Big Red Pulls in the Bids at Mecum’s Gone Farmin’

The 1966 Farmall 1206 turbo diesel we wrote about here last month turned out to be the top sale at Mecum’s recent Gone Farmin’ Spring Tractor Auction. The 100-plus horsepower oil burner hauled in an impressive $24,000 at the March 26 sale in Walwoth, Wisconsin. All told, 150 tractors crossed the block, and the sell-through […]

Barrett-Jackson to Host Vintage Tractors at Vegas

It was more than a little surprising to find among the lots at this weekend’s Barrett-Jackson‘s Las Vegas show this collection of nine vintage John Deere tractors. According to the auction house, it’s a first for them. The tractors are from the estate of Rudolph James “Rudy” Lechtenberger, a Midwest farmer and industrial arts teacher […]