Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor?

Posted by M Nut on August 15, 2015 at 20:21:14 from (74.36.230.219):

After attending an auction today, I got to thinking back to an auction I attended back in June. I had no intentions of buying a tractor, but the only
tractor on the sale was an Allis Chalmers 190 with a Westendorf quick tach loader. The tractor had been sitting outside and not run in about 8
years, but I knew it had run pretty good when last used. It had one new rear tire, one that was fair to poor but holding air, and a set of tire
chains on it. When it came time to sell, no one would bid, so finally when it got down to $500, I bid. They got a $600 bid, and I bid $700 and
was the high bidder. I now had a 190 that didn't currently run to try and haul home. Within 5 minutes, my brother's cell phone rings, and long
story short, it was his father-in-law who couldn't attend the sale, and he wanted to know if the tractor had sold, and for how much? He was
really bummed, and wanted to know if my brother knew who bought it? When he found out it was me, he asked what I was going to do with it,
and I said sell it. He offered me $900 for it, and he would take care of transporting it to his place. I knew he needed a tractor, and I didn't, so I
sold it to him. He picked it up with his dump truck and trailer and hauled it home. He overhauled the carb. Replaced the points and plugs, and
had it running again in short order. So, for all of maybe 10 minutes, I owned a 190. That's the shortest amount of time I have owned a tractor.
How about you?

Replies:

• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? Dan Richardson 06:55:01 08/16/15 (0)
• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? rrlund 06:46:46 08/16/15 (0)
• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? Owen Aaland 06:18:38 08/16/15 (0)
• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? Farmall43 05:52:28 08/16/15 (0)
• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? bison 21:39:47 08/15/15 (0)
• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? da.bees 21:23:41 08/15/15 (0)
• Re: Shortest amount of time you have owned a tractor? fixerupper 20:44:19 08/15/15 (0)

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