As Independence Day approaches, we expect to hear the pow, pow of fireworks going off. But, we don’t necessarily expect to hear the putt, putt, putt, of old tractors.
But, that’s what Vernon Althoff of rural Coggon has been up to this time of year since the mid-1990s. He put out a couple of his tractors [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Tractors’
July 3, 2009
Putt, Putt, Putt — Pow
June 12, 2009
An Amazing Auction Includes Autos
Every so often I run into an auction that piques my interest. So, when I heard about Lester Benda’s sale of more than 25 old tractors, more than 80 old cars, more than 30 old pickup trucks and a ton of old farm machinery, I had to look into it. Especially when I heard a [...]
April 4, 2008
Tractors and More Tractors
If you’re in the market for an antique tractor or just like to look at them and the weather is nice the next two Saturdays, you might want to visit an Eastern Iowa tractor auction.
More than 200 tractors will be auctioned off beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday (April 5) at 1692 Linn Grove Rd. north of Mount Vernon. I wrote [...]
