
My father-in-law, Larry Leckband, has a passion for
- old tractors and farm equipment,
- classic cars and trucks,
- unique items,
- negotiating himself into a good deal,
- and collecting stuff.
Though he blew past age eighty some years ago, don’t think achieving what most call “old age” has gotten to The World’s Oldest Juvenile Delinquent, as my wife Julie and her siblings like to call their dad. Old age? Pffft. The man still rises seven days a week before the local roosters have crowing on their minds, is busy with ten times more things in a day than I get to in a month, and doesn’t come home to roost for the evening until dinnertime … and his schedule determines when he eats, not when supper comes out of the oven.
I’d seen some of Dad’s collection, but never knew it surpassed one hundred in number. I only saw various tractors at the house and across the road scattered around the perimeter of Julie’s sister’s place. Turns out, most things were at the old family farm, stored in Ocheyedan, and disbursed about wherever Dad could get his foot, er, tire in the door.
To view all 108 items, click the auction page (note: the auction has finished and is no longer available at this link): https://www.bigiron.com/Listings/LarryVonnaLeckbandAntiqueRetirement










In this video, Dad narrates the history of several tractors.
Bidding begins September 16. You can find every item on the auction page (note: the auction has finished and is no longer available at this link): https://www.bigiron.com/Listings/LarryVonnaLeckbandAntiqueRetirement