Machinery Dispersal Report – Hill Farm, Burton on Trent

“Very Large Crowd at Classic Dispersal Sale in Burton on Trent”

Mark Elliott

The Bagshaws team were out on Saturday 29th June for the dispersal sale on behalf of Mrs Jackie Docksey with a wide range of kit all sold without VAT.
The vintage and classic element of the sale drew customer from far and wide and with a few extra lots from two local vendors, the sale went extremely well.

In the Smaller Lots:

• Long Plastic Culvert Pipes £800 per pair
•Milk Bucket Units £58
•Ferguson 9 hole drawbar £28
•Draper Socket Set £70
•Stihl MS181 Petrol Chainsaw £195
•Evolution Single Phase Mag Drill £300
•Husqvarna TT325 Pedestrian Rotavator £290
•Sets of Fabricators Clamps £55 each

In the Large Items in the Field:

•Riveted Steel Tanks To £70 each
•Metal Security Gates To £560 per pair
•Galvanised Gates To £105 each
•Bateman Galvanised Cattle Crush (Old Type) £580

In the Smaller Machinery:


•Cook Flat 8 Grab £410
•Tanco Balesqueezer £240
•Diesel Dumpers (Some non-runners) To £310 each

As detailed before there was significant interest in the Classic Tractors:

•David Brown 995 c/w Loader £1,550
•Ford 5000 c/w Lambourn Cab and Loader £5,050
•Ford 5000 c/w Lambourn Safety Cab £4,820

Within the Included Items:
A non-runner John Deere 2140 (SG2 Cab) – no drive shafts achieved £4,000 with a “V” Registered Case MX1354 4wd c/w handbrake fault and gear box issues at £10,800.
The final items in the sale were the property of the Talbot family whose superb Westwood ride-on mower achieved £2,000 and a very neat Nuffield 4/25 mini tractor c/w loader at a very good figure of £3,020.
Further classic and modern sales already booked for July and August and throughout September.
Please see the website for further details.

Machinery Dispersal Report-Brumlea Farm, Matlock

“Wide support for quality kit at Derbyshire Dispersal”

Mark Elliott

The dispersal sale on behalf of Phil and Mandy Boam at Brumlea Farm saw some excellent quality kit to be auctioned and a crowd of people from all surrounding counties including north Wales.

In the smaller lots

  • Stihl 028 Petrol Chainsaw                                       £150
  • Tractor Pins and Ball Hitch Attachments                £40
  • Vink Calving Aid                                                     £135
  • Two Spools of New 750ml Wrap                            £125
  • Watkins Small Steel Front Mounted Tool Box       £140

There was quite a wide array of stone gate posts and collectables:

  • Short Stone Gate Post                                                    £145 each
  • Cheese Press Stone c/w Base Stones                       £140
  • Half Round Stone Trough                                              £480
  • Small Stainless Tank                                                       £24
  • Alloy Churns                                                                  £65
  • Old Milk Bucket Units                                                    £18 each

In the Livestock Equipment:

  • Galvanised Gates to                                                        £95 each
  • Steel Water Troughs                                                       £130
  • Rivetted Steel Water Trough                                       £220
  • Steel Leg Troughs                                                             £160 each
  • IAE Galvanised Bulk Bull Hoppers                              £720 each
  • 15ft Galvanised Hang On Barrier Troughs              £210 each
  • 15ft Gate Barrier c/w Trough                                      £300

The star of the show for the livestock equipment was a smart Bateman Galvanised Heavy Duty Squeeze Crush at £3,200.

In the Machinery:

  • Ritchie Hydraulic Folding Chain Harrows                                £1,080
  • Bertie Flail Topper c/w Hyd Offset                                           £3,350
  • 2013 Fella TS671 Trailed Rake                                                 £7,800
  • John Deere 359 Conventional Baler                                        £5,400
  • Gehl 170 Trailed PTO Mill and Mix Unit                                  £2,700

The trailers and larger kit had been exceedingly well kept with a:

  • 12 Ton Griffiths Twin Axle Grain Trailer                                  £7,000
  • Bailey Twin Axle Bale Trailer                                                   £9,150
  • Ifor Williams Tri Axle Livestock Trailer (No Decks)             £5,000

The farms JCB 526-56 Agri Plus Telehandler had done just 5,140 hours and sold for £32,600 with the large Q Fit Bucket sold immediately afterwards at £1,300.

