This document contains listings for used farm equipment and trucks for sale, including details on make, model, engine, transmission, and price. Vehicles range in year from 1979 to 2013 and include grain trucks, end dump trailers, and daycab and sleeper tractors. Contact information is provided for Best Trucks of Minnesota, the dealer selling the vehicles. The document also includes an advertisement for MINN-DAK Growers, which purchases and markets specialty crops.

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1979 Chevrolet C70 Grain Silage, 427 engine, 5&4 trany, 19’ buffalo box nice
cond............................................................................................................$10,000
1989 Kenworth T800, Cummins 855, 400 hp, Jake, Pwr Steer, Air Ride, Wet kit, Mud
scrappers, tow hook ...........................................................................................$17,700
1999 Freightliner FLD112, Grain Silage, Cummins M11, 350 HP, All Alum., 411
rears............................................................................................................$42,000
2006 Peterbilt 379, Cummins ISX, 10 spd, Jake, Cruise, Pwr Steer, Tandem, Air Ride,
225 WB...............................................................................................CALL FOR PRICE.
2006 Kenworth T-800, CAT C-13, Eaton, Man, FRO16210C 10 spd, ,460 HP, Tandem,
Air Ride, All Alum................................................................................CALL FOR PRICE.
2006 Kenworth T600B With Studio Sleeper & Thermo King APU Unit., Eaton, Ultra Shift,
RTO16910B-DM2, 10 Spd, Air ride, 240 WB......................................................$22,500
2008 34’ PLG Tri Axle End Dump Trailer With air up air down third axle & roll
tarp..............................................................................................................$26,500
2008 Mack CHU613, Mack, MP8-415c, 338 HP, Allison Automatic. New wet kit with
Safe-T-Pull Tow Hitch......................................................................................... $60,050.
2010 Freightliner Columbia, Tandem Axle Daycab, Detroit, 60 Series, 488 HP, Air Ride,
WB 190, Jake, Cruise, Pwr Steer........................................................................$43,500
2013 Kenworth T800, Cummins, ISX, 450 HP, Eaton Ultra Shift, 180 WB, 10 spd,
Tandem Axle Daycab.................................................................................$59,750.
2010 International Prostar Premium,
Cummins, ISX, 450 HP, Eaton, Man, 10
Spd., Drivers side/passenger side power
windows & Door locks....CALL FOR PRICE.
2007 Western Star 4900, CAT C-13, 430
HP, 10 spd, Auto Shift, Jake, Cruise, Air Ride,
All Alum., Tandem Axle Sleeper....$23,750
218-281-6300
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2 Grand Forks Herald/Sunday, January 24, 2016
TRENDS2016: AGRICULTURE
Frank and Ernest — two
Longhorn steers — live
the good life on North
Dakota ranch
By Joseph Boushee
Grand Forks Herald
rank and Ernest know
how to stand out in a
crowd.
But when you’re
two Texas Longhorn steers
among a herd of Black
Angus, it’s not too hard.
Especially on the eastern
North Dakota prairie,
where the peculiar pair
tend to turn some heads
when people drive by the
Travis Bell ranch near
Fordville, N.D.
Longhorns, more common
in Texas and the southwest,
are a rare sight in the
region.
“Just being as they are —
Longhorns — people don’t
see that many in this part
of the country,” says Bell,
a fifth-generation rancher.
“A lot of people just enjoy
driving by and seeing
them.”
Both steers stand nearly
6 feet tall and weigh about
1,500 pounds. Frank is
mostly red, with white
spots; Ernest is white with
dark spots. Their horns
span roughly 6 feet from tip
to tip.
“They’re pretty much
done growing now,” Bell
says. “I think they grow
until they’re about five, and
then they’re done.”
Showpieces
Bell runs a 1,000-head
feedlot of mostly Angus
cattle on his family’s
100-year-old Edgewood
Ranch. He also calves
about 300 cows and raises
three breeds of sheep.
His other livestock keep
Bell plenty busy, meaning
Frank and Ernest have it
easy on the ranch, serving
mostly as showpieces,
“They’re just like a fat
horse out on the pasture,”
Bell says with a laugh.
“They’re just there for
show and tell.”
They’ve even been
showcased in past years at
the community parade in
nearby Park River, N.D.
“They think they’re
pretty neat,” Bell says.
“As big as they are, and
the unique colors and the
size of their horns and
everything, I think that’s
what people like to see.”
The Longhorns are
former rodeo stock. He
found them 10 years ago
while trucking a load of
The Texas two
Photo courtesy of Angie Schroeder
Photo courtesy of Travis Bell
cattle from Wyoming to the
Enoch Thorsgaard ranch
near Northwood, N.D.
“I just told them that I
wanted to buy a couple,”
Bell says. “At that point
in time, they were just
Colorado roping steers.”
Welcome additions
They’ve been welcome
additions to the ranch, Bell
says, causing no trouble
with the other livestock,
ranch horses or humans,
even with their imposing
size and intimidating horns.
“For us, it was nothing
out of the ordinary,” says
Bell, who’s been around
cattle his whole life. “They
haven’t caused any chaos
for us.”
Longhorns, like other
cattle, generally are docile,
but they know they’ve got
horns, and they know how
to use them.
“They’re very dominant
when it comes to being
around all the cattle,”
Bell says. “They know how
to use their horns very
well, so they’re kind of the
dominant ones.”
Still, the horses take
command at roundup time,
and they’ve never shown
aggression toward humans.
“We’ve never had any
issues,” Bell says.
Frank and Ernest — who
were named by Bell’s father,
Arden — have adjusted well
to North Dakota’s harsh
winter conditions, too,
even January’s below-zero
temperatures.
“They actually hold
up just fine,” Bell says.
“They’re in good condition,
being as old as they are. I
would imagine, if they were
thin, it would be a little
harder on them.”
As for the future, the plan
is to keep the Longhorns as
show animals.
“They’re one day going to
find their place, I suppose,
but everybody keeps
enjoying them,” Bell says.
“We’re glad everybody
appreciates looking at
them.”
Longhorn steers
Ernest (white) and
Frank (red) are
owned by Fordville,
N.D., rancher Travis
Bell. Bell, a fifth-
generation rancher,
runs a 1,000-head
feedlot of mostly Angus
cattle, and raises
three breeds of sheep.
Ernest and Frank are
just for show, and are
a popular attraction for
passers-by.
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“As big as they are, and the
unique colors and the size of their
horns and everything, I think
that’s what people like to see.”
Travis Bell
Rancher