Mike Shilling Estate Auction
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Topic: Mike Shilling Estate Auction
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Subject: Mike Shilling Estate Auction
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2017 at 8:09pm
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http://www.mcmillenauctions.com/ Two days worth.
------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2017 at 3:45am
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Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2017 at 6:19am
| Mike was a nice guy, met him in 2004 on 300 mile caravan to GOTO in Canada. He drove a WC flattop with overdrive and it ran like a top. |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2017 at 7:35am
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I live only about 10 or 12 miles from there. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: snowman(MI)
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2017 at 7:20pm
Mike was a dear caravan friend to all of us. He will be missed. It didn't ever take much arm twisting to get Mike to join a ride. Will never forget the first caravan ride myself and my dad went on where we joining the group from Walloon Lake that was headed to Hickory Corners for the 2003 Gathering of the Orange. We had rode south out of Ionia, Michigan and there was a definite dark cloud bank in the western sky. We continued south and about the time we turned west and probably 10-15 mile left on the ride, we drove into a "wall of water". It was raining so hard you could hardly see and ahead of me was Mike on the ol' WC. We were traveling down a gravel road with what were small rivers of water running down both sides of the road along a corn field. Something happened that we needed to slowdown fast. Next thing I knew, Mike had the WC out in the cornfield with the front end down to the axle. He had grabbed the right hand wheel brake which put him out in the mud. Remember it's raining hard, Mike was going to be cool about it and just put it in reverse and back out, but the rear wheels started to slip. Next thing I see is Mike hitting the throttle and the ol' WC seemed to JUMP out of the mud. We stopped in Hickory Corners before getting to the Gilmore show grounds, dumped the water out of all the areas it had worked it's way into, and naturally had to rib Mike about what the trip into the cornfield was all about. All Mike said was "what cornfield"? Should be an interesting auction, we have been able to see Mike's collection of A-C and Cockshutt stuff as a couple of our tractor caravans happened to stop in Charlotte for the night of which Mike fed us and made of feel very welcome. Plus we were able to fill his yard with Allis Chalmers tractors for the night. Without hesitation, he jumped on the offer to lead us out of town as the lead tractor. Hope to see many of the A-C gang at the sale. snowman(MI) ------------- 1950 WD, 1966 D-10 III, 1961 D-10 II, 1966 D-15 II Gas, A-C Minibike, 917 Hydro Mower, 917 Hydro Blower w/cab, West Michigan "Allis Express" |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2017 at 8:49am
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The first caravan that I remember was to Lagrange, IN. And I believe Mike arranged that one. Anyone know what year that one was ? Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2017 at 10:20am
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I think 1999.
------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2017 at 10:58am
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Sorry to read this, I met Mike at Hickory Corners but our paths hadn't crossed since. |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2017 at 1:00pm
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If anyone is bring a camper to spend the night in, We have room in our yard. Dusty
------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2017 at 9:01am
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Pictures now posted.
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=2890820 ------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: olivetroad
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2017 at 10:41pm
| Will they be set up with internet bidding? |