The largest vintage-tractor auction company—Mecum Auctions’ Gone Farmin’—returns to the Mississippi Valley Fair Center in Davenport, Iowa, April 5-7 for the 2018 Spring Classic. This event is set to offer more than 400 vintage tractors and 400 rare signs and farm relics consigned from across North America. There is something for everyone with items and tractors ranging from entry level to museum grade.
Nine collections are currently consigned to the auction, seven of which will be offered at no reserve, with tractors spanning from around North America. Among headlining collections, the Tom O’Connor Collection from Swartz Creek, Michigan, presents 31 John Deere tractors and implements restored to the highest quality. The featured consignment within this collection is a John Deere Model 42 Combine (Lot F101)—it is the only combine to ever be certified Expo Quality. The Don Kehn Collection from Fort Collins, Colorado, presents 35 tractors from a variety of makes and models. The Lemmons Collection from Longview, Washington, encompasses 30 John Deere tractors, and the Jack Wiebe Collection from Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada, consists of 10 tractors ready to work.
Leading the star consignments of the auction is a 1938 Minneapolis-Moline UDLX (Lot F20) and two Waterloo Boy tractors—a 1919 Waterloo Boy Model N (Lot F21) and a 1916 Waterloo Boy Model R (Lot F16).
Named in honor of those early 20th-century machines is another especially unique offering that will grace the Gone Farmin’ auction block: a 4-year-old Clydesdale gelding known as WaterLou. A massive, best-of-breed example, WaterLou was exclusively selected for the sale by owner and previous 25-year manager of the Budweiser Clydesdales, Jim Poole. The offering of WaterLou will mark the first of its kind for Gone Farmin’.
In addition to WaterLou and the tractors, more than 400 signs and farm relics will be offered on Friday, April 6, following the tractors at approximately 2 p.m.
A customer-appreciation reception will be held on Friday, April 6 from 7-9 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bettendorf, Iowa.
The auction is open to buyers, sellers and spectators. To register as a bidder for the Gone Farmin’ Spring Classic vintage-tractor auction, visit Mecum.com. Admission to the auction will be $10 per person, per day, with complimentary admission on the preview day, Thursday, April 5; children 12 and younger receive complimentary admission throughout. The Spring Classic will be broadcast on Facebook Live from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 6, featuring host Max Armstrong and announcers Max Wilson and Carl Downs, along with reporter Amanda Trudell. A portion of the auction will be broadcast live on RFD-TV on Saturday, April 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The entire event will be streamed live at Mecum.com. For more information about the auction, to consign a tractor or to register to bid, visit www.mecum.com, or call (262) 275-5050for more information.
Schedule:
Mecum Auctions’ Gone Farmin’ Spring Classic
Mississippi Valley Fair Center
2815 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52804
April 5-7, 2018
Admission: $10 per person, per day; children 12 and younger receive complimentary admission.
Preview: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 5; admission is complimentary.
Auction: Gates open at 7 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with tractors beginning at 9 a.m. Signs & Farm Relics will directly follow tractors on Friday, at approximately 2 p.m.
(All Times Central)
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