Pete’s Pick of the Week: International Harvester 3588

This 40-plus-year-old tractor still has some life left in it. At a farm retirement auction, it topped $20,000.

By Machinery Pete

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February 02, 2024 03:06 PM

International Harvester 3588 sold during a Jan. 30 online farm retirement auction in Warren, Ind.

This one-owner International Harvester 3588 with 5,791 hours sold for $20,750 during a Jan. 30 online farm retirement auction in Warren, Ind., by Merit Auctions. That’s the eighth highest auction price ever on the model, and six of the eight highest prices happened in the past three years.

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