American Iron/junk/treasures

where's the best place to sell some hit and miss motors.



My neighbor the hoarder died. Great guy!




His son is the executor of the estate.



Trying to help him .


Thanks

Craigs list? Junk jaunt? There's surely some fans out there somewhere.

Do you know what kind you have ?did he collect them all or a certain type

If there is a bunch . I recomend an auction and make sure the sale bill gets published in GAS ENGINE MAGAZINE and any other vintage iron publication you can find .

Pictures would be cool

Do you have any steam or antique tractor shows in your area? Hit and miss motors are very popular at those venues. We have several associations that have several shows a year here in NW Pa.

Call Eustus, he’s a fan.
Oh wait, he probably doesn’t have a phone.

Marty
Go to yesterdays tractors website and let them know yesterdaystractors.com
A lot of the collectors still living are on there

Sandwich Early Day Engine Club--- Sandwich, Illinois

sandwichengineclub.com

Newagtalk.com
Will put him in touch with about 50,000 farmers around the world
Free classified ads

I want one Marty what he got and where?
Dennis

Call Jay Leno … or Mike on American Pickers... I know from watching the show that Mike likes them.

Garry-

www.mytractor.com has a forum for em and over 200k members.

You guys are great.



Thanks a million.

Some photos of a couple they pulled out of the weeds today.

Beatrice, Ne. ? Must belong to loosegoose then. He lives in Beatrice!

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I really enjoy seeing and hearing those old engines and the equipment they power.

Nice.

Good pictures Marty B
If your friend gets the story and pics on those websites, the phone should start ringing.

He'll do well with a well publicized auction

I would say an online auction, where the percentage fee doesn't kill the profit.
Such as Del Peterson, who only charge seller 5% and buyer 5% so no one gets hammered.
DPA is out of Fremont, Nebraska
I'd say it's better because buyers can view and bid on equipment for an extended period of time.
Check out the DPA website to better understand what I'm talking about.

There's an antique engine show every year in Bird City Kansas.
http://www.threshershow.org/

I do an antique tractor show every year with one of my bee clubs and those engines are on display including one running a big churn for the ice cream vendor. Very popular among collectors.

An ice cream vendor at our state fair uses the hit and miss engines to power their churns. They have about a half dozen of them running. They make good ice cream and stay busy.

I go just for the peach ice cream and fresh pork rinds. LOL
Oh and we also have an observation hive and sell honey.

Thanks for this post warrior !
Never heard of an observation hive, had to google it

They are having an auction for these motors and a whole bunch more treasures on July 24-25 in Broken Bow, NE.





auction link

Somebody will want those, hopefully lots of buyers find that sale and bid against one another

I've got a local guy here that has sheds full, and last time I was there, he had just got home from buying several hundreed more, all restored! I'll see if I can get in touch with him and let him know.

Thanks lee

In a couple months I'll be part of a group setting up a tent and observation hives from one of our local bee clubs at an old farm days event. Lots of old iron and the spit and pop of these hit and miss engines. Love it!
Don't know what I enjoy the most talking bees to the curious, the old tractors, the homemade peach ice cream churned by the power of a hit and miss, the fresh pork rinds or talking with the guys doing the moonshine demonstration.

Some really, really nice collectibles

That is going to be one busy auction. Some very nice things. Should bring very good money. People come from far and wide around here for less than that. Hope he makes a bundle

Always a shame when someone knew what everything was and did not take notes on the certain items. Those few words said in a live auction get the hands out of the pockets

Reminds me of a certain Wisc trap collector that once he got home from having a heart attach went into his collection and tagged and made notes on everything. He is named after a certain game bird !

I hope my kids find that in my windrows someday.

My wife, bank account and storage barn are glad your not local to me. My wife said I have a thing for rusty metal.

WOW,,must have been a chore just organizing all that stuff.

Don't forget the ol model T.


This one is right across from my driveway, There have been strange vechiles on my street all week looking at it.

Have an auction. It is amazing what those sell for.

Kind of hoarder....lol.