Yesterday morning I was up early and on the road by 5:30 AM...I was heading 130 miles north to Sweet Springs,MO to the Butch Werneke estate sale..They were redoing the bridge just south of Windsor,MO so I had to take a detour and got behind a school bus for about 10 stops...I arrived there at 8:30 AM..There were 80 plus old tractors plus lots of older farm machinery on the sale.
After 2 weeks of very cold weather it had finally warmed up...It was a beautiful sunny day and the temperature was up near 60 degrees..The sale started at 9 AM with one ring and the auctioneer announced they might do a 2nd ring in the afternoon...They didnt need to as the auctioneer moved things and turned a 10 hour sale in to about a 5 hour sale..The only tractor that was started was the 460 Farmall.. 26 of the best tractors were on the internet for bidding..They guaranteed them to either run or would run with some minor work..About half the tractors were parts tractors and they mostly sold in the $150-300 range...I'll probably put 40 pictures on here which will take awhile.
The 1959 model 460 Farmall gas sold for $1,100..
The 5020 John Deere with turbo sold for $4,000...It had tranny problems.
The 3010 John Deere diesel sold for $4,150..
The closest 8N Ford sold for $1,400..The other 8N sold for $900.
The Farmall B sold for $850.
The 1931 Ford Model A sold for $4,500..It showed 32,113 miles and had been in the family since new..It had a 1960 tag on it.
The 7050 Allis with tranny problems sold for $1,500....I knew the buyer..The C Allis beside it sold for $125.
For many years Sweet Springs,MO located just to the west had a good Allis dealer.
The 1947 WC Allis sold for $375.
The WC Allis sold for $525.
The John Deere 3010 gas sold for $3,250..
Be back with 10 more.