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Hunting for a buried farm tractor
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marmota.monax
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vapodog said:Can't comment on the "X" part but the story is correct.....the current owner is named Dennis.marmota.monax said:Current owner info:
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SN 310-001x - X is for experimental, Could there be a 310-001 without a X. Maybe there are two 001's ?
Found a close up of the tractor. Had a sign on it with the name of owner. Looks like Dennis Matti or Dennis Matts. I can't make it out. He bought it six years ago in Iowa at auction for $98K. Can't find any other history.
Don,
Interesting story. You don't mention how old you might be at this time, but if you are middle age, I hope the tractor continues to elude you for a few more years. Sometimes the thrill of the hunt for such a long lost item can be a great part of the adventure
I personally was a little disappointed when Robert Ballard located the Titantic, even though the photos are interesting. The same goes for the sub Hunley off Charleston , SC
One day someone will return with the flag they left on the moon. Interesting, but sometimes best left where they are
Interesting story. You don't mention how old you might be at this time, but if you are middle age, I hope the tractor continues to elude you for a few more years. Sometimes the thrill of the hunt for such a long lost item can be a great part of the adventure
I personally was a little disappointed when Robert Ballard located the Titantic, even though the photos are interesting. The same goes for the sub Hunley off Charleston , SC
One day someone will return with the flag they left on the moon. Interesting, but sometimes best left where they are
vapodog said:FatCat1 said:vapodog said:This may be encouraging.
A farm tractor made in 1938 was somehow buried at the White Earth Indian reservation in Northern Minnesota. How long it was there is unknown but possibly 50 years or more.....and just how it got there is also unknown.....but one day a visitor noticed evidence of a old tractor unearthed and went about digging it up.....
What he found is unbelievable......it was a Minneapolis Moline UDLX.....one of the rarest farm tractors ever made as only 138 of them were ever made. It was the worlds first production cabbed tractor and was a "go to town" tractor as well as it would do 40 MPH down the road.....It was based on the model "U" tractor and was very ingeniously cabbed for comfort. It was so expensive that sales were very poor and production stopped.....after # 138...
Now for the rest of the story.....It wasn't merely any UDLX.....NNNOOOOOOO...it's serial number was (are you ready for this?).....0001.....It was beautifully restored and sold at an auction for $98,000 in Iowa.
The new owner took it to his family farm in southern Minnesota where it's still pulling wagons in the farming duties. He refused a sale at the very auction for $140,000 so I doubt it's for sale.
Sorry....I don't have photos.....but could get some if needed.....
And now the REAL story. Here is a link to the interview of the actual first owner of a Moline UDLX, As you can plainly read, the tractor was bought and used in Iowa, and not "somehow" buried. It was not fully restored, but sold to a local that sent it off to a junkyard. Where do you guys come up with such nonsense? Tractors are very expensive pieces of equipment. Not the type of old c r a p you bury. You need to question these stories vigorously, or spend an enormous amount of your time digging manhole covers etc.
http://gasengine.farmcollector.com/Tractors/Bluffs-Man-Bought-First-UDLX.aspx
It always amazes me how many folks need reading lessons.....now for the rest of the story.....
While Mr. Tuttle may in fact have been the first buyer of a MM UDLX, it wasn't serial No. 0001
I stand corrected. However you really are missing the entire point. Look, I don't doubt that there was a 001 tractor (or the first tractor made with whatever serial number) Obviously if they made 150 there had to be a first. I don't doubt that the guy paid $98,000 or it's worth 5 million. I don't doubt the guys name is Dennis. Here's the most important point [to me].... where does it say that this this was found buried? I did a quick google search and couldn't find a thing on any buried UDLX. It just seems a little strange that this very rare and valuable tractor was unearthed from MN and didn't make the news. It would be very interesting to learn the history of this tractor, and my money is on it wasn't buried since 1938. I might be wrong, but I just don't see the evidence of it.
Who said it was buried since 1938?......
This tractor has been heavily researched and Dennis (the owner) is the source of the information. He got that information from the previous owner who conducted the restoration and was part of the crew that dug it up.
Not all the world's data is available from Google!
BTW....I emailed him about the story of Alan Tuttle and he knew all about that tractor and further knew the tractor he owns in not the same one
A farm tractor made in 1938 was somehow buried at the White Earth Indian reservation in Northern Minnesota. How long it was there is unknown but possibly 50 years or more.....and just how it got there is also unknown.
