Some friends that run a salvage yard called to tell me about a 670 MM LP that they had recently
gotten in...It had a Bell Tractor Sales dealer decal on it which brought back lots of memories......
This was a used 670 that Bell Tractor sold to a farmer east of Milo in the late 1960's..This farmer
also got a new M-670 LP tractor...The 670 pictured has a bad tranny and hasn't run in 10 years..
This dealer was located 5 miles SW of me near the little town of Milo,MO...Bell Tractor (Wesley Bell)
was in business from 1966-71....I used to work there part time there setting up machinery and
hauling tractors...I wish that I had a picture of the dealership but I don't..It was torn down in 1972
to be the southbound lane for Hiway 71 which was made in to a 4 lane..Also torn down was a DQ
and a Texaco station..
I kept track of the all new tractors that was sold from 1966-1970....I also have a list of what was traded in
on most of these..Bell Tractor went to Kansas and bought used MM's to sell to customers so probably put
out 75 plus used and new MM's..
New tractors sold..
Jet Stars = 10
U-302's = 9
M-670's = 11
G-900's = 10
G-1000 Vistas = 3
1970 was a drought year so not much was sold..I don't think that he sold a single new 50 series MM
but we did demo a new G-950 diesel...Dad bought a new 670 Super Diesel,a new G-900 Diesel,
a used M-5 LP,and a used 445 MM LP tractors there..He also got a new 5x16 MM plow and a new
MM 14 ft disk..
If you have a picture of an old MM dealers decal please post it....Thanks..
gotten in...It had a Bell Tractor Sales dealer decal on it which brought back lots of memories......
This was a used 670 that Bell Tractor sold to a farmer east of Milo in the late 1960's..This farmer
also got a new M-670 LP tractor...The 670 pictured has a bad tranny and hasn't run in 10 years..
This dealer was located 5 miles SW of me near the little town of Milo,MO...Bell Tractor (Wesley Bell)
was in business from 1966-71....I used to work there part time there setting up machinery and
hauling tractors...I wish that I had a picture of the dealership but I don't..It was torn down in 1972
to be the southbound lane for Hiway 71 which was made in to a 4 lane..Also torn down was a DQ
and a Texaco station..
I kept track of the all new tractors that was sold from 1966-1970....I also have a list of what was traded in
on most of these..Bell Tractor went to Kansas and bought used MM's to sell to customers so probably put
out 75 plus used and new MM's..
New tractors sold..
Jet Stars = 10
U-302's = 9
M-670's = 11
G-900's = 10
G-1000 Vistas = 3
1970 was a drought year so not much was sold..I don't think that he sold a single new 50 series MM
but we did demo a new G-950 diesel...Dad bought a new 670 Super Diesel,a new G-900 Diesel,
a used M-5 LP,and a used 445 MM LP tractors there..He also got a new 5x16 MM plow and a new
MM 14 ft disk..
If you have a picture of an old MM dealers decal please post it....Thanks..