Vintage specialty tractor auction in Lapeer
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"Clutch handle forward to stop" read the instructions on this Case C orchard tractor. It sold for $11,000 at the auction of collector Charles Schneider's vintage specialty tractors in Lapeer, Michigan, conducted by the Mecum Auctions house.
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Described as among the finest UDLX (enclosed cabin) tractors in existence, this 1938 Minneapolis Moline UDLX was the first farm tractor with a cab. Very expensive, it did not sell well. This example went for $200,000 at the June 4 auction.
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This Ford Motor utility vehicle handled a number of tasks in its day, including planting evergreen seedlings and plowing snow from school yards. It brought $4,000 at the June 4 sale in Hadley, Michigan.
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One of 717 built, this Case Model VAO, sold with matching plow, brought in $12,000 at the auction.
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A Minneapolis-Moline tractor, from the Minnesota company formed in 1929, sold for $43,000.
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No relation to Chrysler Motors, this Plymouth tractor was produced in Plymouth, Ohio, by Fate-Root-Heath Manufacturing in the 1930s. It sold in June for $27,000.
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The front end of the Plymouth tractor.
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It's not often a vehicle with the Porsche name is sold at no reserve, but that was the case for this Porsche Standard Diesel. It went for $13,500.
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International’s 300 Utility was its first generation of utility tractors. Available attachments covered three pages of a brochure. The winning bid for the 300 Utility was $11,000.
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In like-new condition, these work trucks for small fry stimulated bidding. The orange petal tractor, second from left and modeled after the Minneapolis Moline closed cab UDLX, sold for $3,750. At left, the green-and-yellow tow truck a la John Deere brought in $450.
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Described as one of two known survivors of a total 12 orchard models produced, this Sheppard Diesel sold for $17,500. A forerunner of diesel farm equipment, Sheppard survivors are collectible. The Hanover, Pennsylvania, company built tractors in the 1950s.
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Available with gasoline or diesel engine, this Case 730 Diesel was designed to work groves and orchards, and features an eight-speed dual-range transmission. It brought $7,500 at auction.
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Window shoppers at the June 4 Mecum tractor auction guessed this Case Airplane Pusher dated from the late 1940s. It sold for $3,750.
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This three-wheeled Parrett Orchard tractor was built by the Parrett Tractor Co., founded by Dent and Henry Parrett in Ottawa, Illinois, in 1913. The tractor sold for $27,000.
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John Deere manufactured 820 of its John Deere AOS two-cylinder tractors. This one features factory electric start and sold for $7,500.
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This three-wheeled Kaywood Orchard tractor, built in Benton Harbor, Michigan, brought $10,000 at the June 4 Mecum sale.
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This 1959 Massey-Ferguson orchard tractor could be ordered with fender extensions to further protect trees. Offered at no reserve, it sold for $6,000.
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There was no build year for this Case tractor, but it featured a crank start and sold at auction for $5,250. The tractor could be purchased styled, with fuller rear-wheel covers, or unstyled.
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The Case eagle - the company's trademark from 1894 through 1969 - is said to have been inspired by "Old Abe," a living mascot for Company C of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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The winning bid on this British-built David Brown Cropmaster was $3,000. The company claimed it was the first major manufacturer to equip its tractors with hydraulic and converging three-point linkage.
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This older, crank-start Fordson Steel Wheel was built in Detroit. It sold for $5,250 at the Mecum sale in Hadley, Michigan, in June.
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The Fordson Steel Wheel's Detroit origins are stamped into the metal behind the steering wheel.
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This Oliver 770, one of some 250 built, is powered by a diesel engine. It brought in $10,500 at the auction.
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A Silver King, produced by Fate-Root-Heath Manufacturing in Plymouth, Ohio, sold for $6,000. Silver Kings succeeded the company's Plymouth models. Fate-Root-Heath built tractors from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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This 1948 John Deere is a bona fide member of the Two Cylinder Club, according to its credentials from Grundy Center, Iowa. Two-cylinder tractors reportedly cost less to operate. It sold for $7,500.
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A high bid of $9,000 clinched the sale of this Massey-Harris Pacemaker Orchard Green tractor - one of 18 known to exist.
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One of several brands belonging to the former International Harvester family, this McCormick-Deering W-30 California sold for $5,500.
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"Clutch handle forward to stop" read the instructions on this Case C orchard tractor. It sold for $11,000 at the auction of collector Charles Schneider's vintage specialty tractors in Lapeer, Michigan, conducted by the Mecum Auctions house.
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