Brian Schmidt
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I just got home from the OEM Tractor Parts auction. It was a bitter/sweet day. Quite a bit of small parts as the sale bill showed. They sold whole shelve units at a time. It was really the only way to get through everything in decent time. Most of the large machine tools brought between $250-$1000. Majority in the lower range. Kind of a shame. Much of the gauge stuff was split up. From what I could tell, pretty much one guy that was an independent bought it all. He didn't get the arbor press and dies to crimp the bezel on though. Stuff was in large lots. Like parts to make 1600 lights at a time. $200-$500 each. Cases of light lenses, clamps, shells, reflectors, etc. All I got was a new K&M seat for a A or B. Half of retail. Wish they had more....
Anyway, we can only hope that the individuals there pick up in the areas Dale left off. As he was one of very few US based companies producing quality restoration parts for IH tractors. Like I say, it was a bitter/sweet day....
Anyway, we can only hope that the individuals there pick up in the areas Dale left off. As he was one of very few US based companies producing quality restoration parts for IH tractors. Like I say, it was a bitter/sweet day....
