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
“Excellent Day at Grindley with a Large Crowd and an extra car parking required”
The annual sale at the Grindley location attracted a larger crowd than normal and with just short of 1,170 lots for sale bidding was brisk from the start.
The sale included two genuine dispersals on behalf of a deceased gentleman farmer from Derby with non-vat items from a collector near Ashbourne.
In the early small lots:
Two Litter Bins £55
Billy Goat Petrol Driven Vacuum £320
Small Grindstone £75
Plastic Barrels £52 each
Modern Signs £40 each
Rivetted Large Tanks Large up to £340
Hydraulic Log Splitter £310
Large Galvanised Gates £130 each
In the Secondary Section:
Four Chimney Pots £160
Mountfield Petrol Driven Outfront Ride on Mower £440
Lots of Roof Timbers £300 per lot
Small Bateman Lamb Creep £200
IAE Rollover Crate £340
Ritchie Calf Dehorning Crate £350
Galvanised Dog Run £300
Within the Special Entry from Derby:
Petrol Driven Rotary Mower £100
3-Sections of Tombstone Galvanised Cattle Barrier £170
Galvanised Cattle Ring Feeder £150
SIP Rotor 165 2 Drum Mower £480
Red David Brown 880 £1,100
White David Brown 990 (Crack Block But Running) £600
Zetor 7245 (Reg H887SNG) £5,500
The final lot from this entry being the Land Rover 90 (In Blue) having covered 91,000 miles on a 52’ Plate at £6,350.
In the Collectable Non-Vat Special Entry
Six-Cart Wheels £195
Large Wicker Baskets £135
Bamford No 5 RA Mower c/w Horse Shaft £240
Crosscut Power Driven Saw c/w Witte Engine £570
Large Heavy Duty Engineers Bench £740
Alloy Propellor £250
In the General Section:
Petrol Driven Wacker £250
Palfinger PC2700 Lorry Crane £1,600
Argo Cat 8 Wheel Amphibious Vehicle £4,800
Set of Manitou Pallet Tines £620
In the Trailer and General Vehicles:
Fleming 26ft Twin Axle Bale Trailer £3,200
JPM 2023 Twin Axle Low Loader £8,780
Lawrence Edwards Sawbench £900
Browns Mounted Pasture Slitter £940
West Silage Trailer £4,900
Small 8ft Ifor Williams Trailer c/w 4 Stud Wheels £1,550
In the Tractors:
Massey Ferguson 35 (1961) £2,300
Ford 5030 4WD c/w MX 460 Power Loader £11,600
Nuffield Universal 3 (No Roll Bar) £2,900
A very varied sale with a great attendance and spirited bidding with further sales booked for the Autumn.
“Massive Crowd at Farley/Matlock Retirement Sale”-Mark Elliott
The retirement sale on behalf of Mr Eric Brailsford at Farley Farm attracted very wide interest with a large crowd on site and spirited bidding throughout.
With Bagshaws having recently sold the farm this brought about a genuine dispersal to include a future classic John Deere tractor together with implements, machinery and effects and various sundry vendor items.
In the Early Lots
Stone Gate Post £230
Horse Plough £200
Farmall Model Tractor (Non Vat £60
Anvil £190
Lister Pasture Pump £160
Stihl Chainsaw £180
John Deere Ride on Mower £480
Out in the Field
Galvanised Calf Pens (Set of 6) £300
Hang On Troughs (12ft Model) To £230
Ring Feeders To £250
The machinery attracted wide interest with the star of the show undoubtedly the John Deere 6930 4WD Premium (2010 Model).
In the Machinery
John Deere 1365 Trailed Mower £4,100
Kverneland 5 Furrow Reversible Plough £5,700
Fraser Barrel Spreader £2,480
Richard Western Rear Discharge Spreader £4,200
An item which created particular interest was Eric’s Fisker 2 Furrow Conventional Match Plough with KH Bodies and Steel Land Wheel this was sold to a collector for £1,200.
The first of the tractors was a David Brown 990 (1970’s model) which achieved £1,480.
As detailed the star of the show was a John Deere 6930 4WD Premium with Auto Power Transmission and 50KPH Box in spite of having over 10,100 hours on the clock this 60’ Plate Tractor attracted wide interest from Somerset, North of England, Wales and surrounding counties and achieved a resounding £36,600 and was purchased by a farmer from Tamworth.
Within the Included Section
There was a wide array of goods from local farmers including
Kubota KX61 2.6 Ton Mini Digger £12,400
Same 70 4WD Tractor c/w Loader £8,050
Kuhn 4m Power Harrow £3,050
Ag Dispenser Unit c/w JCB Q Fit Brackets £780
Armstrong and Holmes 11 Ton Grain Trailer £4,100
A further four sales booked for the Autumn please see the website for further details. www.bagshaws.com
