LEWISBURG, Ohio – To help settle a local estate, Harmeyer Auction & Appraisal Co. offered a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary farm equipment and machinery on Sept. 30. This was a smaller auction of just 36 lots, held face-to-face and simulcast on HiBid.

The centerpiece was a drivable-condition 1929 Ford Model A pickup. It received plenty of attention, eventually hitting the auction’s highest bid of $9,000. Later, several lots with Model A parts came up. Among them was an engine/carburetor combo that grabbed $110 and a radiator with new core that picked up $40.

More utilitarian were the six available tractors. Of the group, four were John Deeres. Bidding eventually hit $6,500 on a running Deere Model 730 diesel with 1,233 hours. It featured electric start, 3-point, 540 PTO, remote, belt pulley, and 15.5-38 rear tires with 75 percent remaining tread.

Then came three circa 1930s-40s John Deere Model A two-cylinder tractors. Leading the trio at $2,500, was a running-condition unit with a 540 PTO and round-spoke wheels that unfortunately failed to start during the preview. A second Model A, also in running but hard-to-start condition, with a 540 PTO and steel wheels, came close at $2,100. A third one, cosmetically rough and rusty, wearing good-condition flat spoke rear tires, landed $1,350.

A 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee tractor, in good running condition but unknown hours, sold for $1,525. It sported a 3-point hitch, hydraulic raise loader and lower manual dump. The next lot, going for $850, was a Farmall Cub with a Woods 59 belly mower, needing a battery and tune-up.

There were also three parts/restration tractors. A John Deere Model B with an unfrozen engine and all parts scored $1,000. Picked up for $500 was a Deere Model A, more bones than complete, lacking its steering wheel and seat pan, and laying in piles of parts. Next came a mixed lot with two John Deere LA-2 frames, the sheet metal for one, tires, and assorted parts, all hauled off for $425.

Four lots of John Deere parts were also auctioned. Solid bidding sent a collection of primed Model A fenders to $400, while a set of weathered Model A fenders managed only $200. Another $200 bid scored a set of John Deere rear wheel weights. A pallet of miscellaneous parts including a narrow front end, hydraulic adapter, gear shift panel, and hitch sway blocks got $160.

Vintage and antique machinery extended beyond the old truck and tractors. There were three antique threshing machines: a belt-drive Advance-Rumley 28-44, on steel wheels, that landed $325; a belt-drive Keck-Gonnerman Co. 28-44 machine, also on steel wheels, snagged for $200; and, a belt-drive J.I. Case, with rubber wheels, bid to $150.

In addition, two antique engines were available. A rebuilt and working Fairbanks-Morse 2417-D Hit and Miss engine, with original books but no gas tank, did nicely at $850. A Frick stationary steam engine, missing a piston, pulled a modest $275.

A half-dozen lots contained mowing gear. A working John Deere Model 110 riding mower with a 36-inch deck bid solidly to $1,225. It featured round fenders, a snow blower, and wheel weights. A Deere 115 automatic, with a 9-hp Briggs and Stratton engine, 42-inch deck, and bagger, rolled off for just $325. Two Model 212s – one newer with rear turf tires and an older non-running unit with rear bar tires – sold for $100 and $15 respectively. Other lots had mowing attachments like a 5-foot, 3-point rotary mower with some modifications ($275) and a Woods RM59 3-point finish mower ($250).

For information on Harmeyer’s upcoming auctions, visit www.harmeyerauction.net.