Machinery & Dispersals

“Great support for Lichfield Dispersal” Mark Elliott

The Dispersal on behalf of the Executors of the Late Ed Foden at Gainsborough Hill Farm attracted UK interest principally due to the inclusion of a County 1164 with original Hara Cab and other Case and Ford Classic Tractors together with the Discovery Sport D180 SE.

The Late Mr Foden had farmed in the area for many decades and had also collected various tractors together with attending several local ploughing matches over many years.

In The Smaller Lots:

• Lots of Builders Steel                                      Up to £200 per lot
• Box of Vehicle Lights                                       £32
• PTO Driven Air Pump                                      £58
• True Craft Small Pillar Drill                            £180
• Set of Hand Concreting Floats                     £105
• Husqvarna 281 Chainsaw                             £100
• Oil Cooled Stick Welder                                 £105
• Clarke Workshop Trolley Cabinet              £260

Various of the insitu items achieved very good prices with a 20ft Steel Storage Container £1,780 and a 1400 Litre Fuel Station £800.

In the Tractor Sundries and Field Items:

• Massey Ferguson 65 T Bar Hitch                                                 £100
• Lister Diesel Fired Mobile Old Fashioned Dryer Unit          £360

The machinery had all been used on the farm however, in recent years virtually all work had been undertaken by contractors.

In the Machinery:

• Twose Single Rotor Topper                                                          £860
• McConnel PA95 Hedgecutter                                                      £3,600
• Bomford BL159 Conventional Baler                                          £2,280

Within the Non-Vat Collectable Tractors:

• Farmall Model A                                                               £710
• Fordson 4 Cylinder Diesel Major                                £1,200
• MF 3 Cylinder Industrial Digger Loader                   £2,050
• MF 65                                                                                   £3,000

In the more Modern Classic Diesel Tractors:

• Case 1594 4WD Hydra Shift                                         £7,100
• Ford 7840 Power Start SLE                                           £9,500

The County attracted interest from several collectors and restorers however, eventually stayed in Staffordshire at £16,100 with the internal cab cladding looking good but unfortunately sold with a believed cracked cylinder and water leak.

The late Mr Foden’s Land Rover Discovery Sport D180 SE 5 Door saw three bidders on the phone together with bidding in the field and eventually achieved £21,600.

There were well over 150 lots of Non-Vat Items together with Furniture and Collectables with:

• Hand Driven Wrekin Pulper                                        £170
• Single Furrow Horse Plough                                        £110
• Round Cast Pig Trough c/w Hoops                           £164
• Mini Anvil                                                                           £175
• Set of Steel Pigeon Hole Shelves                               £70

Auctioneer:

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer