Case IH 7250 Breaks 14-Year Price Record

A 28-year-old, low-hour tractor draws attention during online retirement auction.

By Greg Peterson

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July 07, 2023 07:48 AM

This 1995 Case IH 7250 with 3,653 hours from Lostant, Ill., sold for $127,750 on June 27 at an online farm retirement auction. That price tag tops the previous record, which stood for more than 14 years, by $42,250.

Read the full story on this Case IH 7250 as well as a record-breaking 1997 Case IH 8920 on Pete’s Machinery Talk.

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