Equipment Auction Advice

1967 Farmall 656 L.P.G. Tractor, W.F., 3-pt. 16.9x34 Rubber
1954 Farmall 400 Diesel Tractor, Tricycle Front End, New Battery & Battery Box, Runs
Farmall 560 Diesel Tractor
Farmall 806 Diesel Tractor, Good

Also listed 2 salvage Farmall M's.

I tried to link the full list of tractors in the link but for some reason it kicks me out of the post and I'm tired of retyping this post so if you are interested you are going to have find the auction yourself. It is on Farm Auction Guide dot com (all one word).

What I'm wondering about is just how this will work. Do I need to show up an hour or so before the 10:00 am start time to look at the tractors I'm interested in and sign up as a potential bidder? Do I need to bring cash and a trailer? The auction is about 50 miles away so I guess I could drive a tractor home if I ended up with one.

The tractors I'm interested in are pretty far down the list, could I show up a few hours after the auction starts and not waste a bunch of time watching the $100,000 tractors sell?

I'll bring my camera and take pictures of the tractors and post the sale prices if I end up going.

Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Nathan

I checked in on what some of the stuff went for and was pretty suprised. I would have probably bought some stuff if I had been there on time.

I'll try to pictures and prices posted soon.

Thanks for the advice.

Nathan

They might start it for you so you get a better idea of what your buying. Consignemnt auctions are notorous dumping grounds for problem equipment, examine accordingly.

No offense intended, but the junk is usually sold first. So your Ms and 806s etc will sell at the beginning of the auction, the big stuff at the end.

I don't know how long you need to look over the stuff you're interested in, but if the piece you are interested in is the 1st to sell, 20 minutes before the auction is plenty. You will have time to look at the other stuff as they auction off stuff you don't want.

Up here a check is required after the auction, cash isn't- may be different there. Most of the time, unless for sure you are going to buy something, the guys don't show up with the trailers, they wait and come back in the next few days to grab their prize.

Don't get caught up in the auction frenzy. Decide beforehand what your top dollar is and stop there. That guy you are bidding against might not stop on that extra $50. Don't assume just because a guy got a deal on something that you should have bid on it, you don't know where he was going to stop.