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Machinery Dispersal Report-Woodside Farm
“Wide support and excellent trade at Loughborough Dispersal”
Mark Elliott
The Bagshaws team were out again at Loughborough in Leicestershire with the genuine dispersal sale on behalf of the personal representatives of the Late Sydney Armett whos machinery had been extremely well maintained with several of the newer lots in pristine order.
The stars of the day were undoubtedly the tractors and telehandler but Mr Armett’s superb Ford Ranger Wildtrak 4WD pickup with only 6,000 miles on the clock attracted interest from a wide area.
In the smaller lots;
- Vink Calving Aid £90
- ¾ Drive Socket Set £48
- Heiniger Single Phase Cattle Clippers £230
- International 784 Drawbar £44
- Lister Single Cylinder Stationary Petrol Engine £410
- Stihl 038 Chainsaw £200
- Prostart 610 Single Phase Battery Booster Charger £105
There were many varied lots in the field with;
- Scatterbird Gas Fired Bird Scarer Units up to £70 each
- Galvanised gates up to £95 each
- Cattle Ring Feeders up to £60 each
- IAE Galvanised Calf Crush achieved £380
- Bateman Galvanised Cattle Crush at £1,000
1980’s/90’s tractor sundries are much sought after with;
- 8x-International 784 Series Front Weights at £210
- Old Quicke Pallet Tines at £260
- 3x-Fordson Wafer Weights £150
The Late Mr Armett’s machines were in very good order some having undertaken very little work the McConnel Powerarm 5455 Flail Hedgecutter was purchased by a local farmer at £10,800 with the Vicon Fanex 683 6 Rotor Mounted Tedder again going to a local farmer at £3,550. The KRM Mounted 4.8metre Tine Drill achieved £6,000 with a very smart set of NRH Hydraulic Folding Combi Ring Rolls at £6,750.
The COP Engineering Twin Axle Bale Trailer made an excellent £3,200 with AS Marston 10 Ton Grain/Silage Trailers up to £3,800 each.
The master T12 Mobile Dryer together with NC 14 Ton Grain Trailer were in superb order with the Grain Trailer achieving £11,200 and the mobile dryer going to a farmer in County Durham at £16,800.
Tractors sold well with wide interest from both surrounding farms and well into Wales and Northern Island. The Case CS94 4WD (52 Plate) £16,000, Case IH Maxxum MX120 (04 Plate) £25,800, Case IH Maxxum 110 (12 Plate)-low Hours £37,600, Case Puma 180 (58 Plate)-low hours £41,000. The superb Manitou MLT 735-120 LSU Telehandler on a 12 Plate with low hours sold with pallet tines on at £36,000 and with the addition of eight attachments achieved a combined price of an excellent £44,000.

As detailed above the Late Mr Armett’s Ford Ranger Truck attracted significant interest from a wide area and was sold locally for £27,000+VAT with the Honda Foreman TRX 500-FE Quad Bike on a 13 Plate at a superb £4,520.

Further sales booked throughout Derbyshire and surrounding counties with various long-term fixtures already booked for the new season of 2022. For confidential and practical advice please call any of the team on 01889 562811 or speak to Mark Elliott on 07973 673092.
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Leek Market Report
TRADE ON FIRE – TOP OF £2440, 12 OVER £2000
The trade for milkers on Tuesday matched the weather been too hot to handle for many purchasers.
A smaller pedigree entry met a flying trade with a Seagull-Bay MVP daughter from Andrew & Joanna Bunting reaching £2260 with a lovely crossbred heifer from Edward Whittaker reached £2110.
However it was the entry of 11 fresh heifers from the Johnson family of Longnor that really set the trade alight with the first through the ring reached £2400. The entry topped at £2440 with 10 passing the £2000 mark and averaging out at £2148. The Johnsons have another 8 entered for next week.
Calves topped at £300 also from the Buntings with the two stock bulls also selling well, the Limousin reaching £2400 and the Beef Shorthorn £2100.
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Machinery Dispersal Report-Shirley Farm
“Exceptional support for extremely well-maintained kit at Whiston Dispersal”
The machinery dispersal sale held on behalf of Richard and David Green at Shirley Farm, Whiston, Stoke attracted wide support as the machinery, Land Rover, Sundries and Effects were in superb order and had been extremely well cared for.
The stars of the show were undoubtedly the two John Deere tractors, Gator and Land Rover but there was a large array of items for sale prior to those items.
In the smaller items;
- Stainless Milk Buckets £30 each
- Alkaline Foam Applicator £200
- Silage Sheet Cover £70 each
- Set of Parlour Pit Matting £175
- Six Stud Spare Trailer Wheel £120
- 8ft Cattle Manger Troughs £60 each
- IAE Galvanised Calf Crush has seen little work and sold at £490
- 10ft Galvanised Wall Mounted Hay Racks at £200 each
In the collectables;
- Stone Gate Post achieved £260 each
- Set of 5 Stone Steps at £400
- Old Stone Pig Sty Slide Feeder Bases at £60 each
All the machinery together with the tractors and Land Rover etc were in pristine order and the family should be commended for the way in which they presented things for sale as they were superbly well finished.
- Howard rotavator sold at £450
- Allman Small Mounted Sprayer £260
- Krone Easy Cut R280V Mower Conditioner £7,950
- Krone 4 Rota Mounted Tedder £5,000
- Krone Swadro 800/26 Twin Rota Trailed Rake £11,900
- McHale F5500 Round Baler (only 9,200 bales) £17,000
- McHale Orbital Trailed Wrapper (under 5,000 bales) £9,800


