The dispersal sale on behalf of the Deakin family of Streetway Farm saw the Bagshaws team out for the second time in three weeks around Lichfield.
With the farm having already been contract farmed the genuine dispersal saw two Case Puma tractors together with arable machinery and trailers achieve support from Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Cheshire and all local counties and some excellent prices achieved.
In the Smaller Items:
Palleted Dowdeswell Parts £360
Pallet of Old Plough Spares £200
Pallet Pump Truck £65
Lishman Single Phase Fan c/w Spear £155
Two-Large Pipe Collars £42
There was a small range of irrigation equipment together with tyres:
Pair of 28” Wide Tyres £290
Pair of 38” Tyres £700
Pair of Stock Duals £440
Wright Rain Pump with Old Ford D Series 4 Cylinder Engine £460
The machinery had been carefully maintained but in fairness some of the trailers had gone a little dull on the paintwork, prices as follows:
2.8 Metre Flail Topper £1,150
Master 12 Ton Mobile Dryer £4,200
Fyson 3 Phase Belt Elevator £1,500
McConnel 5 Leg Shakerator c/w Cleated Packer £2,700
“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:
