antique tractors

Isn’t it amazing how quickly something you see, hear or read can trigger a response? Today as I read the thought for the day “A candle looses nothing by lighting another candle,” that is just what happened.

Antique tractors and Equipment is a Valuable Commodity...and growing.

Antique tractors and combines are currently in high demand at auctions. An un-restored 1961 International Harvester Farmall 460 brought $2,800 at a September 11 retirement sale in Texas. Earlier in the year another 460 of the same year sold for $1,400. Also at the Texas sale a 1975 John Deere 4240 was sold for $12,600, nearly $1,000 over the average auction price for this model. Once again confirming that good used equipment is a valuable commodity.

Antique Tractors are a good investment

With scrap iron prices being what they are it is very tempting to send the old fencerow tractor to the recycling yard. But before doing so you may want to rethink the process. Many an old rust bucket is lined with gold, well maybe not gold but a considerable bit of green backs.

No small town celebration would be complete without a parade. In the past couple of months I have attended several of these celebrations in my area of central Iowa. They have names like Prairie Festival, Frontier Days, and Western Days etc. No matter where you are or what they are called there is a striking similarity. All the local officials come out and wave from passing vehicles during the parade, Local saddle clubs, churches, and businesses prepare floats to commemorate the event.

I spent the last week as a vendor at the local county fair. Although it was very hot, some days over 90 degrees, it was still an experience everyone should do at least once.
My booth was next to the antique tractor club's exhibit. Each morning the members would arrive early to prepare their display for the visitors that would arrive through out the day. To the visitors it is a unique display of antique tractors hit and miss engines, petroleum operated washing machines and even a scale model train the younger visitors could enjoy a ride on.

Iron Memories, what a perfect name! That was my thought the first time I read one of the stories in the very first Iron Memories. Little did I know at that time I would soon have the privilege of writing stories for the next Iron Memories.