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Ken Jensen with a rare John Deere 40H tractor … Ken’s been making sure that all the tractors are running smoothly ahead of Saturday’s auction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 19, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visitors coming to Kingaroy for this weekend’s vintage machinery rally could well go home with an extra John Deere tractor or two.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Ken and Janice Jensen will be parting with their family’s collection of vintage tractors at a special auction being held in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

Seventeen John Deeres – ranging in age from the 1920s to 1950s – will be going under the hammer, as well as host of other farming collectibles.<\/p>\n

The items are the legacy of a lifetime of collecting by Ken’s father, Andy, and mother, Daphne.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Daphne, 86, died on Easter Monday this year; \u00a0Andy passed away earlier, in 2000, aged 78.<\/p>\n

Ken said his father had 23 tractors in his collection when he died. His mother simply kept them in storage from that time.<\/p>\n

Over the past three months or so, Ken has been checking over the machines, and now all but one are running again.<\/p>\n

Not all will be sold, with the family deciding to hold onto four of the tractors themselves.<\/p>\n

Bundaberg Auctions will be handling the sale of the rest, with an auction getting underway at 9:30am on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going under the hammer will be John Deere models A, AR, B, D, G, R, 40, 40C, 40H, 40S, 50, 70 (two), 730R, 730S, 830 and 420C.<\/p>\n

Some are restored, while others are still in very good, original condition.<\/p>\n

There’s also John Deere horse ploughs, a John Deere push mower, a John Deere lawn tractor, a John Deere whipper snipper and some early John Deere wheels …<\/p>\n

So why did Andy concentrate on John Deere?<\/p>\n

“He was a farmer all his life,” Ken said. “They were always his favourites.”<\/p>\n

Andy was born in the South Burnett. \u00a0His father was a farmer at Gordonbrook.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After he married Daphne in 1948, the couple moved to Biloela where Andy was one of the first growers to introduce peanuts into that region.<\/p>\n

They later returned to the South Burnett where they continued their connection with peanuts.<\/p>\n

As well as growing them, Andy became a PMB Board member, while Daphne took up a job as Grower’s Clerk at PMB.<\/p>\n

When he retired from farming, Andy bought a house in First Avenue, Kingaroy, and set up “First Avenue Machinery” next door to buy and sell secondhand farm machinery.<\/p>\n

He eventually sold the business to Graham Black in 1989 (sadly, First Avenue Machinery shut its doors for the last time earlier this year).<\/p>\n

Andy also began collecting tractors in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

Ken said they came from far and wide – Biloela, Gympie, Drayton as well as the South Burnett area.<\/p>\n

Andy was a member of the Kingaroy and District Vintage Machinery Club and would take his tractors to machinery rallies as well as events such as the Kingaroy Peanut Festival street parade.<\/p>\n

As well as the tractors and the other John Deere-branded items, the auctioneers will also be selling a host of other items on Saturday including tools, a walking stick planter, tractor tyres, a Ronaldson Bros & Tippett 4hp one-cylinder stationery engine, cast iron bath, camp ovens, rabbit traps etc.<\/p>\n

All the items will be on display from 9:00am today (Friday) at an Open Day at the family property at 11 Booie-Crawford Road (which is also on the market<\/a>). \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It’s sad but it’s an end of era,” Janice said.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully everything will go to good homes where the next generation can get to enjoy them.”<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club’s annual rally will be held this weekend (September 20-21) at the club’s grounds in Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be be John Deere tractors (of course), Chev trucks, stationery engines, bikes, crawlers, steam machinery as well as market stalls and a swap meet.<\/p>\n

Admission is $10 (children under 12 free).<\/p>\n

For more information contact Russell on 0428-188-358 or Matt on 0427-657-945.<\/p>\n

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Some of the 17 John Deeres to be sold on Saturday … including the crawler, at right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ken and Janice Jensen, from Hervey Bay … the sale is the end of an era<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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