice late model equipment.  Everything went high. The oldest 
tractor was a 706 IHC sold for $5300.  I went to buy a grain truck.  I 
brought home a 1972 IHC 1700 Loadstar w/ 345 V/8, power steering,  5 
speed trans, 2 speed axle, 16ft Omaha steel bed 4 ft sides, Schwartz 
hoist w/ connections for hydraulic auger,  3 grain doors in the back, 
and a Shurco manual tarp system.  The truck had been converted to 
Propane w/ 50 gallon tank.  The gas tank was removed.  It needs a heater 
core and a smaller steering wheel for my large belly!!!!  A 74 1600 
series equipped the same way but on gas, sold for the same amount 
$5000.  I thought it was high, but the truck needs very little work.  It 
could use a set of Mud tires, I have a set on another truck that will 
interchange with the same wheels...

Maybe this year I can get my wheat sowed early enough to have some 
winter pasture.   If it is not sowed by the first of August, we don't 
get enough rain to get any pasture.

Cecil

On 3/31/2019 9:17 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Just one Tyler, a crawler with a loader. OC-6 I guess?   Original paint was yellow and not green so I guess an industrial version? The loader seemed to match the crawler perfectly - not sure if Oliver sold loaders  with their crawlers but judging by the near perfection of design and fit I would say it was Oliver made and came with the crawler.
>
> This was one of the ones with its work clothes on but was in good condition.  The undercarriage seemed tight and overall hours did not appear high.    It went in the $3000s I believe.
>
> BTW:  Every single tractor at the sale started and ran well. There was not a non-runner or stuck tractor in the bunch.
>
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>
>
> Spencer Yost
>> On Mar 31, 2019, at 12:04 AM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Spencer,
>> Were there any Olivers at the sale?
>> Tyler Juranek
>> IA
>>
>>> On 3/30/19, Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
>>> I went to a tractor auction today. Lots of tractors from the estate of a
>>> gentleman who collected quite a few. Most were in semi restored to restored
>>> condition. A few were in work clothes. Mostly  way too much money for me. A
>>> Ford 861, nearly identical to mine other than it was painted and  gas
>>> instead of diesel, sold for $6500. I think I will paint my tractor and sell
>>> it :-)
>>>
>>> An Alice Chalmers G in semi-original condition and new rear tire($$$$) only
>>> went for 2700. Probably should’ve bid on that one. A Farmall H with brand
>>> new  rear tires(again, $$$$$) was going for 1100.   I jumped on that bid;
>>> ran it up to 1550, and then dropped out.  The other guy really wanted it, so
>>> I  let him have it for 1600.
>>>
>>> There was a bunch of John Deere’s there too, but life got in the way. I had
>>> too much other work and chores to do. So I didn’t stay.
>>>
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