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Machinery Dispersal-The Cottage, West Hallam
“Irish Buyers Travel Over for West Hallam Dispersal”-Mark Elliott
The dispersal on behalf of Mr & Mrs Gary Pitts at The Cottage at West Hallam saw a wide range of non-vat tools and equipment for sale together with three tractors, two lorries and a Komatsu Excavator for genuine dispersal.
In the Smaller Items:
- Ornate Garden Bench c/w Seats £100
- Torque Wrench £65
- Set of Gear Pullers £90
- Heavy Duty Jump Leads £30
- Karcher Steam Cleaner £580
- Large Sockets £42
- Anvil £130
- Set of Workshop G Clamps £60
- Mini Workbench with Vice £50
Within the Large Array of Sundries:
- Stihl Chainsaw £100
- Stihl Petrol Hedgecutter £90
- Stihl Long Arm Petrol Hedgecutter £150
- Belle Concrete Mixer (Electric) £90
The vendor Mr Gary Pitts had been involved with lorry maintenance and garage fitting work all his working life and items had been well maintained on the holding.
In the Larger Items:
- Set of Manual Folding Mounted Chain Harrows £400
- Winton EFG 17 Mounted Flail Topper £1,000
- Ferri Reco Mini Mounted Hedgecutter c/w 1.2 metre Head £1,700
- Crofter Rear Mounted Hydraulic Log Splitter £1,620
- Battery Powered Cherry Picker Unit c/w 12 Volt Battery and Ball Hitch £920
- Ifor Williams 16ft Beavertail Trailer c/w Ball Hitch £900
- Fleming TR4 Single Axle Tipping Trailer c/w Barn Doors £1,500
Non Vat Tractors and Diggers always create wide interest as they have appeal to many part time customers with results as follows:
- John Deere X140 Petrol Ride On Lawn Mower £1,300
- Komatsu 1.5 Ton Mini Digger £4,050
- Iseki TS28010 2WD c/w Roll Bar £3,700
- David Brown 990 2WD (F Reg-Restored and Painted) £4,000
The family’s favourite tractor a David Brown 1190 in yellow livery and industrial spec (Buttercup) achieved an excellent £4,050.

In the commercial vehicles and included:
- Leyland Tipper Lorry £3,650
- Mercedes 8144 Beavertail 7.5 Ton 5 Speed Manual c/w MOT £4,600
- Massey Ferguson Twin Axle Steel Bale Trailer £3,380
- McConnel Mounted Hedgecutter £2,700


An excellent sunny day with a large crowd and resulted in a fast trade.
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Machinery Dispersal Report-Foston Hall Farm, Foston, Leicestershire
“John Deere’s and Same’s Ring the Bell at Bagshaws Dispersal”-Mark Elliott
The dispersal on behalf of Mr Ian Renshaw at Foston Hall Farm, Foston, Nr Leicester saw a very diverse range of machinery for genuine dispersal with some excellent kit from John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Same, Kverneland and other major marks.
With both European, Scottish and Irish interest as well as all areas of England there was excellent bidding from start to finish with several classic tractors sold at very high levels.

In the Smaller Lots:
- Small Rolls of Drainage Pipe Up to £60 per set
- Large Vice £98
- Small Lot of Wooden Sleepers £75
- Four-Nuffield Front Weights £125
- Small Set of Subsoiler New Points £85
- Truecraft Workshop Wheel Changing Trolley £450
Out in the Field:
- Steel Gates Up to £220 each
- Sets of 3 15ft Cattle Barriers Up to £820 per lot
- Galvanised Water Troughs Up to £160
Undoubtedly the range of grassland and arable equipment attracted support from a wide area with principal prices as follows:
- Dennis 3 Phase Grain Cleaner Unit £3,650
- AFT T65 Mounted Trencher Unit £3,100
- Transpread Trailed Granular Fert/Lime Spreader £7,100
- Berthoud Tenor 43-46 Trailed Sprayer £7,000
- McConnel PA6570 Mounted Hedgecutter £14,500
- Spaldings 7 Leg Flat Lift c/w Seeder Unit £5,000
- Kongskilde 7400 Mounted Fibro Flex Cultivator £4,300
- Kongskilde Fibro Master 3065 Springtine Cultivator £4,000
- Proforge Maxtilla Mounted Springtine Cultivator £5,100
- Opico HE-VA Trailed Hydraulic Folding Discs £8,300
- Kverneland Visio 200 Trailed Hydraulic Folding Disc Harrow £8,600

In the Drills and Trailers:
- Weaving 6 Metre Mounted Tine Drill £9,600
- AS Marston FF14-14 Ton Grain Trailer (1980’s model) £6,000
- AS Marston ACE 14 Ton Twin Axle Grain Trailer £9,200
- Marshall QM1800 18 Ton Twin Axle Grain Trailer £14,000
The pair of Same tractors had both been own from new on the holding and attracted wide interest particularly from the Scottish borders and Islands.
The Same Silver 100.6 on a 03’ Plate with only 4,900 genuine hours from new achieved an excellent £17,800 with the Same Titan 160 (1998 only 4,085 hours) at a superb £20,600.

There was an excellent Massey Ferguson 6475 Dyna 6 on 57’ Plate with 4,114 hours which achieved £36,400 to a Lincolnshire farmer.
Undoubtedly the star of the show was the farms John Deere 7530 Premium 4WD which was purchased new in 2010 with a 50KPH gearbox and full premium spec. It had undertaken only 3,461 hours on sale day and purchased by a Staffordshire farmer for a £80,000. The John Deere stable mate was a 6195R 4WD purchased new in 2016 having undertaken only 1,967 hours and was sold with a 6000 series John Deere Dome and achieved £80,000.


Harvesting operations had been undertaken by John Deere S770i Standard Combine which was purchased new in 2018 and having done little work was purchased to go to the Southeast at £114,000.

One of the rarer items in the sale was a little used Deutz Agrovector 37-7 Telehandler which was purchased in 2016 and had undertaken only grain loading and fertiliser unloading operations. It was sold on sale day having undertaken 503 hours and achieved an excellent £38,000.



A feature of the sale was the included collection of David Brown tractors from a local vendor which included:
- David Brown 880 (C Reg) £3,550
- David Brown Cropmaster £3,500
- David Brown 990 Diesel £2,500
- Jones Minor MkII Conventional Baler c/w Engine £1,150
All in all, an excellent day with good support and the Bagshaws team ringing the bell out in the county of Leicestershire.