Tractors

Used Combine Values and What the Recent AHW Dealer Auction Can Teach Us

Used combine values are a big concern for many this year.  This is especially true going into the high demand August market with a tight supply of farm equipment. Just last week we saw a significant sale with Sullivan’s AHW dealer auction on June 15th. The listing was heavy with harvesting combines, draper heads, plus …

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A Gold Demo, a hay maker, and two ACs walk into a bar…

Check out this week’s Interesting Iron! Back when I started this blog a year or two ago, I used to pick three (or more) interesting tractors to write about. Over time, I moved to a one-tractor column. However, if the past few weeks are any indication, I might end up going back to that 3-piece …

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The John Deere GP: How Deere proved their loyalty to the farmer.

See the details on this John Deere GP. In the mid-20s, John Deere was in desperate need of a tractor to compete with Harvester’s new do-it-all tractor – the Farmall Regular. The Farmall Regular was a highly successful row-crop tractor that was rated for about 13 horse, or enough to pull a two-bottom plow. Initially, …

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The 1468: It was all Marketing’s fault! (UPDATED 12/21/21)

If I ever write a book about the 1468, I think I’ll call it The 1468: It Was All Marketing’s Fault… To be fair, there were likely a lot of reasons why the 68-series tractors didn’t sell well. It’s wasn’t all Marketing’s fault. But…Harvester’s Marketing execs did start the ball rolling. Basically, this whole deal …

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The Coolest Tractor Auctions of 2020 – Pt. 2

There are a lot of cool tractor auctions that I never got to write about for Interesting Iron this year. We see lots of neat tractors and trucks listed on Tractor Zoom by our auction partners. Unfortunately, I can’t write about ’em all. Still, they deserve a little time in the spotlight, so let’s do …

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Big Bad John: The John Deere 6030

SEE THE AUCTION LISTING FOR THIS TRACTOR Ah, the John Deere 6030. My very favorite Deere of all time. If anything wearing green and yellow paint ever screamed “Muscle Tractor” louder than the 6030, I haven’t seen it yet. I’ve been waiting for a really nice example to write about, and this one happens to …

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The IH 4300: This is what happens when Cub Cadets eat their Wheaties.

See the auction listing for this tractor Today, we take a look at the crown jewel of the Farmall Land collection, the IH 4300. This one has a pretty good story behind it, both in terms of history as well as how it came into Jerry’s hands. The History In the early 30s, a guy …

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