Pics Results-Estate Sale With 6 Old Tractors

Yesterday I and a friend attended an estate sale near Ft Scott,Kansas...The 90 year old owner had recently passed away..On Friday night thieves stole the generator,4 wheeler,most of the tools,and some of the antiques....The 4 wheeler was found hidden close by and was sold on the sale for $1300..It was a chilly day and started to drizzle as the sale ended..Sales like this one are becoming few and far between in my area..

Heres the prices..

1-656 IH diesel--$3900--started and ran nice..

2-560 IH gas--$1800--ran nice but weak hydraulics-rear tires were bad.

3-M Farmall with loader--$1100-ran good

4-Cub Farmall--$1650---ran nice

5-H Farmall--$550----stuck valve-ran on 3 cylinders

6-H Farmall--$350---didnt run but wasnt stuck..

7-1997 Mazda Protege---$2950---53,000 2 owner miles 4 cyl-automatic.

8-1987 Nissan PU---$3350---115,000 one owner miles-always garaged-4 cyl,5 speed...Nicest 30 year old truck I've seen...I went to buy it but so did everyone else...Had new front bumper in the bed because the one on it had a small ding..

9-2005 Chevy Cavalier---$2050---177,000 miles.

10-2001 Ford F-250---$2100---224,000 miles---5.4 ,automatic.

11-New Holland 848 round baler----$1300-nice

12-Stock trailer,12 by 6----$1900

13-Panorama 10 wheel rake---$800

14-New Holland 463 disc mower--$1100

15-MM 9 ft wheel disk--$400

16-New Holland 461 Haybine---$25-hadnt been used in years

17-Howse 10 ft bush hog--$1200

18-David Bradley 2 bottom plow---$60

Must have been two folks that really wanted that cub,, brought about twice what they bring around here.

Dang! For that kind of money - we'd have bought:
Both H Farmalls, the Mazda Protege AND the Nissan pickup.

Next time we need a vehicle... we might have to drive down to MO.

I am not an IH guy and I would have bought the 656 and 560 both. The tires and wife front ends would bring what the entire tractors sold for.

One of my first landlords had a IH 656 utility. Easy on fuel but a bear to start.

I thought the rear tires on the 560 were good until I saw the back sides....The right one had a 6"
rip in it and the boot was coming out....The left one had sit flat and 3-4 lugs were coming loose..

I would have liked to go to that sale, but I was out in the deer woods. One or both of those Hs would have come home with me. I'm not an IH guy, but uncle farmed with them when I was growing up and I ran one quite a bit. I think I need one or two. They would have to stay outside though, because my barns are already too full.