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Posted by Randy as in Randy-IA on April 01, 2007 at 17:39:02 from (207.177.83.206):
Hi , I've been going to a lot of auctions but I don't usually look at the tractors since I can't normally afford to bid on them . That said there's a Farmall M at the yard but the auction isn't till next weekend . I went and looked at it today but no one was around . The auction is in a farm field behind a house . Is it normally acceptable to start tractors and/or drive them briefly in this instance ? Usually on sale day there's to many people around to try the gears and brakes . I know that at an auction it's buyer beware . But getting something for nothing is why I go to auctions in the first place . There's nothing there I can't go home without . About the tractor , it has a FBK prefix to a six digit serial number . That makes it a M right ? The tires are trash , the grill is beat up , the engine leaks out of everywhere , the steering is loose , the seat's about to fall off , the battery box was more holes than steel and near as I could tell the brakes didn't work . It is a late model ( '49 I think ) . Just the kind of tractor that would fit right in around my place :) I don't like touching stuff that I don't have permission to touch . So what's the norm about starting tractors ? Thanks ! ...Randy
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