This tractor has been heavily researched and Dennis (the owner) is the source of the information. He got that information from the previous owner who conducted the restoration and was part of the crew that dug it up.
Not all the world's data is available from Google!
BTW....I emailed him about the story of Alan Tuttle and he knew all about that tractor and further knew the tractor he owns in not the same one
marmota.monax
New member
vapodog said:Who said it was buried since 1938?......A farm tractor made in 1938 was somehow buried at the White Earth Indian reservation in Northern Minnesota. How long it was there is unknown but possibly 50 years or more.....and just how it got there is also unknown.
This tractor has been heavily researched and Dennis (the owner) is the source of the information. He got that information from the previous owner who conducted the restoration and was part of the crew that dug it up.
Not all the world's data is available from Google!
BTW....I emailed him about the story of Alan Tuttle and he knew all about that tractor and further knew the tractor he owns in not the same one
How about emailing Dennis about it's history and post it here since you all got us interested?
marmota.monax said:vapodog said:Who said it was buried since 1938?......A farm tractor made in 1938 was somehow buried at the White Earth Indian reservation in Northern Minnesota. How long it was there is unknown but possibly 50 years or more.....and just how it got there is also unknown.
This tractor has been heavily researched and Dennis (the owner) is the source of the information. He got that information from the previous owner who conducted the restoration and was part of the crew that dug it up.
Not all the world's data is available from Google!
BTW....I emailed him about the story of Alan Tuttle and he knew all about that tractor and further knew the tractor he owns in not the same one
How about emailing Dennis about it's history and post it here since you all got us interested?
Actually he doesn't have a computer....to email him I send email to his sister-in-law that lives a mile away and she calls him over to read it....so His email is through a "proxy"
If you're serious about this please PM me your name, address and phone number and I'll send that to him and he can choose to call you about it.
bobbydadario
New member
Well? Did you ever find Cecil's tractor? Please share
I like everyone's idea of using visual signs first and then using the different equipment .
I don't know if this would help in your case. A friend I were searching for an old late 1800's school site. We were hoping there were remints of the building still in view but there were not. We were just about to leave and noticed a spot on the hill side that had more and healthier vegetation than the surrounding area. We walked to the location and there it was, the old remints of the school.
The reason for there being more and healthier vegetation was because of all the extra iron in the ground from all the square nails in the wood and laying on the ground.
I don't know if this would help in your case. A friend I were searching for an old late 1800's school site. We were hoping there were remints of the building still in view but there were not. We were just about to leave and noticed a spot on the hill side that had more and healthier vegetation than the surrounding area. We walked to the location and there it was, the old remints of the school.
The reason for there being more and healthier vegetation was because of all the extra iron in the ground from all the square nails in the wood and laying on the ground.
I found a early tractor in a field for a guy.I guess back in the day his grandpa got too close to a peat bough with it pulling out stumps.I remember him calling it a prototype "Boring Tractor" they knew the spot roughly I was able to find it with RD 4000 Pipe Locator took a little bit of work to pinpoint but signal was clear it was at 18 feet when they dug it up.I am not into tractors but was a great place to have access to hunt.I was surprised how small it was that is all I remember about the tractor.From my understanding a member of Boring family was paying to have it recovered.
Hi Don, Wow....hunting for a buried tractor! This is metal detecting at it's best. I'd trade all my bits of tiny gold for shot at something like that. Go for it! don't get too wound up about the capabilities of your detector, if it is tuned and you walk over it even a QED would find it (Aussie joke) Happy hunting and keep us informed. My God, finding a tractor....I could drink out on that for months.
Best regards Hotrocks
Best regards Hotrocks
2wheeldevil
Active member
If all else fails, rent a ground penetrating radar unit and that should find it.
controlfreq
Member
In that case, it is probably pointless to suggest a magnetometer. I've never used one myself, but from what I have read, this situation is what they are for...
farmerboy856
Member
just in case anyones cares search farm collector great finds tales of hunting old iron has PICS of several old tractors rescued from the earth pretty neat stuff although non of these appeared to be buried on purpose. people need to member that in the 20s and 30s tractors were expensive and alot like computers of today as fast as you buy one theres already a newer better one being sold cheaper somewhere else so when they broke down lots of them were drug outta the way. plus scrap wasn't worth nothing till the war then i know from personal farming experience that in the 1980s and 90's scrap wasn't worth hauling to town. lots of older neighbors had ravines or swamps where old machinery was pushed into to get outta the way. anyways i know the original post is old just my two cents worth