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 […]
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 […]
Big Red ruled the auction block at Mecum’s Gone Farmin’ sale in Walworth, Wisconsin, last weekend with two post-war Farmalls selling for more than $20,000, another selling for more than $50,000 and still another not sold despite a high bid of $32,000.
The top earner of the August 7 event was a 1954 Farmall Super MDV […]