Pete’s Pick of the Week
A record-breaking 1968 Oliver 150T tractor is among a quartet of unique tractors that caught Machinery Pete’s attention over the last week. Next, he’s getting ready for multiple equipment auctions slated over the next 14 days.
A pair of auctions resulted in a record-breaking, low-hour, used Case IH swather sale and strong returns on a trio of high-hour John Deere machines. Learn how the Machinery Pete Ratio can help you know when you should buy or walk away from the deal.
Pete highlights recent auction sales including a Bobcat skid steer and Kubota wheel loader, along with a handful of used John Deere machines that brought good returns. He also mentions an upcoming sale to keep your eye on.
Machinery Pete takes a break from his machinery picks to honor a pair of used farm equipment auction pioneers who passed away recently, and a pair of late-model John Deere machines grab Pete’s attention.
Machinery Pete highlights three interesting salvage machines that sold on the auction circuit last week and previews an online mega-auction that will feature farm equipment from over a dozen states this Wednesday.
A trio of machines that are probably older than anyone reading this article made Machinery Pete’s “Pick of The Week” and a busy Tuesday ahead for farm equipment auctions.
Old-but-well-conditioned equipment is racking up bids and big returns. Learn about a record-setting tractor from the ‘80s and two green tractors that made waves on the auction circuit.
Machinery Pete gives his top choices from a busy week of transactions on the used farm equipment auction circuit.
The used hay tool segment is remarkably strong across the U.S., as was the price for a 40-plus-year-old, custom-painted tractor that caught Machinery Pete’s eye on the auction circuit.
From North Carolina, Oklahoma and Virginia, Machinery Pete gives a rundown on gems from the auction trail, including a “super sharp” 2013 John Deere 4730 sprayer that had prospective buyers “falling all over themselves” to get a bid in on it.
Greg Peterson discusses trends he is seeing in the used equipment auction market, and his Pete’s Pick of the Week is a 40-plus year old nostalgia machine.
A late-model John Deere tractor and a Miller self-propelled sprayer set new record highs for used equipment auction prices during an unusually busy first week of 2025.
Machinery Pete notes two record-breaking Massey Ferguson sales as well as one that came close to setting a new high mark in this week’s Pete’s Pick.
Machinery Pete continues to see higher than average farm equipment resale prices, and he has an idea why that is.
Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – talks his weekly Pete’s Pick of the Week and other used equipment market news during his weekly AgriTalk appearance with host Chip Flory.
This 40-plus-year-old tractor still has some life left in it. At a farm retirement auction, it topped $20,000.
These John Deere 4455 and 4960 tractors were two of 15 pieces of equipment that sold for record prices at a Oct. 28 farm retirement auction in Winchester, Ky.
A special John Deere 830 tops an equally impressive online auction of more than 25 antique tractors and a few miscellaneous pieces of equipment.
A 28-year-old, low-hour tractor draws attention during online retirement auction.
Located in Ohio, this Farmall C was restored by the original owner.
This 2002 John Deere 8420 sold on a May 4 farm auction in DePere, WI.
This tractor topped the former record auction price by $50K+
This 1986 Steiger Cougar 1000 with 2931 actual hours sold for record price of $50,000 on 2/25/23 consignment auction in Columbia City, IN by Schrader Real Estate and Auction.
The seller was from Washington. The tractor sold for asking price ($140K) in a day.
This 1997 AGCO Star 8360 with 3,971 hours sold for a record price on an online auction out of North Dakota
Check out this pair of tractors that sold on Dec. 3 in Missouri.
Click through for video of this tractor selling.
This tractor reached a new high record price--surpassing the auction prices of the past 9 years.
This 2005 John Deere 7420 with 2619 hours and new 741 loader from Nebraska was listed For Sale By Owner last week on MachineryPete.com
This 1979 John Deere 4440 with 4533 hours and 1981 John Deere 8440 with 5625 hours sold for strong prices on a 1/28/22 farm auction