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>> all right here we go, 9,000 -- >> once the bidding starts it is clear that dave hawkins is not only one obsessed with the big machines. >> was it a sell out? >> was a sell out, we were hoping to get 600 people, and we were almost double that. >> bidders as far from canada and mexico. 1936 john deere, sold $2,000. 46, sold 3,000. 49, sold 600. 51 oliver, sold, 8,000 dollars. 58 john deere 730 diesel, told, 20 thousand dollars. >> tractors are valuable to people. >> yes, they are, emotionally a...

Financially there the dedication to dave hawkins memory pays off. the auction nets $400,000 for his heirs. i guess you can say, dave is still taking care of his family. >> i had one child in college. my oldest child had graduated from college. so i was very excited to be able to use that money to help them with their college debt. >> dad who hated debt would be proud. >> oh my goodness. >> it could be a lot more. if you add up the value of the 23 tractors that stay in the hawkins family, it come...

>> all right here we go, 9,000 -- >> once the bidding starts it is clear that dave hawkins is not only one obsessed with the big machines. >> was it a sell out? >> was a sell out we were hoping to get 600 people, and we were almost double that. >> bidders as far from canada and mexico. 1936 john deere sold $2,000. 46 sold 3,000. 49 sold 600. 51 oliver, sold, 8,000 dollars. 58 john deere 730 diesel, told, 20 thousand dollars. >> tractors are valuable to people. >> yes, they are emotionally and fi...

>> all right here we go, 9,000 -- >> once the bidding starts it is clear that dave hawkins is not only one obsessed with the big machines. >> was it a sell out? >> was a sell out we were hoping to get 600 people, and we were almost double that. >> bidders as far from canada and mexico. 1936 john deere sold $2,000. 46 sold 3,000. 49 sold 600. 51 oliver, sold, 8,000 dollars. 58 john deere 730 diesel, told, 20 thousand dollars. >> tractors are valuable to people. >> yes, they are emotionally and fi...