Nov. 12, 2008, found us wading around in six inches of mud at the Gene Stoeser Estate Sale west of Pierre, SD. The sun was shining, the crowd was smiling, and there was active bidding on this late model equipment, along with trucks and trailers. Sales included two JD 9610 Maximizer Combines, a pair of MacDon 962 Harvest Headers and dozens more items.

Some of the sales include:

$77,000 JD 9610 Maximizer Combine , 2372 eng. hr., 1686 sep. hr.
$70,000 JD 9610 Maximizer Combine , 2431 eng. hr., 1698 sep. hr
$16,000 MacDon 962 Harvest Header
$13,000 MacDon 962 Harvest Header
$5,500 JD 914 Rake-up Pickup
$6,200 JD 8-row Corn Head w/trailer
$18,250 MK 130-91 Auger w/swing away
$9,500 Brandt 4500 EX Grain Vac w/tubes
$1,200 Baasch & Sons drive over Auger
$87,500 JD 9400 Tractor
$49,000 JD 8970 Tractor
$85,000 JD 7520 Tractor w/JD 741 Loader, 1236 hr.
$49,000 JD 4455 Tractor w/JD 280 Loader, 8600 hr.
$6,000 JD 5020 Tractor
$4,800 JD 3010 diesel Tractor, 3 pt., weak clutch
$19,000 Summers Diamond Disc, 48′
$12,400 JD 1650 Chisel Plow, 60′
$9,000 JD 1650 Chisel Plow, 60′
$13,600 Case 3400 Air Seeder, 12″ spac, 60′
$6,500 Brent 572 Grain Cart
$20,000 2001 Freightliner semi, 13 sp Detroit
$9,200 1995 Freightliner semi, Detroit
$27,500 1997 Cornhusker Alum Hopper bottom Trailer
$16,000 2000 Mauer steel hopper bottom Trailer
$12,000 2006 Chev Silverado LS 1500 4WD, 45,780 mi.
$3,750 2000 Vern’s 7X18 G-neck Stock Trailer
$17,000 JD 567 Baler w/monitor, mega-tooth, 9000 bales, no net
$3,200 H & S 12-wheel bi-fold Rake
$10,300 1967 Keystone Cattle Floor Trailer, 54′
$7,000 1976 Kenworth conven. “seed tender” dbl hopper Truck