# Used Farm Equipment Biz Loses Legend - John Stamm From Wayland, MI

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**The farm equipment world has lost another legend.**

John Stamm of Wayland, MI passed away Tuesday at the age of 84. John was known throughout the country for his decades in the farm equipment business.

![JohnStamm-WaylandMI-StammEquipment](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/a/ab004f6327b0610decdadf20a9cdb01fd477eea9.jpeg)

Stamm Equipment was in business for 53 years before his retirement auction in October of 2011. On that sale listing by Miedema Auctioneering was this apt description:

**"Stamm Equipment is one of the largest used parts and equipment dealers in the country!"**

John’s good friend J.R. Sims with Ted Everett Farm Equipment ([www.tedeverett.com](http://www.tedeverett.com)) in Monrovia, IN weighed in on John’s passing. "

“_John was the greatest guy in the world,_” said Sims. “_He loved the iron business. It didn’t matter back in the day if it was a JD 4840 come in the ring and right behind it was a Farmall C, he’d buy 'em both. At one time he had 11 trucks on the road._”

Stamm was formerly part owner of Stilesville Implement in Stilesville, IN back in the mid 1980’s. He also was a well known Goodyear Tire dealer and had salvage yards both in Michigan and in Texas.

Here is link to John Stamm’s obituary: [https://www.kubiakcook.com/obituary/John-StammJr](https://www.kubiakcook.com/obituary/John-StammJr)

 ![JohnStamm-billboard](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/machinerypete/original/2X/4/4a05746bb129612382e3fc8a03fa518b3e435ce8.jpeg)

- _Billboard along US 131 Wayland, MI this afternoon… John’s old machinery lot_

Pete  
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