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Alberta Phil 
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 1:12pm |
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https://youtu.be/EkQ10op77gg?t=14
An awful lot of money for an old wrench!! LOL
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 2:24pm |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 3:06pm |
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One of the reasons I tell grandpa to hang on to all those old tools!
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 3:30pm |
[TUBE]EkQ10op77gg?t=14[/TUBE]
I hope it was worth it! I certainly wouldn't be using and abusing that wrench!!
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'39 Model B
Tractors are cheaper than girls, remember that!
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 5:12pm |
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Wow!!!
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Arcs and Sparks
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 5:39pm |
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I am obviously missing something. Why is that wrench so valuable?
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 5:43pm |
 Arcs and Sparks wrote:
I am obviously missing something. Why is that wrench so valuable? |
It was the one used to tighten the nuts on Frankenstein's head.
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 6:08pm |
Whassat Trice auctions, on MD's eastern shore?
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Dave H
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 6:43pm |
He He yaaaa all the farmers re broke. 
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 6:53pm |
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Just think if they'd of had the whole set
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AC720Man
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 7:43pm |
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Were do these Deere guys get their money? That's down right insane there.
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 7:48pm |
AC720Man wrote:
Were do these Deere guys get their money? That's down right insane there. |
Not sure, but they buy all those green tractors too, so they must have a pretty good stockpile somewhere.
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Alberta Phil
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 7:57pm |
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It's a special wrench for a Dain tractor. John Deeres first attempt at building a tractor.
I've got a large Allis wrench for tightening the sprocket nut on an HD 21. I wonder what that might be worth? LOL
Edited by Alberta Phil - 21 Mar 2017 at 7:59pm
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NICKMI
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 8:25pm |
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They say there are only seven or eight known to exist don't really do much for me but you know how them Deere guys are
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 8:58pm |
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JEEZEEEEEEEEEE.......I gotta start taking better care of my OLD wrenches.....WOW!!
SOME people just gots TOO much money......
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017 at 9:07pm |
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Time to get out the plasma cutter, forge, and stamps, and make some $$,$$$!
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 1:36pm |
DiyDave wrote:
Time to get out the plasma cutter, forge, and stamps, and make some $$,$$$! |
LOL. You would need to get your iron from the scrap yard to get the correct 'look', so that would cut the costs, so you would get even more profit.
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'39 Model B
Tractors are cheaper than girls, remember that!
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Dan73
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 2:19pm |
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Heck just start with an old green tractor then you can honestly say it is JD old ion. Salvaged from a scrap yard should add authenticity.
Edited by Dan73 - 22 Mar 2017 at 2:21pm
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 2:21pm |
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So...because it says "Dain", it was associated with the tractor prior to JD purchasing the company. I have a set of Dain wrenches both cast, and stamped steel. I know for a fact they came with an all wood side delivery rake that is in my barn that my Grandfather used. I could say they are associated with the actual tractor and try to make a few bucks too. I would have to see where the wrench is used on the tractor, or know if there are any other markings that would verify its correct use.
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Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires!
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Dan73
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 2:24pm |
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Just play slightly dumb about where they came from tell the auction that your dad had the tractor back in the day and you just found these tucked away in the corner of the shed..
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 11:22pm |
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It's a magic wrench to keep a Deere running
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 23 Mar 2017 at 7:35am |
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When its all said and done you have to admire the corporate thinkers at John Deere that have managed to keep a loyal customer base,stayed in business while many other tractor companies failed and have admirers willing to spend that kind of money on their old products. Buying a rare wrench is no different than buying something like a diamond rink,old painting,or some historical artifact from some long dead person owned.
I got laughed at a lot in the 70's and early 80's for buying up old 'useless' farm tractors
for next to nothing.
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