Pete’s Pick of the Week: Rare John Deere 8020

This tractor sold at an Iowa collector auction on Saturday.

By Greg Peterson

Updated September 20, 2022 10:50 PM

are 1961 John Deere 8020 4WD sold $170K ($178,500 after commission) on Iowa collector auction Saturday. New record price. Here’s video of it selling.

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