2025 Pre '30 - Tractor and Vehicle Auction (2025)

20114 IL Route 16, Nokomis, Illinois 62075

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Lot 1: 40-70 Imperial Tractor

The 40-70 Imperial is the pinnacle in the world of antique tractors! It was the "Cadillac" of tractors in 1911 and it remains the same today. We're proud to represent the finest Imperial tractor in existence, one of 3 remaining complete tractors and one project. Not only is it rare, it's unique engineering and striking appearance sets it apart from all other tractors. The amount of moving parts on the tractor makes it quite the engineering feat. It has a 4 cylinder horizontally opposed engine with four exhaust pipes which gives it a very unique sound. The heavy steel fabricated box frame was very unique for the era, along with the elaborate overhead valve train mechanism. The 8' rear wheels gives it a huge, imposing stance. It was very expensive in it's day costing nearly twice as much as comparable tractors. This tractor underwent a restoration while in the ownership of the Schaff Collection and was purchased by the present owner from them. It has underwent a repair to the flywheel key since ownership and has been used at shows on the east coast. If you are into "the best", this is about as good as it gets in the antique tractor world!

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Current High Bidder:5049

$200,000.00

Lot 2: 25-50 Geiser Tractor

Little is know of this elusive tractor! Pennsylvania built by Geiser Manufacturing from 1917 into the early twenties. They are extremely rare, this being one of just 2 known, the other in a long term museum. It has many very unique designs that include the rear wheels similar to Geiser steam engines, an enclosed transmission and gearing, crossmotor design, an exposed flyball governor and even a fancy fringed canopy. The water pump and governor and driven from the same shaft so it comes with the Geiser company recommendation of running water soluble oil in the cooling system, unique in the day! This tractor has spent many years running at the Divide County Threshing Bee as part of the Tysse Collection. It was always a main attraction due to its rarity and construction. More than likely your only chance to own a Geiser gas tractor!

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Current High Bidder:5056

$30,000.00

Lot 3: 25hp International Type D Titan

The Titan Type D, line was introduced in 1910 and was one of the significant models designed by IH to meet the growing demand for more robust tractors capable of handling large-scale farming operations. The big single cylinder is surprisingly smooth and easy to run. The Titan Type D was designed as a general-purpose farm tractor, capable of working on a wide range of tasks, including plowing, hauling, and belt work. This is an excellent example of a Type D Titan. The tractor started life in the state of Washington and was restored sometime in the early 80’s before coming to its current owner. He then undertook a professional restoration performed by Wendell Kelch of Ohio. The tractor was mechanically and cosmetically gone through. Here’s one that you don't have to do a thing to except enjoy it! Excellent runner and well maintained and kept!

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Current High Bidder:5073

$91,000.00

Lot 4: 15Hp International Type A

An iconic International Harvester tractor is this 15 hp Type A. Manufactured from 1908 to 1913, it helped International get a foothold into the "new" gasoline tractor market. International was different than many of the manufactures of the time like Rumely, Case and Minneapolis. They all had established lines of steam engines and ventured into gasoline tractors. Not International - they never produced a steam engine and began their mechanized power journey with gas tractors. This new line was not a whole lot more than their portable gasoline engines mounted on a wheeled frame with very rudimentary transmissions. While that may sound overly simplistic, they were rugged and reliable sources of power and led to greater things for the International line. We're proud to represent one of these early tractors! This tractor has been part of the Tysse Collection and has new friction reverse wood shoes, new gear tower, and a new reverse idler gear. It is 1 of only 9 known.

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Current High Bidder:5056

$15,250.00

Lot 5: 25-45 Sawyer Massey

This Sawyer Massey prairie tractor was regularly seen on the Canadian landscape in the early days of breaking sod. The design borrowed many traits from the Sawyer Massey line of steam engines including the wheels, drive gears and steering components. These tractors are imposing and the engines were proprietary to Sawyer Massey and they are a something to behold. A lot of moving parts and the engine is upfront and a focal point of the tractor. Really nice running units with their own identity and sound - not much else like them! This tractor has been shown extensively at the Divide County Threshing Bee as part of the Tysse Collection. An older restoration but a very good solid tractor.

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Current High Bidder:5056

$20,250.00

Lot 6: Rumely Oil Pull 30-60 E

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Current High Bidder:5033

$56,000.00

Lot 7: 30-60 Aultman Taylor

Regarded by many old time thresherman as the best prairie tractor of it's day for ease of operation. The 30-60 Aultman Taylor is probably the most recognizable prairie tractors. It's huge rear wheels, big round radiator and deck sized canopy gives it a monster stance. They were known for being a smooth running, easy operating tractor. This is an excellent original paint 30-60 Aultman that just underwent a recent refresh. Excellent running and driving tractor. Please see our catalog description on the website for a complete list of all of the improvements to this no apologies tractor! This would be one to trade up to if you like original patina!

