FREDDY HILL FARMS RETIREMENT AUCTION

Pieces of Freddy Hill history head to auction block as retirement sale goes live March 13

From signs to a life-size fiberglass Holstein cow, fans will have a chance to own a slice of Towamencin nostalgia

By Tony Di Domizio

Managing Editor

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

(Credit: https://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/showimage.cgi?lid=4077756&type=at&in=1)

From signs to a life-size fiberglass Holstein cow, fans will have a chance to own a slice of Towamencin nostalgia

There is something uniquely bittersweet about a retirement auction.

Not just because items are being sold, but because what is really changing hands is memory.

On March 13, pieces of Freddy Hill Farms — the Towamencin institution that has served ice cream cones, mini-golf rounds and summer-night traditions since 1972 — will officially hit the online auction block through AuctionZip as part of the farm’s retirement sale.

The auction is run by Tim Weaver Auction Services. Auctioneers will be Weaver, Dave Stoltzfus, Steve Schuler, and Tristan Sensenig.

For more than five decades, the Seipt family’s farm and fun center on Sumneytown Pike became woven into the fabric of North Penn life. First dates. Post–Little League ice cream. Birthday parties. Mini-golf bragging rights.

Now, as the property’s future remains the subject of ongoing development discussions in Towamencin Township, the public will have an opportunity to claim a tangible piece of that history.

A cow, the signs and the stories

Among the most talked-about items expected to draw interest are iconic Freddy Hill signs — the kind that have greeted generations of families pulling into the lot — along with decorative pieces and memorabilia tied directly to the farm’s public-facing identity.

And yes, the life-size fiberglass Holstein cow is part of the mix.

When that gavel falls online, someone will quite literally be able to park a piece of Towamencin lore in their front yard.

The end of an era, one bid at a time

Freddy Hill’s announced retirement and closure marked the end of a 53-year run for the family-owned operation. The news prompted an outpouring of nostalgia across social media and at township meetings, where residents reflected on what the farm meant to the community.

The auction adds another emotional layer to that farewell.

The online auction is scheduled for March 13, giving would-be bidders just a little less than two weeks to scroll, reminisce and decide how much a memory is worth.

Freddy Hill Farms has hung up its scoops, but on March 13, its story will continue — one bid at a time.

Freddy Hill Farms retirement auction: Complete item list by category

Trucks

2000 Freightliner FL70 truck w/ 6 spd. manual trans. & Hostetler 16' dump body w/ hyd. tailgate (33,000 GVW)
1998 Ford F-Series truck w/ Allison auto trans. & Hostetler 16' dump body w/ hyd. tailgate (33,000 GVW)
’04 GMC W4500 Turbo diesel truck w/ 14' reefer body, roll-up rear door, & TK MD-II SR reefer unit (256K mi.)
CJ-2 Jeep

Tractors – Combine – Skidloader – Gator

’00 CIH MX220 Magnum, 4WD, 4 remotes, front 3 pt. (7800 hrs.)
NH TN75DA, 4WD, CAB, loader 6' bucket (2734 hrs.)
’95 CIH 5240, 4WD, CAB, 16 spd., 540/1000 PTO, & 3 remotes
CIH 4210, 2WD, OROPS, 540/1000 PTO, dual hyd. (hrs. unknown)
CIH 4210, 2WD, OROPS, shuttle shift, 540/1000 PTO, dual remotes, & CIH 2250 loader w/ 72” bucket (hrs. unknown)
’93 CIH 895, 2WD, OROPS, canopy, 540/1000 PTO, dual remotes (4090 hrs.)
CIH 595, 4WD, OROPS, canopy, shuttle shift, 540 PTO, dual remotes, & CIH 2255 loader w/ 5' bucket (5960 hrs.)
’93 CIH 495, 2WD, OROPS, canopy, shuttle shift 540 PTO, 1 remote (2179 hrs.)
’66 Farmall 806 dsl., TA, NFE, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 2 remotes
JD 4420 combine, 2WD-no brakes-3709 hrs. w/ 4 RN corn head and JD 13' grain head
’16 Bobcat S450 skidloader w/ 68” bucket (1278 hrs.)
S/L attachments: pallet forks, 7' bucket, 5' bucket, bale spear
JD TS 4x2 gator (742 hrs.)
CIH & IH front weights

Antique Tractors

’38 JD unstyled B, NFE, flat spoke steel lug wheels – S/N 52797
’27 Farmall Regular, NFE steel lug wheels – S/N 14898
’30 McCormick Deering 10-20, WFE, flat spoke steel wheels – S/N 181946
’36 Farmall F-12, tricycle, round spoke rubber – S/N 52720
’39 Farmall F-14, NFE flat spoke steel lug wheels – S/N 151767
’35 Farmall F-30, NFE, round spoke wheels/rubber – S/N 7766
’41 Farmall A, WFE – S/N 62324
Farmall B, NFE w/ Woods belly mower
’48 Farmall C, NFE – S/N 5860
’48 Farmall H, NFE – S/N 283037
’48 Farmall M, NFE – S/N 155049
Wheel weights

Farm Machinery

Tillage Equipment

IH 720 5x18 plow w/ spring reset & coulters
Bush Hog 3 pt. 8 shank 8' chisel plow w/ 2' bolt-on wings (12 shank total)
Krause 4900 18' transport disk
Brillion X-108 20' folding transport cultipacker
Brillion 10' cultipacker w/ 4” axle
JD 12' cultimulcher
JD 400 3 pt. 15' rotary hoe
JD RG40 3pt. toolbar

Planting

JD 7000 Conservation 6Rx30” planter w/ liquid fert., no-till coulters, RID depth wheels, SB firmers, spike closing wheels
JD 8250 11' 18Rx7” grain drill w/ double disc & grass boxes

Hay Equipment