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Machinery Dispersal Report-Brook Farm, Drayton Bassett

“Quality Kuhn Kit Sees Strong Prices at Tamworth Dispersal”-Mark Elliott

The dispersal sale on behalf of Mrs Karen Lockhart at Brook Farm, Drayton Bassett saw a massive number of lots and an extremely hot day during the July heatwave.

With close on 750 lots the team worked quickly to get out to the sale field from the yard and the wide array of kit and spares together with Kuhn equipment and tractor attracted spirited bidding.

  • Scrap Irrigation Pipes                                     £260 per lot
  • Small Stillage of Roof Slates                         £105
  • Roll of Wide Core Cable                                 £140
  • Small Sets of G Clamps                                   Up to £18 per lot
  • New PTO                                                             £55
  • Sets of Shakerator Feet                                 Up to £45 per lot
  • Sets of McConnel Shakerator Shins          £52 per lot
  • Set of Kuhn Power Harrow Tines               £185 per lot
  • Two Lay Flat Hoses                                          £100 per set
  • Cone and Pin Weld On Brackets                 £95 per set

There was a wide range of fertiliser including 2.4 Tons of 34.4% Pulon at £750 and 1.5 Tons of 21% Nitrogen Diamond at £360.

  • Second Hand Potato Boxes in 1 Ton format achieved nearly £12 each

Out in the Field

  • 7 Leyland Weights                                                           £180
  • 2 Ford Weights                                                                  £70
  • 16 Case Weights                                                               £360
  • Set of 4 Super Single Trailer Rims and Tyres          £900
  • Box of Irrigation Fittings                                                £300

The Wright Rain Mobile Pump Unit attracted wide interest including purchasers from Cornwall and this unit eventually achieved £5,650 but was in fact purchased by a local farmer.

In the Equipment

  • Kuhn 4 Rotor Mounted Tedder                                                  £3,000
  • Kuhn Axis 40.2 Twin Disc Mounted Fertiliser Spreader     £8,000
  • Kuhn 5 Furrow Vari-Master 153 Reversible Plough            £12,300
  • Kuhn 4 Metre Venta Combi Drill Unit                                       £22,200

The Case Tractor was an MXU 135 having undertaken 6,931 hours on a 06’ Plate achieving £19,600.

In the Non-Vat Items

  • 2 Brass Dogs                                                                       £28
  • Alloy Milk Buckets                                                           £32 each
  • Tilley Lamp c/w Glass Globe                                        £80
  • Steiger Motorised Petrol Driven Yard Brush          £350

Several local farmers had included items with

  • Komatsu 1.5 Ton Gas Fired Forklift                                                           £2,550
  • Same 100 4WD Tractor c/w Loader                                                          £6,520
  • Ifor Williams 14ft Tilt Bed Transport Trailer                                           £3,280
  • Refurbished non-vat registered David Brown 770 Classic Tractor £5,700

The next big sale is the classic and vintage sale at Ashbourne on the 26th July, with inventories already undertaken for August, September and October.

Machinery Dispersal Report-Knenhall Farm, Moddershall

Knenhall Farm, Modershall

“John Deere’s, JCB and Prestine Equipment rings the bell at Staffordshire Dispersal” Mark Elliott

The retirement dispersal on behalf of the Brunt family at Knenhall Farm, Moddershall Nr Stone saw a superb range of equipment catalogued and with national and Irish interest a large crowd gathered on sale day.

The equipment was an absolute credit to all those involved at the farm and had been carefully used and very well maintained with a full range of kit for sale from this mixed sheep and dairy unit.

Some of the stars of the show included a 14ft Houghton Parkhouse Tri-Axle Lift Deck Livestock Trailer together with the John Deere 30 Series tractors and JCB TM320S Telehandler. With up to four telephone bidders operating on several of the larger lots there was keen bidding throughout the day.

In the smaller lots:

  • IBC Tanks to                                                                        £38 per lot
  • Bucket of Cow Chains                                                     £48
  • Three Rolls of New Electric Fence Wire                   £48
  • Four-End Post Electric Fence Stakes c/w Reel       £55
  • Set of Original Pigtail Electric Fence End Post       £28
  • Dump Buckets                                                                   £85 each
  • Vink Calving Aid                                                                £190
  • IAE Galvanised Calf Crush                                             £390
  • Pairs of Silage Cover Sheets                                         £520 per lot
  • Agmaxi Dust Dispenser Unit                                        £780

There was a small range of non-vat items including:

  • Bench Vice                                                                          £95
  • Grindstone                                                                         £70
  • Set of Four Alloy Wheels c/w Tyres                           £270

Within the Tractor Sundries:

  • John Deere Telehandler Loader Joystick                 £160
  • John Deere Top Link                                                        £55
  • New Holland Tractor Seat                                             £260
  • Trimble GPS Guidance System                                    £610

In the field there was a wide range of galvanised troughs, gates etc with Hoof Care Galvanised Electric Foot Crush attracting wide interest from both Ireland and England and eventually achieving £4,550 to a Somerset farmer.

In the Machinery:

All of which had been extremely well cared for, feed trailers c/w Wooden Body Troughs up to £1550.