Within the included items:

  • Marshall BC 28 Bale Trailer                                                           £8,900
  • Kuhn 300 Series Haybob                                                              £1,220
  • Graham Edwards Tri Axle Livestock Trailer                             £3,120
  • Land Rover 90 (2014 Model-82,000 Miles)                            £14,450

Other items of interest in the included kit included:

  • Twin Axle Graham Edwards Pedestrian Transport Trailer with Ball Hitch   £6,300
  • AJP Bale Trailer                                                                                           £3,950
  • Set of 20 Original Alloy Pratley Sheep Hurdles                                          £1,740

Machinery Dispersal Report-Poplars Farm, Barton in the Beans, CV13 0DJ

Massive Crowd at Nuneaton Dispersal…Bagshaws team sees a very fast trade”

Mark Elliott

The genuine dispersal sale on behalf of Hannah Wyatt at Poplars Farm, Barton in the Beans saw an excellent range of classic and vintage machinery for genuine dispersal together with various modern machinery and special entries from both deceased estates and genuine retiring farmers.

In spite of the early morning rain, by 10.30am at the start of the sale there was a massive crowd gathered with some of the early lots achieving extremely high prices and the mid sale lots including non-vat items seeing an exceptional trade for collectables.

Within the smaller lots:

  • Battery Powered Nail Gun                                                                           £260
  • Mag Drill                                                                                                      £155
  • Single Phase Pressure Washer                                                                    £355
  • Self Propelled Concrete Crusher c/w 6 Cylinder Ford Engine          £2,220
  • Storage Container                                                                                        £720

Within the collectables from the family:

  • Pair of Staddle Stones c/w Tops                                                                 £430
  • Anvil c/w Engineers Stand                                                                         £900
  • Pair of Cheese Press Stones                                                                       £100

There was a small but well kept range of implements from the farm including:

  • 1980’s Heavy Flat Roll                                                                             £1,100
  • Browns 6 Metre Mounted Tine Harrow                                                 £2,220
  • Sward Lifter 3 Leg Grassland Subsoiler                                                   £2,780
  • Teagle 1.6 Metre Mounted Flail Topper                                                 £1,750

The Sanderson 725 Teleporter from the farm was a 1986 Model and achieved £5,200 with the MF 4255 T Reg c/w Loader £14,500, JCB 3CX Turbo £16,800 and Deutz 100 Agrofarm 4WD tractor at £16,500.

Obviously, the emphasis of the day was on classic tractors and machinery with a 3 Cylinder MF 35 at £3,550, David Brown 990 (recent paint and good tyres) at £5,100 and a County 1124 (no cab-unregistered) at £12,700.

The neighbour’s collection of tractors from Mr Greenfield included a Leyland 154 at £2,450, Fordson 3 Cylinder Dexter £2,800, Fordson Super Major (original patina) at £4,800, Nuffield 1160 £4,000 and Massey Ferguson 3 Cylinder 35 at £3,250.

Yet another feature of the sale was the genuine dispersal of the Late Harry Burnett’s implements and tools from his farm at Alverston near Derby. These lots included various barn finds and original items as follows:

  • Anvils                                                                                                            £340
  • 17 Gallon Milk Churn c/w Lid                                                                       £125
  • Two-Alloy Churns c/w Lids                                                                           £220
  • Various Vintage Fuel Cans                                                                            Up to £130 per lot
  • Two-Galvanised Original Poultry Troughs                                               Up to £80 per lot
  • Pair of Original Cart Top Side Rails c/w Front Headboard                 £200

Within the tractors the two leading items from this Derby farm included a Massey Ferguson 135 (G Plate) c/w Loader and Lambourn Cab at £4,600 and a smart Ford 5000 c/w Lambourn Cab (Reg PUT935G) showing 2,466 hours with an original Hallmark Tractors dealer sticker at £8,600.

The lots from Derby were rounded off with a half round stone trough at £880.

The final section of the auction field was taken up by items from the Jackson family of Barton in the Beans who retired from Dairy production some years ago and their lots included:

  • IAE Centurion Galvanised Cattle Crush                                                    £2,500
  • McHale Bale Squeezer c/w Manitou Brackets                                       £810
  • Merrick Loggin 4 Wheel Bale Trailer c/w Turntable Drawbar          £4,000
  • Shelbourne 2000 V Spreader                                                                   £9,000

An excellent sale of close on 500 lots with the field virtually cleared by 6.30pm on sale night and superb support from the northern and midland counties.

Further sales being booked for the forthcoming weeks please check the website.