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  • From: "Bill Bradshaw" <eastexfarms AT direcway.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Super A cultivating tractor
  • Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:18:17 -0500


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 7:56 AM
Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Super A cultivating tractor


> Bill, here in Kentucky, the Super A was THE tractor for burley tobacco
> production. Now that the small farmers are getting out of tobacco, Super
A's
> often come up for sale - either privately or at auction. The biggest
> problem with getting a good price is that they are old enough to be
> attractive to collectors. A decent alternative is the newer International
> 140. A good Super A with cultivators will run $2000+, a newer 140 (newer
is
> relative - these aren't new tractors either), anywhere from $3000 to $4500
> depending upon age and condition. Gas tractors, of course, but
workhorses.
> My Dad has my Grandfather's, and I hope someday it will make it to our
farm.
>
> Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm
>
> > ----------
> > The 140 is a very fine tractor, much better tractor than the super A .
Is anyone using the diesel offset tractors? What kind of price do they
bring? Bill Bradshaw________
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