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[Milo Holroyd]

On 11/16/19 9:04 PM, John Hall wrote:
> Doesn't surprise me, nobody really wants OLD tractors around here any 
> longer. There was an auction a couple years ago with a bunch of stuff 
> from the 30's--all sold for next to nothing. For the most part I feel 
> the hobby has migrated to 60's and 70's equipment. Thats part of the 
> reason I can't get motivated to sell my Farmall Regular nor my 
> McCormick I-20.
>
> Dad has a 44 (I think) DC Case I still tow wagons with. It is in BAD 
> need of rear tires, but even used ones will cost more than the tractor 
> would bring--and it will crank up and go at a moments notice. I figure 
> its worth maybe $500.
>
> John Hall

John Hall, I think you  helped me out several years ago when I started 
the restoration of my 1928 Russel Motor Patrol Grader.

Had a 1020 for power, but someone had made some changes to the intake 
system. With your help I have it mostly figured out.

Many thanks again.


>
>
> On 11/16/2019 6:53 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>> Prices were very soft. The collection was small but there was a 
>> definite contingent of interested buyers. They all were medium 
>> quality, older restorations.  A red belly Ford went for $1200, a John 
>> Deere B went  for $700, and an Allis Chalmers B with a sickle mower 
>> went for $700.   I bid $650 on that AC B but didn’t want it bad 
>> enough to bid over $700. That was the nicest tractor on the property. 
>> Electric start but magneto ignition. Nice tires and the mower was 
>> correct and in excellent shape as was the tractor.  A Farmall cub 
>> that was also pretty decent went for $1100.
>>
>> Several Fordsons went for between $400 and $700.  The Fordsons were 
>> rough, I thought.  While all were older restorations and converted to 
>> magneto ignition from coil,  all but one had either a bad radiator or 
>> water jacket crack.   The nicest Fordson there was a blue, English 
>> made Fordson on very good rubber and no cracks but one bad place in 
>> the radiator.   That one was the $700 one.  Lots of Fordson parts 
>> too.  Two nice undented  fuel tanks both went for under $40
>>
>> That’s all for the report...
>>
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