Hello, I just bought a piece of land in this piece of equipment is on it. I don't want it and would like to get rid of it but I would like to know exactly what it is and what is the value is. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Looks like a McCormick Deering Thresher. These were made as early as the 1920's - Yours may be from the 1940's but International made these machines for several years.
Yours probably has a model number on it somewhere (unless it has faded out) as well as a size - I think they made just 2 sizes.
Overall condition - any missing parts? - will have a big effect on the value as well as where this item is located.
You may be able to ask for value information on this site. You can join and present question and pictures and information to see what suggestions they have. These auctions are usually only held once or twice a year.
www.yesterdaystractors.com/
This looks like a nicer model sold in Canada in 2016.. 1,500 CAD
www.bidspotter.com/
This one sold in 2020 for $1,700 but has a lot of newer parts.
bid.aumannauctions.com/
This is a very good site to ask for information but it takes a few tries to find out what you want to know. You'll have to ask for help with loading pictures but you will receive fast answers here.
gggd is right. This is a McCormick Deering Thresher. Your thresher is a comparatively small model - 22x38, it would have been used to harvest clover, oats, wheat and flax on small farms.
McCormick-Deering was never a "company" itself, but the trademark name of a line of tractors and farm machinery manufactured by the International Harvester Company (IHC). IHC was formed from the 1902 merger of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering Harvester Company and three smaller manufactures: Milwaukee; Plano; and Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner.
It's great that you have added photos of your thresher's number. By the number, I can determine the year of manufacture of your thresher. The first digits 22 and 38 are the size of your thresher. The year is encrypted in a letter at the end. Your thresher has N. The letter N was used in 1923 and 1938. In 1923, threshers were manufactured with a wooden bunker. This is how a thrasher made in 1923 looks like: ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/
The price varies. Here is the same size thresher as yours (but made earlier than yours) was sold for 3,750 CAD in 2015 www.bidspotter.com/
So you have MCCORMICK-DEERING 22 INCH THRESHING MACHINE, 38 INCH SEP, CYL SPEED 1050 TO 1150, made by International Harvester Company, Chicago in 1938. Try to sell it through an auction like here bid.aumannauctions.com/
I think you have a McCormick Deering Thresher. Take a look at this link and see if you agree:
www.waymarking.com/
Good luck and stay safe.
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