LIVE ON-SITE PUBLIC AUCTION
with simulcast bidding
Saturday, October 7th 2023 @ 10:00AM
LOCATION: 4586 Meadowbrook Ln. Fremont, MI 49412 (Newaygo Co.)
DIRECTIONS: In Fremont, take Stone Rd. north ½ mile to 44th St., west ½ mile to Meadowbrook Ln, south ¼ mile OR from Grand Rapids take M-37 north through the City of Newaygo, cross the river and turn west following M-82 and go 11 miles to Stone Rd., north ½ mile to 44th St., west to Meadowbrook Lane & south ¼ mile OR from Big Rapids take US-131 south to M-20 exit #131, go west following M-20 26 miles to Stone Rd., south 6 ½ miles to 44th St., west to Meadowbrook Ln, south to Auction OR from Muskegon take US-31 north to Holton/M-120 exit, northeast 20 miles to M-82, east 4 miles to Stone Rd., north ½ mile to 44th St., west to Meadowbrook Ln then south.
Having sold our home of 30+ years and moving into The Brooks Retirement Community, we have commissioned Art Smith Auctioneers to conduct a Live Public Auction here at our home to help complete our plans. We would like to invite you to our auction and thank you in advance for your time, consideration and support.
Very best regards, Roger & Carolyn Frens
NOTE: Roger retired from Gerber in Fremont with 41 years of service. Carolyn also worked at Gerber before she met Roger & they have been married for 63 years. Roger had a passion for John Deere tractors with a special focus on the Mod. L and has restored dozens of them over the years. He spent nearly 30 years building the Mod. 62 “Clone” and you won’t find another one as close to the original as this one. Make plans to be just North of Fremont on Sat. October 7th at 10:00AM for the start of this nice country Public Auction.
For your convenience we will have a loader tractor, lunch wagon, port-a-jons and wash up station and some off road parking.
TERMS: Cash, good check OR Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. We subscribe to Pay-Tec, (A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY). All items sold in as-is condition. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only.
ONLINE BIDDING: Live/Online simulcast bidding available on tractors and other special items. Online catalog to be published closer to Auction day. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only.
ABSENTEE BIDDING: Can’t make to the Auction and don’t want to bid online? Absentee bids are also accepted from qualified bidders by contacting Noah 616-633-4254 [email protected] before Auction day.
INSPECTION: Friday, October 6th 5:00PM-6:00PM
AUCTION ORDER: 3 Auctioneers at 10:00AM
10:00AM: Toy Collection, Shop Tools & Household Items
12:00PM: Tractors, Equipment & Parts
TRACTORS:
1937 John Deere Mod. 62 CLONE, NEW 700 X 22” tires, serial number tag: Roger’s 62. This tractor started out it’s life as an unstyled John Deere Mod. L, Roger worked on this tractor for 30 years and it is as close to a Mod. 62 as you will find.
1936 John Deere Mod. B unstyled, factory flat spoke wheels #25015
1941 John Deere Mod. LA, NEW 9.5 X 24” tires #3537
1948 John Deere Mod. M, WF, 11.2 X 24” tires, rear belt pulley #13466 Family owned for 50 years
Pair of F & H #HC26A round spoke wheels
LAWN TRACTORS:
John Deere Mod. 125 Automatic, hydrostatic, 42” deck, rear grass catcher, 20hp
John Deere Mod. S-240 Hydro, 42” deck, 18.5hp
COLLECTIBLE LAWN TRACTORS & PARTS:
1965 John Deere Mod. 110 garden tractor, 4 speed #A18373
Another John Deere Mod. 110, 3 speed
John Deere #50 lawn cart
Many John Deere 110 lawn mower parts including round fenders
(4) John Deere 110 mower decks
John Deere push mower
½ scale partially built John Deere Mod. 62 w/NEW garden tractor engine
ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & FARM PRIMITIVES:
(175) John Deere 1/16th scale toy tractors, nearly all have boxes including:
2 Cylinder Collectors Club, complete exhibitor & show pairs, some precision tractors (all were purchased NEW, a 40 year collection!!)
Approx. (15) 1/16th John Deere garden tractors
Some John Deere 1/16th scale dozers
John Deere toy hit & miss
John Deere toy thrashing machine
(12) Michigan John Deere bullet pencils
(75+) Michigan John Deere dealers pocket ledgers
John Deere clock
(13) Farm Scene collector plates
Case steam traction engine toy, water wagon & thrashing machine
John Deere #191 left hand walking plow
John Deere gas pump globe
John Deere construction equipment panel lamp
Dozens of John Deere collectibles
John Deere & IHC dolls
(2) John Deere battery-op hit & miss toys
(2) John Deere sickle mower anvils
(2) John Deere Teddy Bears
John Deere comforter
Repo John Deere signs
John Deere wall clock
John Deere oil cans
Set of (28) John Deere hard cover books: The Operation, Care & Repair of Farm Machinery
NEW John Deere tractor lawn sprinkler
Approx. (10) tractor dealer manual binders including: I&T in metal binder, John Deere
Hard & soft cover John Deer books including: Sales & Delivery Records Production Records
Collection of approx. (100) monkey wrenches 7”-22”
