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Tractor Collection Creates Change for Local YMCA

Jimmy Wilson has donated a collection of 85 antique tractors that is valued at approximately $500,000 to support the continued growth of the Powdersville YMCA. The money raised from the auction will be earmarked for a future Child Development and Training Center (CDTC) in the Powdersville/Wren community. An auction of the tractors has been set

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An Auction Trip Unlike Any Other

The temperature was 88 degrees Fahrenheit when we arrived in Ripon, California, but by the time we left 5 days later it reached a blistering 108 degrees. We were in Ripon to meet with the Baker family who are selling their family collection with Aumann Auctions. The goal of the trip was to move, sort

Not Your Average Avery Steam Engine

I recently had the pleasure to tour the Virgil and Phylis Litke Collection near Marion, Kansas. Virgil and Phyllis were married 71 years and it was as much her hobby as it was his. As their children said, it was something that brought them closer together. Virgil and Phyllis passed away in 2019 leaving behind

Family Passes Father’s Life-Long Collection To Others

Earlier this year I traveled to Kansas near the small town of Marion to meet siblings Glen and Brenda Litke. Both of their parents Virgil and Phyllis recently passed away leaving behind a collection that took a lifetime to accumulate. Virgil Litke was one of the true pioneer collectors of the tractor hobby. As a

Help Preserve History! The Floyd County Historical Museum Needs Your Donations

Floyd County Historical Museum To make a donation or to learn more about the event email Doug Edwards at edwardsvintagetractor@gmail.com or call 217-473-1856. The Floyd County Historical Museum Needs Your Donations! The Museum roof has fallen in disrepair and requires a complete roof replacement totaling approximately $150,000 dollars. The Floyd Museum includes the archives from

Nothing Like It! A Look Inside The Gray Tractor Factory

A Unique Design The Gray was built by the Gray Tractor Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Development of the tractors started around 1908, but probably went on the market around 1914. Company advertising shows the tractor stayed into production till about 1933. The Gray Tractor with its single wide rear drive “drum” is one of the

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The Top Five Most Expensive Antique Engines

The internal combustion engine had its beginning around 1860 when Lenoir created the first commercially successful model. What we know as the first modern internal combustion engine was created by Nicolaus Otto in 1876. Over the next decades thousands of manufacturers tried to break into the engine market. The results were mixed with some rather

Controversy Still Surrounds Rare Tractor – Sells For $194,250

A rare antique tractor built by the International Harvester Company recently sold on the 2021 Pre-30 Auction Conducted by Aumann Auctions Inc. International Harvester only built 273 of these 20 horsepower Type D Titans from 1910 to 1914. Only five complete tractors are still known to exist. The tractor was originally shipped from the factory

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