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Current High Bidder:5033

$30,000.00

Lot 8: 1915 65 hp Case Traction Engine

We are very pleased to represent some incredible engines from some Pennsylvania collections. This is an exceptional engine, always kept indoors and runs very well. This engine is used every year on saw mill. Mechanicals have all been gone thru and tuned up. This engine cranked out 102hp on dyno! Current PA boiler inspection. Boiler is in good shape. R certified work done, new firebox crown sheet, bottom of barrel replaced, new stay bolts and flues. Very sound engine and restored as good as new. See videos on our website and pics of this great engine in action. Ready to fire and go to work, new bunkers, pump, good gearing, two Penberthy injectors, rocking grates and single chime whistle. This is the last designed engine built by Case from 1916 to 1924 and known as being the workhorse of the line.

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Current High Bidder:5072

$7,800.00

Lot 9: The Minneapolis 20HP Steam Engine

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Current High Bidder:5072

$5,100.00

Lot 10: The Bower City Tractor 12-25

The Bower Manufacturing Company was founded by M.L. Bower and Bower City, Kansas, in the early 1900s. Initially, the company focused on manufacturing agricultural machinery such as plows and grain drills. The Bower City Tractor 12-25 was introduced around 1919. The tractor is a 2 cylinder built by Townsend. It was rebadged and sold by Bower City. Exceptionally rare and hard to find, one of only 3 known! This tractor is nearly all original and comes from the John Tysse Collection. It’s been used at the show for several years.

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Current High Bidder:5068

$10,250.00

Lot 11: 15-30 IHC Flaming Four

The Flaming Four as it was well known for is a distinctive tractor with it's four carburetors and unique fuel system. They are very hard to "get right" and when you have one that is, there is not much else like it! This is an awesome example of a 15-30 that underwent a Wendel Kelch restoration. It was a Texas tractor and has had a tremendous amount of the hard to fix kind of work done to it. The engine was bored and sleeved, new pistons and heads done. All of the transmission bearings were redone and bronze bushed. Several roller bearings that couldn't be obtained were custom built. The transmission is like new! The wheel bearings were replaced which made it a pleasure to plow with. Make sure and check out the videos and additional information posted on our website.

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Current High Bidder:5035

$5,100.00

Lot 12: Waterloo Boy Model N

Fantastic restoration on a very late Model N Waterloo Boy! This tractor comes to us from a very good customer in England and is the last tractor in his collection to sell. During restoration of the tractor he found a factory photograph of an original canopy. He painstakingly recreated that canopy on this restoration! It certainly sets it apart from nearly every other Waterloo Boy. Beautiful tractor! **** Note: Our good friend and consignor from England has honored us by putting Aumann Farms on the privilege panel on the canopy. We are humbled by his kind gesture but also want to make sure you know we have no ownership interest in the tractor of any kind. If you would like your own name on the tractor, we'd be happy to get that done for you if we can keep the Aumann Farms panels. If not, we'll load you up with some Aumann gear to wear while you're driving it!

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Current High Bidder:5016

$5,400.00

Lot 13: 25-50 Avery

The 25-50 was introduced as early as 1914 with a round radiator. It was such a popular tractor that it went through several iterations and upgrades throughout the years. This late automotive style radiator 25-50 Avery makes it look like a locomotive in the field! It gives you a big prairie tractor feel but is small enough it's easy to haul. This is a great example from an Ohio collection that has had a lot of work done to it. It was restored some years ago and still presents well. It's been used at shows and is ready to play with!

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Current High Bidder:5068

$3,650.00

Lot 14: The 2nd Caterpillar Twenty Two Crawler

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Current High Bidder:5019

$7.00

Lot 15: Linn Dump Truck

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Current High Bidder:5053

$1,300.00

Lot 16: Westinghouse Steam Engine

Westinghouse engines were produced from 1886 to 1917 when larger, standard farm engines superseded them. Early Westinghouse farm steam engines were built with several notable features that made them ideal for agricultural work. They were often smaller, more mobile, and had the distinctive upright boiler. This engine had a new Lund boiler in 2015 and has been very well maintained. The latest inspection on 5/24 has the pressure allowed at 200lbs with the safety valve set at 125lbs

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Current High Bidder:5035

$10,250.00

Lot 17: 30-50 Rumely Oil Pull Model Y

The Advance Rumely Company built a total of 245 of these tractors with only 120 tractors being factory built Model Y's and the others being converted from Model R tractors. The tractor had the capabilities of pulling 5-6 14" plows and could power up to a 36x60" thresher. The engine featured a bore and stroke of 7.8125" x 9.5" and featured three forward speeds. This Y is an older repaint and is mostly complete. This unit, Y18, is one of the converted model Rs and is in nice running condition. Older repaint. Parade Rubber on rear. Has priming tank, air cleaner, cast magneto cover.

