Noble County Tractor, of Perry, Oklahoma, has closed its doors after almost 75 years of service to Perry and the surrounding region. The enterprise began selling Ford Tractors in 1949 and added the Mercury and Edsel lines in 1955 and 1958 respectively.
Noble County Tractor also handled the Ford Motor Company lines from 1983 until 2018. The company was started by Olin Randall, father of current owner Richard Randall, who came to the area from Blackwell, OK, after 20 years in the tractor and automobile business in that area. Olin’s previous experience combined with Richard’s adds up to nearly 100 years of the family doing business in central Oklahoma. Richard Randall, 94 years young, still calls the shots around the business with his son Wally Randall, and Leon Chrz, managing the parts and service for many years.
Richard continues to come to work daily and puts in a full day. He has enjoyed doing business with four generations of people in this and the surrounding community. He has been known to trade for just about anything including horses, mules, hay, boats, motorcycles, and even volunteered one his sons to deliver a tractor to a loyal customer. Richard says he owes his success to hard work and making an honest trade and adds “A little luck never hurt either”. On occasion, if Richard and a customer couldn’t arrive at a mutual decision a flip of a coin was used to seal the deal.
The business closed permanently on Friday, March 31, and Mr. Randall commissioned Pickens Auctions to liquidate the entire remaining assets of Noble County Tractor on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 9:00 am. The assets include Prime Perry, OK, commercial real estate, parts, shop tools, equipment, trucks, and trailers. Also included in the auction will be a 1959 Edsel with only 62,000 original miles that Richard sold brand new and purchased back from the original owner years later. Gregg Pickens Auctioneer and Broker of Pickens Auctions says, “We are honored to be able to assist the Randall family and consider it a privilege to work for such a wonderful historic founding local business and family.” The
items and more details can be viewed online at pickensauctions.com or call Gregg Pickens, Auctioneer @
405-747-9304 for more information
