ROANN, Ind. – With the 2026 auction season off to a good start, Metzger Property Services added to the momentum with an early, highly anticipated online sale on Jan. 25 featuring the Allis-Chalmers collection of Dewayne Day. The auction featured 36 lots, including tractors, a combine, planting and related equipment, and A-C parts. These items drew interest from farmers and vintage machinery enthusiasts, particularly those with a passion for Allis-Chalmers.

While hammer prices weren’t substantial, bidding was enthusiastic, with most of the tractors getting over 50 competing rounds. That was the case with three Allis-Chalmers tractors that opened the auction and drew the event’s strongest numbers. Leading the way was a mid-1970s A-C 200 diesel model, with 6,148 hours and reported to be running. It climbed to $6,100 after 53 bids. Another workhorse, a late 50s-early 60s Allis-Chalmers D17 gas tractor with 4,276 hours, also in running condition, drew 48 offers and landed at $3,500. Rounding out the trio was an early-60s D19 gas tractor with 1,375 hours and new rear tires and rims, which drew similar activity, settling at $2,800.

The pace shifted briefly away from the A-C tractors, with an International Harvester 460 gas tractor, which captured the auction’s highest bid count. Although the tractor was noted as needing tuning and hydraulic valve repairs on the loader, 71 advances took it to $1,100. That same sum was reached after 55 bids on an A-C-built Gleaner F2 combine, with an Allis-Chalmers diesel engine and equipped with a narrow-row corn head. The machine was reported to be running and was updated with a new radiator last year.

Attention then returned to orange, as four different Allis-Chalmers tractors each landed modestly at $750, while still surpassing the 50-bid mark. That group included a WD-45 gas tractor from the 1950s that last ran two years ago, a running 1940s-era model C tractor, and two 1940s-era WC gas tractors noted to be in running condition.

Another brief interruption to the tractor streak came from a 13-foot A-C 313 grain head, which found a new owner at $725 from 64 competitive rounds. Then came two more vintage Allis-Chalmers tractors that, while still receiving plenty of action, nonetheless landed slightly lower. One, a running WC gas model moved at $675, while another WC – noted as running two years ago – finished at $625.

Coming in at roughly that same price bracket were two non-Allis items. A four-row narrow Deutz Allis 385 planter with a seed drop monitor sold for $600, while a 1973 Ford 600 medium-heavy grain truck, showing 161,259 miles and needing engine repairs due to fuel in the oil, reached $500.

The focus returned once again to tractors, starting with a model WC needing electrical work, which went home for $475. Next up was a very-early WC on steel wheels with a hand crank – reportedly running two years ago – that attracted plenty of attention but quietly settled at only $350.

Smaller machinery and support items filled out the latter portion of the auction. Among them was a Parker gravity wagon in good cosmetic condition that reached $350. Later, a group of five 16.9-28 tractor tires and three rims hammered at $260.

Then came 17 lots of assorted Allis-Chalmers tractor parts, providing opportunities for restorers and collectors. Among the highlights were a grill and fender combination likely from a model C, scoring $130; an Allis-Chalmers B fuel tank hitting $65; and a WC hood going for $55. Smaller parts found their homes as well, including a WC radiator grill at $30; a model C grill at $20; and a pair of belt pulleys for $7. Finally, a set of Allis-Chalmers B front wheels with rubber was picked up for a mere $2.

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