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Current High Bidder:5033

$5,100.00

Lot 18: Avery 8-16 Tractor

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Current High Bidder:5089

$2,550.00

Lot 19: Little Bull Tractor

Older restoration, KW magneto(has broken cover), includes starting crank, Kingston 5 ball carburetor, both jugs have been repaired, Madison Kipp lubricator, has drawbar.

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Current High Bidder:5008

$9.00

Lot 20: New Holland 2/3 Scale Friction Drive Tractor

This is a 2/3 scale Morton friction drive chassis that is powered by a 5hp New Holland. These chassis was built at Cattail foundry using factory drawings that were scaled down. This is a running a drive unit. It has a canopy, wood platform and toolbox. Nice original patina, engine still has some original paint remaining.

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Current High Bidder:5045

$5,600.00

Lot 20A: Case 50hp Traction Engine

Description coming soon!

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Current High Bidder:5054

$6,100.00

Lot 21: 50hp Case Portable Steam Engine

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Current High Bidder:5061

$5,200.00

Lot 22: GMC Samson Tractor

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Current High Bidder:5035

$5.00

Lot 23: Samson Sieve-Grip Tractor

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Current High Bidder:5019

$7.00

Lot 24: Custom Scale Case Steam Engine

Description coming soon!

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Current High Bidder:5008

$120.00

Lot 25: 20hp M. Rumely Steam Engine

This 20 hp type M Rumely engine is serial number 6900 and spent it's working life in Alberta. A very solid and operational engine that was used in the last five years at the Divide County Threshing Bee as part of the Tysse Collection. It has a 3 chime whistle and they were known for being a very powerful engine. See our website and catalog for more information and photographs!

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Current High Bidder:5057

$1,550.00

Lot 26: 20hp Minneapolis Traction Engine

This engine number 8267 has a unique history! This engine belonged to the McCourtny family who were house movers in SE Nebraska in the 30’s. When they got a job, they would look around, and if they could buy a good engine, they would use it to pull the house. When the World War II came on, they had 27 engines in their yard. They scrapped most of them, but kept 10 including this Minneapolis. This engine has an ejector, gear driven water pump and operated in the last 5 years at the Divide County Threshing Bee as part of the Tysse Collection. See our website for more of the story and photos.

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Current High Bidder:5057

$4,650.00

Lot 27: 1919 Stanley Model 735 7 Passenger

Stanley Steam cars are in a class of their own. The "mystery" of a steam car is part of their persona and what makes them so special. A quick and powerful - silent engine! It's quite the experience racing down the road with no engine noise. The Model 735, produced from 1918 through 1922, was one of the most successful late Stanley models, with an estimated 1,100 built, constituting more than 10% of the company’s total output. It used the same 20-horsepower power plant that remained fundamentally unchanged from 1915 through 1924. This is an excellent example that has been toured and maintained by one of the hobby's best practitioners.

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Current High Bidder:5008

$8.00

Lot 28: 20-40 Minneapolis Universal Tractor

Minneapolis, Rumely, American Able, and Universal were a few of the brands that sold this tractor. It was initially marketed as a 20-40 but was later re-rated to 15-30. It is powered by a two-cylinder opposed engine with a 7-1/2-inch bore and 8-inch stroke. This is a dry climate tractor that shows a lot of really nice original patina. Part of the Tysse Collection and show at the Divide County Threshing Bee for many years!

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Current High Bidder:5068

$1,100.00

Lot 29: 1925 Best Model 60 Crawler

The Best 60 was introduced in 1919 and manufactured by the C.L. Best Company. This tractor was one of the predecessors of the famous Caterpillar 60 and featured oscillating track sections and a two-speed transmission (later increased to three), which improved traction, ride quality, and operator control. The Best 60's innovations and design influenced the development of Caterpillar's track-type tractors, including modern dozers. This Best 60 is super special being the latest one known to exist, just a few from the end - serial number 2539. Rebuilt carburetors, magneto. New fuel tank and rebuilt vacuum tank. New water pump shaft. Hard to find belt pulley.