Dozens of other vintage wrenches
John Deere wheel wrenches
(6) John Deere plow clevises
Other vintage John Deere items
John Deere steering wheel- flywheel crank
John Deere pedal tractor for parts
Milk can
Cylinder locking wall safe
Press metal implement seats
1950 Mercury girls’ fat wheel bike (1-owner for 70 years!)
Gerber & Fremont collectibles of every description
(60) Farm & tractor caps
Quantity of tractor manuals
(7) Danbury Mint 3D farm scenes
Wooden fire engine ladder truck
Hay grappling hooks
Other farm primitives
(3) OAK T-back chairs
(100+) salt & pepper collection
OAK curved glass corner China cabinet
Armchair
Framed pictures & prints
Tall vase w/flowers
48” round OAK claw foot pedestal table w/18” leaf & 4 chairs
Drop front desk
Floor lamps
Platform rocker & foot stool
Ornate storage chest
36” tall Grandma & Grandpa dolls on rockers w/farmers & Christmas clothes
Vases
OAK small display cabinet
OAK commode w/towel bars
Lane cedar chest
Approx. (60) bell collection
3-shelf display cabinet
(3) Porcelain lighted Christmas houses
OAK 5-shelf display cabinet
Glass ball & claw organ stool
Quilt rack
Kerosene lamps
#40 Dazey glass butter churn
Lionel train set
MARX train set
Seed bags
Wall display w/(40) 1/64th scale tractors
Miniature tool collection
Wooden hand carved Allis Chalmers toy tractor
Walnut wall clock w/German works
Collection of adv. yard sticks
Nativity set
Pyrex bowls
Carnival glass
Boxes of collectible glassware
Crochet handmade tablecloth
Glass bucket
Tins
Set of Fine China
Iron Stone items
Ornate cast mailbox on pedestal
Wicker rocker
Steel wheels
4’ Teddy Bear
(7) Lanyard scales
Ice tongs
Buzz saw blade
Walk/Don’t Walk electric sign
Screw jack
Broad axe
Cast iron & press metal seats
Hay hook
Hog scrapers
Brass torches
(2) Corn knives
Snow sled
Milk can
Square chain tool
Hand potato planter
25MPH speed limit sign
Snowmobile road sign
Nail keg
Many other items not mentioned
PICKUP & TRAILERS:
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, ¾ ton, 4X2, 2-door extended cab, long box, V8 automatic, 100K miles
Load Trail 18’ beavertail, tandem axle, equipment trailer w/2” ball, NEW deck boards, ramps & hand cable winch
55” X 8’ single axle heavy duty utility trailer w/16” side racks & 2 5/16” ball & winch
Pickup 5th wheel tail gate fits Chevrolet
WORKSHOP ITEMS:
1956 Clark warehouse LP forklift
Atlas metal lathe, 10” throw, 20” bed
Large shop press
Lincoln 225 arc welder
Delta table saw
Many log chains & chain binders
Ratchet chain binders
Battery charger/engine starter
(2) Large tap & die sets
2-ton floor chain jack
Router & bits in wooden box
Small tap & die set
Hyd. floor jack
Wood planes
Axe handles
70-unit parts bin full of misc.
64-unit bolt bin full
Several parts bins full
Floor model drill press
C-clamps
Socket sets
Sets of end wrenches
Roll-a-bout tool chest
Chanel locks
½” drill
¾” socket set
(2) chain falls
All kinds of hand wrenches
Other tools and misc. found around the shop
ENGINES:
1 ½ hp John Deere Type E hit & miss gas engine, 18” dbl. flywheel on John Deere steel wheel cart
(4) John Deere Mod. LUE stationary power units
John Deere Mod. LUI stationary power unit
Several John Deere stationary power units for parts or rebuild
TRACTOR PARTS:
John Deere Mod. BO or BR radiators
John Deere wheel weights
Many John Deere Mod. L & LA parts, tin & wheels
John Deere radiators
John Deere plow parts
Pair of large unknown orchard fenders
Several John Deere Mod. LUC gas tanks
Pair of L or LA Bug Eyed wheels w/NEW mounted tires
Lots of other tractor parts
Hercules parts
Early John Deere LUPE drawbar
Unstyled John Deere BO or BR radiators
(2) John Deere Mod. L wheel weights
John Deere gaskets
Several magnetos
Carburetors
Several John Deere hyd. outlet plugs
EQUIPMENT:
John Deere Heavy Duty brush hog (rough)
John Deere 1bt. mounted plow fits JD M or MT
John Deere cultivators fits JD M
3pt. boom
3pt. 8’ back blade
3pt. forks
5’5” drag
MISCELLANEOUS:
Homelite 5500 watt generator
Pad locks
10’ X 20’ portable canopy
Lawn chairs
(2) Aluminum crutches
Welcome sign
Bird baths
Bird houses
(2) Garden hoses on reels
Park bench
Yard swing
Trailer load levelers
Tractor chains
Joyce RR jack
Heavy duty pulleys
Pole saw
Misc. lumber
Fish spears
Box traps
Wheelbarrow
(4) Walking sprinklers
4-wheel lawn wagon
Endless drive belts
(15) Wooden crates
Large block & tackle
Deer antlers
(2) Fireproof file cabinets
Other file cabinets
Elect. motors
20’ aluminum extension ladder
32’ wooden extension ladder
Elect. wire
NEW fabricating steel angle iron & channel iron
Trailer ramps
Pull type lawn fertilizer spreader
Several #220 conibear traps
Scrap iron
Croquet set
Hand auger post hole digger
Rakes, hoes, shovels, mauls etc. etc.
HOUSEHOLD:
Flex-Steel sofa sleeper
Side tables
Jewelry cabinet
Christmas decorations
Christmas tree
Bedding
Quality pots & pans
Pillows
Several 6’ white plastic folding tables
(2) 10’ X 3’ wooden folding tables
Pamper Chef items
Roasters
Canner
Cook books
(10) Metal folding chairs
Board games
Casio WK-3000 keyboard
Other items from around the house