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Cool clothes

Hot weather, high humidity, and insulating clothes increase your risks of stress mainly by slowing the transfer of excess body heat to your surroundings. As temperatures soar, know how to keep cool. To read the full article on cool clothes, click on the link above.

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MACHINERY PETE
$25K for a John Deere 4230?

A caller from Missouri is wondering what a John Deere 4230 with less than 2,000 hours is worth? "Wow, under 2,000 hours on a Deere 4230. That's pretty darn rare!" Find out what this tractor is worth in this week's Machinery Pete column.

   Greg Peterson

Auction of the week: June 6, north-central Iowa

Travel to Iowa to find out what a variety of John Deere equipment sold for at a farm auction.


Can you beat Machinery Pete?

Want to test your auction knowledge? Machinery Pete has compiled a list of 10 items that sold at a recent farm auction in northwest Ohio. See how many sale prices you can guess correctly and how in tune you are to current used farm equipment values.


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Search for more columns and auction information from our resident machinery auction expert and publisher of the F.A.C.Ts Report, Greg Peterson.


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