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Current High Bidder:5060

$9,600.00

Lot 30: 1912 Galloway Auto Transport

The Galloway was designed by William Galloway and built by Dart Mfg, both of Waterloo, Iowa between 1908 and 1911. Galloway had an enormous catalog business to the farming community. He was the proverbial Sears and Roebuck of the farm. Not only did he have a line of engines and implements but a tractor and of course this truck! The little two cylinder opposed engine produces a unique sound! Solid older restoration and former museum truck, serial no. 12036

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Current High Bidder:5010

$1,100.00

Lot 31: Galloway Chassis and Engine on stand

Model No. or Engine No. is Possibly 74 Very hard to make out This is a two cylinder opposed 142 cubic inch engine from a Galloway truck.

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Current High Bidder:5010

$270.00

Lot 32: 20-40 Eagle Model H

From 1922 to 1928 the Model H was built in sizes several different sizes that included the 20-40. Early “transitional” models still used the old style flywheel governor and chain steering, then later ones went to a Pickering governor and featured automotive type steering. This is a really nice original patina example that still retains original decals and pinstriping. This dry climate tractor has been show for many years at the Divide County Threshing Bee in North Dakota as part of the Tysse Collection.

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Current High Bidder:5000

$11,000.00

Lot 33: Rumely 25-45

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Current High Bidder:5033

$5,700.00

Lot 34: John Deere Spoker Model D

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Current High Bidder:5060

$1,050.00

Lot 35: Balilia Motomechanica - Tiny Tractor - Look At This!

These little Motomeccanica Balilla began being produced in 1930 by Motomeccanica of Milan, Italy. These tractors were designed to help modernize and simplify farming and were very popular in the 30s in the Italian countryside but have become very rare today. One of the smallest little tractors you’ll ever see! Easily fit in the back of a pickup! Check out the photos with a collector standing next to it for a size comparison! This is a nice old original example with all original paint. Neat little running tractor that will be the only one at any show you take it to!

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Lot 36: White Delivery Truck

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Current High Bidder:5008

$5.00

Lot 37: 1911 International Harvester Auto Wagon - Super Nice!

We sell a lot of Autobuggies and wagons... this one is exceptional. If you want one to jump in a drive, this is it! Older restoration but very clean and original looking. Has the optional rear seat for the back as well as the buggy top canopy. All the bells and whistles that make it stand out. More description to come!

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Current High Bidder:5010

$2,050.00

Lot 38: International Harvester Auto Buggy

This is an earlier air cooled model that wears an older restoration. The engine is loose but has not been run since it has been at the auction site. One drive chain needs put back on. Brass Schebler carburetor, one valve cage has been repaired, Setup for battery and coil ignition, has good rubber on the wheels.

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Current High Bidder:5008

$525.00

Lot 39: Vintage Childs "Baby" Bugatti Car

Rare complete child’s size replica model car of the Bugatti type 35b car. More common electric models are around, but this unit was an original factory built model with a small 2 cycle gas engine as the power source. It has been run very recently and engine runs good. It does need a new fuel hose line replaced as the existing on seemed partially clogged and never was replaced. Has brake setup right like real Bugatti units had. This was in a private collection for many years and was bought from an over seas estate sale years ago. Not many of these around and this one is thought to be an early prototype unit by the owner. Has great original patina.

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Current High Bidder:5008

$6.00

Lot 40: Hug Roadbuilder Dump Truck

Dump Body No. P1796 - Detailed Description Coming Soon!

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Current High Bidder:5053

$2,550.00

Lot 41: 1925 Mack AC Dump Truck

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Current High Bidder:5019

$525.00

Lot 42: 1920 Happy Farmer

Description coming soon!

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Current High Bidder:5029

$1,050.00

Lot 43: Mack Model AB Dump Truck

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Current High Bidder:5078

$5.00

Lot 44: Ford Model TT Tanker Truck

Engine stamped 14594648 Description coming soon!

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Current High Bidder:5008

$5.00

Lot 45: 1930 Hart Parr 12-24

Older restoration, runs and drives, on full steel with cast fronts and flat spoke rear wheels, one fan blade is broken but another fan assembly is included with the tractor, Fairbanks Morse magneto, has various repairs.

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Current High Bidder:5016

$6.00

Lot 46: 20-35 Lauson

Sn. 2966, Model T24, Nice tractor, repainted, includes fold up canopy along with lugs and skid rings, Kingston carburetor, nice sheet metal, Siphon Air Washer, belt pulley, American Bosch magneto, new plug wires, runs and drives

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Current High Bidder:5008

$7.00

Lot 47: 20-35 Allis Chalmers Long Fender

Description coming soon!

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Current High Bidder:5010

$2,550.00

Lot 48: Baker 25-50

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Current High Bidder:5016

$110.00

Lot 49: The Huber Super 4 21-39

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Current High Bidder:5016

$7.00