Pete’s Pick of Week: John Deere 830

A special John Deere 830 tops an equally impressive online auction of more than 25 antique tractors and a few miscellaneous pieces of equipment.

By Machinery Pete

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October 06, 2023 12:30 PM

This John Deere 830 diesel, which belonged to a Littlestown, Pa., collector, sold for $15,500 on Oct. 4. The online auction also featured more than 20 other John Deere tractors, a few Farmall and Oliver tractors and other miscellaneous equipment.

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