Antique Tractor Life

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Old Iron Adventures

Old Iron Adventures follows the Aumann Auction team across the United States from coast to coast. It’s a road-trip adventure showing the challenges each auction brings, a behind the scenes look, history lessons and the interesting characters they meet along the way. Here are some segments from the television series produced by the founder of Antique Tractor Life.

The Aumann team digs through thousands of antique tractor parts to get the Irvin Baker Collection ready for auction.
The Aumann team digs through an old building looking for tractor & engine parts selling on the Irvin Baker Collection Auction.
Joey Collins shares the story on his collection of John Deere tractors selling on the Days Gone By Auction.
Jerry Toews shares the story on his Crossley Brothers slide valve engine that went through a remarkable restoration.
The Aumann team heads to Iowa to prep the Jerred D. Ruble Trust Antique Tractor and Engine Collection for auction.
Joey Collins shares the story of the Days Gone by Museum in Portland, TN
A behind the scenes look into the R.T. Legard Collection, selling on September 2 & 3, 2022 in Purcellville, VA.
This replica Otto & Langen engine is one of the oldest internal combustion models known to exist.
The Aumann team use a 70 ton crane to move crawler tractors in preparation for the Irvin Baker Collection Auction in Ripon, CA.
The Aumann Auctions team travels to North Carolina to work on the Outstanding Darrell Barrier Collection.
The Aumann team is in Montana working to get the Mehling Early Tractor Collection ready for auction.
Check out some of these low production early antique tractors selling on the Mehling Early Tractor Collection Auction.
Today two Harris Power Horse tractors have just arrived. Callie and Shannon take a break to have a drag race.
Day 1 for the Aumann team, tackling the over 100 pedal tractors stacked from floor to ceiling at the Darrell Barrier Collection.
The Aumann team digs out tractors from a shed in Illinois that have been sitting for a decade.
Behind the scene look at unloading an expensive piece of history, a 30-60 Pioneer that sold for over $400,000.00

Roger gets a special delivery at the John Deere Gathering Of The Green Reunion.
The Aumann team spends one last day at the Harlan Mehling collection of early antique tractors in Montana.
Roger tours a collection of John Deere two-cylinder tractors that will sell at auction with Aumann Vintage Power.
Kee gives Alex a tour of the Dennis Powers’ Collection, soon to sell at auction.
Roger checks out a fantastic collection of John Deere toys and memorabilia in Illinois.
Moving tractors that have set for decades.
The Aumann team arrives a small farm where they must catalog a collection of engines and tractors.
Glen Litke shares the history of a unique Avery steam engine.
The Aumann team finds treasures and trash as it digs out a Rumely tractor that has set in the same spot for decades. 
The Aumann team needs to get out a 10-20 Titan tractor only there’s one problem.
Wilfred Mole shares the story of his Emerson-Brantingham tractor which might be the world’s most traveled antique tractor.
This John Deere Mode D was “NEVER SOLD” and is one of the nicest original tractors we’ve ever seen.
Alex and Kurt take a drive in a Linn half-track truck, one of the first to be powered with a Cummins Diesel Engine.