Machinery & Dispersals

“Great support for retirement sale at Ilam”.

The retirement sale on behalf of Mr Robert Rowlinson of Musden Grange saw the family leaving the tenanted unit after nearly 100 year occupation. Mr Rowlinson had been born at Musden Grange and followed his father into the Okeover Estate tenancy and there was great support for the sale both locally and nationally.

With buyers in attendance from an area from County Durham south towards Wiltshire and Somerset there was spirited bidding from start to finish.

In the Non-Vat Early Section

• Nestle Churns                                                    £85 each
• Named Local Nestle 10 Gallon Churn       £100
• Rivetted Tanks                                                  £160 each
• Single Cheese Press Stone                           £360
• Twin Cheese Press Stone Base                   £300
• Stone Troughs                                                   £230
• Small Studded Trunks                                    £55

In the Farming Sundries

• Barbed Wire                                                       £35 per roll
• Tow Chains                                                         £42
• Vink Calving Aid                                                £105
• Portasol Cartridge Gas Dehorner               £82
• IAE Water Troughs                                           £100 each
• Small Sheep Racks                                           £75 each
• Pair of Gates                                                      £240

Within the Machinery

• Opico Hydraulic Folding Chain Harrows                  £650
• Portequip Feed Trailers                                                 £1,750
• Jarmet Mounted Sprayer                                              £500
• Ifor Williams Tri Axle Livestock Trailer                      £4,800
• AJP Barrel Spreader                                                        £4,600

There had been a lot of pre-sale interest with regard to the Deutz tractors and Kubota RTV with national interest in the low hour tractors.

The first Deutz tractor was a 5110G 4WD on a 21’ Plate having undertaken only 1,790 hours c/w Loader which achieved £30,000 to a purchaser from the south of England.

The farms larger tractor was a 6130 4WD on a 69’ Plate with 40KPH gearbox which had undertaken only 924 hours work on sale day and this achieved £39,600 to a Derbyshire purchaser.

The loader attachments had seen little work with a AJP Twin Ram FYM Grab at £720 and an ALO 10 Tine Twin Ram Sheargrab at £660.

The Kubota RTV 400Ci was a petrol model having undertaken only 330 hours work however was unregistered for the road and achieved £4,350 to a local purchaser.

There were many varied lots in the include section some of which were sold free of VAT including

• 10ft Combi Rack Troughs                                             £220 each
• Covered Ring Feeders                                                   £265 each
• Galvanised Highland Cattle Crush                             £1,220
• Galvanised Leg Troughs 8ft c/w Racks Over         £250 each

In the Larger Items

• AS Marston Twin Axle Low Loader                            £4,300
• Kuhn HR 303 Power Harrow                                        £2,950
• Major LGP 2600 Vacuum Tanker                                £5,800
• Case 1394 2WD (E Plate)                                               £4,900
• Case 1494 2WD c/w Loader                                         £5,150

All in all, a well-attended sale with great support and a start to a long retirement for

the Rowlinson family.

Further sales booked for September and October.

Auctioneer:

Oliver Hiles

Market Associate

Mark Elliott

Partner

Farm and dispersal sales, livestock auctioneer

Natasha Hall

Graduate Trainee Surveyor