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Randy as in Ran

04-01-2007 17:39:02




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Hi , I've been going to a lot of auctions but I don't usually look at the tractors since I can't normally afford to bid on them . That said there's a Farmall M at the yard but the auction isn't till next weekend . I went and looked at it today but no one was around . The auction is in a farm field behind a house . Is it normally acceptable to start tractors and/or drive them briefly in this instance ? Usually on sale day there's to many people around to try the gears and brakes . I know that at an auction it's buyer beware . But getting something for nothing is why I go to auctions in the first place . There's nothing there I can't go home without . About the tractor , it has a FBK prefix to a six digit serial number . That makes it a M right ? The tires are trash , the grill is beat up , the engine leaks out of everywhere , the steering is loose , the seat's about to fall off , the battery box was more holes than steel and near as I could tell the brakes didn't work . It is a late model ( '49 I think ) . Just the kind of tractor that would fit right in around my place :) I don't like touching stuff that I don't have permission to touch . So what's the norm about starting tractors ? Thanks ! ...Randy

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Janicholson

04-02-2007 09:03:07




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:39:02  
Not witout permission. Clearly stated, and first hand from the auctioneer. Many have disabled a tractor, truck, or equipment that is supposed to run just befor the auction to allow/force low bidding. Being there with an official auction/owner is important.
I assisted the widow of a friend prior to an auction in Montana. Each of the 15 vehicles, chain saws, and boat motors I fixed/got running sold for twice, or in some cases, 5 times what it would have broken, or dead. JimN

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Nat 2

04-01-2007 21:16:47




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:39:02  
Only scumbags start and drive auction tractors when the owner/auctioneer isn't there to ask for permission. That's my opinion on the matter. I consider it a pretty low move, especially when it's farm auction and a man's life's work is being sold off for pennies on the dollar.



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IHC-Farmall

04-01-2007 18:54:14




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:39:02  
Is the battery under the seat?



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gene (missouri)

04-01-2007 18:18:01




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:39:02  
I know you didn't ask. Are looking for a working tractor? This could be one expensive tractor to put in working condtion.



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r4etired

04-01-2007 18:03:30




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:39:02  
Randy where is the auction.I'm in need of an M engine with a good crank.Mine also came from an auction, didn't realize An M could start and run with the engine being in such bad shape,Course that's all they did start it then shut it off. If you get a chance I recommend you start and drive prior to bidding.Even a brake job now is a 350 dollar job if you replace bull pinion seals. Where in Iowa are you,I'm about 20 miles NW of Des Moines

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RyaninKS

04-01-2007 17:42:23




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:39:02  
if there is someone home i would walk up and ask them for permission...i'm sure they wouldn't have a problem. If nobody is around show up early on the day of the auction (all the auctions i helped work there were people around at around 6 am to get ready)



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Randy as in Randy-IA

04-01-2007 17:56:47




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to RyaninKS, 04-01-2007 17:42:23  
Well I would have but this is a consignment sale and the tractor isn't their's . They just rent the house and have nothing to do with the auction . I should have pointed that out . sorry . ...Randy



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MN Rick

04-01-2007 18:50:42




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 04-01-2007 17:56:47  
Randy.. Each to their own. I'm not one to jump on and run it around if it isnt sale day. A call to the auctioneer is the route I take. With his blessing I drive over and give it a test drive. Everyone has their own way of doing things when buying at auction. I try not to make my interst known if possible. I learn the most about tractors by grabbing a coffee and sitting on the next piece of equipment looking the other way but listening to everyone else's comments when they look at it. Inevitably, someone will find something wrong that I missed. Lots of times the neighbor of the owner will walk by and tell others some history of the tractor he knows. Can make for some interesting listening.

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Brian Schmidt

04-02-2007 09:18:31




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 Re: Auction yard protocall in reply to MN Rick, 04-01-2007 18:50:42  
Yea, I like to stand around these old tractors at sales too to listen to the old timers talk about these old tractors like they have been on them forever. Did you know that Super Ms had drum brakes?? These guys are great. Still, take what they say with a grain of salt.



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504-2

04-01-2007 20:11:57




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 Re: Auction yard protocol in reply to MN Rick, 04-01-2007 18:50:42  
Randy I show up the day before and a lot of times the owner is around and them show up at 6:00 the next day even if I don`t start it (night before)I want to be there when it starts after setting out all night. I have seen anti freeze fly out of the muffler, heard valves with that faint sucking sound that means a valve job in the future, found major oil leaks that won`t show up after someone moves it, even found the inner tube sticking out of the tire after it was moved.

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