Machinery & Dispersals

Machinery Dispersal-Curborough Hall Farm, Lichfield 08-04-2023

“Massive Crowd at Lichfield Dispersal”

Mark Elliott

With instructions from the Hollinshead Family at Curborough, the Bagshaws onsite team had an Easter weekend visit to Lichfield and the bright Spring weather drew a massive crowd for the Vintage and Classic Tractors, Landrover 110 and full range of equipment. Various local vendors had included major items including trailers, tankers and arable equipment and there was support from a very wide area.

In the Smaller Lots:

  • Small Steel Tool Safe £40
  • Four Draw Cabinets  £55
  • Ebco Old Fashioned Workshop Crane  £160
  • Two Landrover 90 Rear Fold Up Seats  £130
  • Chrome Front A Bar With Lights £30
  • Pallet of Wooden Window Frames  £70

There was a diverse range of Field Items and Livestock Equipment:

  • Massey Ferguson 35 Bonnet    £55
  • Massey Ferguson 600 Series Pick-Up Hitch £150
  • Massey Ferguson Round Frame Loader Boom £30

There were two entries of Livestock Equipment from both the Hollinshead Family and the Baskerville Family with Cattle Race Slide Gates up to £240 each; Three Reel End Fence Reels c/w Wire £210 per pair; Heavy Duty Square Frame Yard Gates up to £180 each.

In the Machinery:

  • Kuhn GA Series Mounted Tedder  £2,700
  • Claas Liner 2700 Twin Rotor Trailed Rake  £9,600
  • Accu-Spread AS55 Trailed Lime Spreader  £13,100
  • Cherry 12 Tonne Grain Trailer (No Auto Door)  £4,350 & £3,900
  • Marshall BC26 Twin Axle Steel Body Bale Trailer £6,000

The Non-VAT Vintage Items and Classic Tractors attracted wide interest:

  • Non-Running Marshall Tandem Road Roller £1,320
  • Allis Chalmers Model B (Runner)  £2,300
  • Minneapolis Moline Trike (Runner)  £2,500
  • Fordson Major E27N (Perkins P6 Engine) £8,000
  • Nuffield 460 2WD (No Roll Bar – Good Runner) £4,350

A surprise of the day was the Vehicle and 4WD Trade:

  • Vauxhall Combi Diesel Van  £3,500
  •  Isuzu Utah 4WD Pick-Up (Auto 2016) £14,400
  •  Kia Sportage CRDI 6 Speed, Manual £8,000
  • Landrover Discovery (Off Road Version T Plate) £2,000

The star of the show was undoubtedly the Landrover 110 High Capacity (2010 Model – Bought new onto the holding – 51,000 miles) at a massive £22,900.

A special entry from a Penkridge Vendor saw Three Cylinder Massey Ferguson 35’s at £4,650

  • 1968 Massey Ferguson 135 £2,650
  • Massey Ferguson 244 three cylinder dropped crawler £2,950

One of the few Massey Ferguson 1200 Articulated Tractors to be sold this season was a runner with original paintwork but some modifications and achieved £12,000.

In the Larger Items Later in the Sale:-

  • Matbro TS270 Handler R Reg  £11,800
  • Twose Flat Roll   £ 1,000
  • McCormick CX105 4WD (56 Plate)   £14,000
  • Case IX 1255 XL  4WD (D Reg)£10,600
  • Richard Western D12 Rear Discharge Spreader  £ 8,400
  • Browns Heavy Duty Bale Grab c/w Manitu Brackets £ 1,050
  • Kanga Petrol Driven TK216 Mini Loader  £ 3,600
  • Ifor Williams HB505R Twin Axle Horse Trailer  £ 2,180
  • Ifor Williams 14ft Flat Trailer c/w Sides & Spare Wheel £ 2,320
  • Cousins 12m Hydraulic Folding Ring Rolls £ 6,000

A very large sale with over 700 Lots sold and excellent support from all quarters.                     

Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer