Pete’s Pick of the Week: Tractor Model Brings Record Price for Fourth Time in Four Months

This John Deere 8230 topped $212,000.

By Greg Peterson

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November 18, 2022 01:38 PM

This is the fourth record price on a John Deere 8230 in the past four months.

This 2008 John Deere 8230 with 710 hours from Kansas sold for $212,750 on a Nov. 3 online farm retirement auction by BigIron.

This is a new record price — and the fourth record on a John Deere 8230 in just over 4 months. More analysis here.

Click here for the John Deere 8230 tractors listed for sale today on MachineryPete.com

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