# 1979 IHC 986 Tractor Sold on Minnesota Auction For 5th Highest Price Ever

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Sunday night (May 31, 2020) on an online farm auction in southeast Minnesota by my good friends at Maring Auction Co. ([www.maringauction.com](http://www.maringauction.com)), a 1979 IHC 986 tractor with only 2950 hours, 1 owner, sold for the 5th Highest auction price ever on a 986. Here’s a picture of it.

 ![IHC986-MN-$18810](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/1/109a5589a996c52bab548ea17489a8d465b2a9c0.jpeg)

**SOLD: $18,810.**

**HIGHEST AUCTION PRICES EVER ON IHC 986 TRACTORS**

 ![986-Highest5-20-1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/e/e5e5f8c534e66fc28a7ccb78ba87f42abbac9669.jpeg)  
 ![986-Highest5-20-2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/5/5b76a95dc7f538dd38f2cc51ee38ea1770342695.jpeg)

- Data by [www.MachineryPete.com](http://www.MachineryPete.com)

Here’s Youtube video I posted of the 2nd Highest selling 986 ever at auction…1976 model 986 with only 1104 hours selling for $23,000 on an 8/15/17 auction in Wabash, IN: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvrot5oqGmg&t=55s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvrot5oqGmg&t=55s)

 ![IHC986-IN-$23K.PNG](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/9/9d839edde6fc8aae1d07c4d1f02fa32369f1f1a8.jpeg)

- Avg. Auction Price on IHC 986 Tractors last year: $8,069
- Avg. Auction Price on IHC 986 Tractors 20 years ago: $8,081

**"Tractor Specs"** on IHC 986’s: [https://www.machinerypete.com/specs/international-harvester/986/6945](https://www.machinerypete.com/specs/international-harvester/986/6945)

Link to (13) IHC 986’s for sale today: [https://www.machinerypete.com/tractors/100-174-hp/international-harvester/986](https://www.machinerypete.com/tractors/100-174-hp/international-harvester/986)

 ![986-MPcom2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/5/53d397c02d7d3e7b1f47309240e43d3785c49726.jpeg)

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