  • Spaldings Three Leg Flat Lift                                                                         £3,600
  • Storth PTO Driven Deep Pit Slurry Pump                                                £3,100
  • Kuhn EL121 Rotorvator                                                                                  £5,700
  • Set of Watson Twin Rolls                                                                               £3,600
  • McHale C460 Trailed Bedder                                                                       £9,000
  • Kverneland 6 Rotor Mounted Tedder                                                      £8,500
  • John Deere Trailed Mower Conditioner                                                  £7,500
  • Krone Swadro 800/26 Trailed Twin Rotor Rake                                    £12,000
  • Lely Storm 130P Trailed Flywheel Forage Harvester                          £12,700
  • West 2000 Dual Spreader c/w Galvanised Greedy Boards               £16,800
  • Major Alpina LGP 2670 Vacuum Tanker                                                  £14,150
  • Silaking Premium 14 Diet Feeder                                                              £10,300

The pre-sale phone had been extremely busy with regard to enquiries for trailers and tractors etc and undoubtedly the Houghton Parkhouse Tri-Axle Lift Deck Livestock Trailer created a real stir across the north of England. This 2018 model having undertook little work and in superb order topped the trailers section at £20,100 and was purchased by a Yorkshire farmer.

In the other Trailers:

  • Bailey 11 Ton Silage Trailers                                                                         £9,300
  • Portequip Bale Trailer (Virtually Unused)                                               £8,100

In the Tractors and Handlers Section:

  • Kubota M4062 (19’ Plate)                                                                             £21,700
  • New Holland T6010 Delta 2WD (07’ Plate)                                            £20,800
  • John Deere 6330 Premium (12’ Plate)                                                     £46,400
  • John Deere 6430 Premium (09’ Plate)                                                     £42,100
  • John Deere 6155R (67’ Plate)                                                                      £64,500
  • John Deere Weight Block                                                                              Up to £890 each

The farms Telehandler was from the JCB stable being a TM320S Pivot Steer sold with just over 3,390 hours on the clock and a 2015 model it achieved £55,000 to a Derbyshire farmer.

A superb field of machinery in very good order with a large crowd and excellent results.

More sale scheduled for late Summer and Autumn visit www.bagshaws.com for more information.

Machinery Dispersal Report-Little Broadgates Farm, Ashleyhay

“Immense Crowd at Derbyshire Dispersal-with wide array of non-vat items for every pocket” Mark Elliott

The genuine dispersal sale following the passing of the late Jim Wain at Ashleyhay saw the largest crowd all season and support from Wales, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, the Midlands and the North of England.

With such a wide array of non-vat items which has been collected for perhaps four decades and no vat or buyer’s premium the crowds flocked to Little Broadgates Farm and every lot saw spirited bidding with various items unique which resulted in some exceptional prices throughout the day.

There were close on 700 lots for sale and even a small windmill or two included in the sale items.

In the Early Lots

  • PTO Driven Winch and Frame                                                     £560
  • David Brown 2 Furrow Plough                                                    £300
  • Bamford Roller Mill                                                                          £120
  • Lister Series D Engine                                                                     £130
  • Ferguson T Bar Pick Up Hitch (In Complete)                          £100
  • Ferguson Stay Bars and Top Links                                              £100
  • Petter A1 Engine                                                                              £110
  • Amico Engine                                                                                     £600
  • Box of Magnetos                                                                              £200

Within the Collectables

  • Large Windmill                                                                                  £390
  • Large Sack Truck                                                                               £55
  • Ornate Stone Ball                                                                             £220
  • Three Staddle Stones c/w Tops                                                   £650
  • Stone Sink                                                                                           £150
  • Pair of Dolly Tubs                                                                             £80
  • Galvanised Buckets and Cans                                                      Up to £45 per lot
  • Oil Cans and Drums                                                                         Up to £55 per lot
  • Stone Troughs                                                                                   £420

The Ogle Memorabilia including Seats and Wheels attracted wide interest with a complete Ogle seat at £400 and four small Ogle Wheels at £300 for the set of four.

In The Larger Items

The late Jim Wain had a range of tractors from the Ferguson, David Brown and Fordson Stable together with his Field Marshall Series II.

In the Machinery

  • Kuhn Disc Mower                                            £440
  • PZ 200 Series Haybob                                     £460
  • Ferguson Finger Mower                                £280

The tractors sold extremely well with

  • David Brown 30C                                                                                             £1,550
  • International B414                                                                                          £2,400
  • Ferguson TVO/Petrol                                                                                    £2,000
  • Fordson Standard Forestry Model c/w Push Bar and Winch           £4,100
  • Fordson 4 Cylinder Crawler                                                                         £2,600
  • Fordson Power Major                                                                                   £4,300

Three of the more interesting items in the sale included

  • A belt driven Marshall of Gainsborough Sawbench at a massive £1,800
  • Porsche Allgaier AP22                                                                                    £3,400

The top price of the day was a Field Marshall Series II at £8,100.

A superbly attended sale which included everything from the kitchen sink to a Field Marshall even a few taxidermy birds and some world war I shell casing. Thanks to the vendor and the outside sales team as everyone was loaded and the job complete by 6.30pm on sale evening.

Vintage and classic sales for next month together with other farm sales in the locality please see the website for details. www.bagshaws.com

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