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forward a small amount, and the process was repeated until the desired amount of feed had been dispersed. Side screens were provided to keep animals and people away from the rotor. The 230 required a tractor with at least 64-hp, however due to the extra drawbar weight imposed with this attachment, a drawbar support bracket was required for John Deere tractors 3020 through 4430.

However, Deere again was not the first company to build loose-hay stacker wagons. That distinction belonged to Hesston, who in 1968 introduced their A-II StakHand for the 1969 model year. This machine had a pickup and cross auger that delivered the material to a 5 ft. diameter blower, shooting it up an oscillating spout to the compression chamber. The A-II, which became the model 60 in the following year, made 4 to 6 ton stacks 9 ft. 4 in. wide by 20 ft. long and about 12 ft. high. This StakHand rode on 3 sets of dual wheels (six tires) on one axle centerline. Once again,

even though Deere was not the first company to build loose-hay stacker wagons, they again were the only full line company to produce these machines.

According to authors Don Macmillam and Roy Harrington, sales of John Deere Stack Wagons in the U. S. and Canada in 1975 reached 1329 units. This outpaced the “new kid on the block,” Deere’s new model 500 large round baler, which had first year sales of 788 in 1975. That probably was the only year when that happened, as the large round balers eventually ended the stack wagon era. (No numbers were given for hay cubers.) John Deere’s last inclusion of stack wagons in their Hay Equipment sales literature was for the model year 1983. Implement and Tractor’s Product File listed a high of 18 different stacker wagon manufacturers in 1976 but only one in 1985, Hesston. The third method of harvesting and feeding hay with no manual labor, the large round baler with medium size hay packages, had won the popularity contest.

Hesston A-II StakHand

...they (John Deere) again were the only full line company to produce

these machines.

65401 Cedar Rd., Wakarusa, IN 46573 September 25th,26th & October 3rd,2015

Getz Bros

Approximately 20 buildings fi lled with primitives, horse drawn farm machinery, tractors, farm related antiques, advertising signs, several thousand agricultural books, manuals and farm equipment literature, hundreds of woodworking tools, and hundreds of small items from the early 1900’s. Pictures and item listing to be updated daily – www.auctionzip.com ID# 13641

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 3 PM – 8 PM Farm related literature, books, magazines, horse drawn & horse related manuals & viewing of Saturday the 26th sale items & pre-registration

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH Ring 1, 9 AM continuation of farming related books, magazines & manualsRing 2, 9 AM approximately 1000 lots of farming and carpentry related small items & tools, vintage toys, pictures & advertisingRing 3, 9AM household items & misc. with antique furniture selling approximately 12:00 noon

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD Both rings starting at 9:00 AM (preregistration & viewing 12 - 8:00PM FRIDAY OCT 2ND) Ring 1 ~50 walking plows and cultivators, dozens

of horse drawn farm implements, wagons, buggies, bobsleds, sleighs. Tractors begin selling at noon.

Ring 2 Tractor and farm related manuals and books, ~ 1000 farm related primitive tools and pieces of equipment, horse related equipment & harnesses, advertising pieces, Guns to sell at 11:30

Auctioneers Note: Our Mom & Dad farmed 240 acres in St. Joseph County, Indiana beginning in 1948, milked cows for 57 years, and pursued their passion of buying and selling antiques during their 66 years together. Sadly, we lost both of them last winter. As auctioneers, we sincerely feel that whether you travel 10 miles or 1,000, you will want to be here with other enthusiasts to see and share their collection.

ROBERT & DOROTHY GETZ ESTATE Mike Getz Admin. (574) 292-2258 AU01039070GETZ BROS. AUCTIONEERS Mark Getz (574) 286-6558 AU09000047 Kerry Getz AU19500128

BOB & DOROTHY GETZEstate Auction

65401 Cedar Rd., Wakarusa, IN 46573 September 25th,26th & October 3rd,2015

Getz Bros

Approximately 20 buildings fi lled with primitives, horse drawn farm machinery, tractors, farm related antiques, advertising signs, several thousand agricultural books, manuals and farm equipment literature, hundreds of woodworking tools, and hundreds of small items from the early 1900’s. Pictures and item listing to be updated daily – www.auctionzip.com ID# 13641

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 3 PM – 8 PM Farm related literature, books, magazines, horse drawn & horse related manuals & viewing of Saturday the 26th sale items & pre-registration

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH Ring 1, 9 AM continuation of farming related books, magazines & manualsRing 2, 9 AM approximately 1000 lots of farming and carpentry related small items & tools, vintage toys, pictures & advertisingRing 3, 9AM household items & misc. with antique furniture selling approximately 12:00 noon

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD Both rings starting at 9:00 AM (preregistration & viewing 12 - 8:00PM FRIDAY OCT 2ND) Ring 1 ~50 walking plows and cultivators, dozens

of horse drawn farm implements, wagons, buggies, bobsleds, sleighs. Tractors begin selling at noon.

Ring 2 Tractor and farm related manuals and books, ~ 1000 farm related primitive tools and pieces of equipment, horse related equipment & harnesses, advertising pieces, Guns to sell at 11:30

Auctioneers Note: Our Mom & Dad farmed 240 acres in St. Joseph County, Indiana beginning in 1948, milked cows for 57 years, and pursued their passion of buying and selling antiques during their 66 years together. Sadly, we lost both of them last winter. As auctioneers, we sincerely feel that whether you travel 10 miles or 1,000, you will want to be here with other enthusiasts to see and share their collection.

ROBERT & DOROTHY GETZ ESTATE Mike Getz Admin. (574) 292-2258 AU01039070GETZ BROS. AUCTIONEERS Mark Getz (574) 286-6558 AU09000047 Kerry Getz AU19500128

BOB & DOROTHY GETZEstate Auction