Trailers and tankers saw spirited bidding from a wide area including North Wales and Cumbria with;
- Marshall 4 Ton Tipping Trailer achieving £2,200
- Redrock 850 Gallon Vacuum Tanker £4,040
- Redrock 1600 Gallon Vacuum Tanker £9,800
- Superb Teagle 8150 Trailed Straw Chopper £8,700
Purchasers had traveled from a wide area to bid at the tractors, gator and land rover with representation from Somerset and Ireland as well as local counties. The John Deere 5080R c/w Loader 62 Plate achieved £29,000. With the John Deere 6115 M (15 Plate) at £44,100 to a local farmer. The John Deere Gator (68 plate-733 hours only) achieved a superb £15,050 and the Green Partnerships items finished with their superb Land Rover Defender (14 Plate-only 18,800 miles at £30,200.

Within the sundry vendors items there was a charity donation of lots from Mr Robert Bentley of Foston and he must be thanked for his donation and delivery on his items which achieved over £150.
Other sundry vendor items included;
- Agri-Mac 6 Ton Tipping Trailer £3,100
- Ursus C 385 2WD tractor £2,500
- Ford 6410 (F Reg-poor cab) £4,500
- Easterby ET10 Twin Axle Bale Trailer £3,660
- Ifor Williams P6G Small Calf Trailer £1,200
- Lely Rotund 510 Mounted Tedder £2,200
- John Deere 331 Mounted Mower Conditioner (2017 model) £7,500
All ready sales booked for August and September for confidential and hands on advice please call Mark Elliott on 07973 673092.
Leek Market Report
A funny days trading maybe due to the sunny weather saw the best to £2100 from Messrs Beech of Sutton, Macclesfield with others from the same home to £1960 and £1810 the second of which was a Shorthorn x.
Another Shorthorn x from Edward & Diane Bennett of Whiston reached £1800. A Holstein heifer from Messrs Phillips of Winkhill reached £1920.
Next week is Pedigree week and we also have a superb entry of 10 fresh heifers from Messrs Johnson of Longnor.
Bakewell Market Report
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale
Leek Market Report
Dairy trade was buoyant again on Tuesday with all categories selling well.
Top price was a very pretty British Friesian heifer from the Kirkby family of Oakham at £2000. Hot in pursuit was a sweet heifer from R Thompson of Sudbury at £1980.
Another heifer from G Brown of Spondon reached £1920 as did a smashing third calver from Adrian Barber of Gnosall. Messrs Brown of Spondon also had a second calver to £1880.
Numerous others were in that £1700 to £1850 bracket.
Get in touch if you have stock to sell, more needed to satisfy demand.
Machinery Dispersal Report-Yew Tree Farm
The Bagshaws team travelled far north to Huddersfield for the dispersal on the 2nd July on behalf of Mr John Sykes at Farnley Tyas.
John’s family had farmed in the village since 1947 and a large crowd attended the sale with support from a wide area including Ireland, Wales, Yorkshire, Staffordshire and all localised area.
The stars of the show included the Valtra N101 4WD on 11 Plate and a very well kept Manitou MLT 625-75 H Premium Telehandler.
In the smaller lots;
- 9 Hole Drawbars to £30
- Single Phase SIP Compressor £280
- 3 Phase Roller Mill £220
- Old PTO Generator £360
- Calving Aid £80
- Submersible Pump £35
There were a wide array of sheeted doors, gates and other equipment as John Sykes had fabricated many heavy duty gates for use on the farm as a hobby.
- IAE Water Troughs to £70
- Sheeted Doors £200 each
- Fabricated 4 Section Pens £320
- Superb Bateman Galvanised Weigh Crush c/w Weigh Cells and Reader £1,900
The equipment on the farm had been well kept and maintained with the;
- Fella TH450 D 4 Rotor Mounted Tedder £2,200
- Welgar RP202 Special Round Baler at £7,600
- Mounted McHale 991 LBER Wrapper at £5,940
The excellent Graham Edwards GET126- 12ft Twin Axle Livestock Trailer achieved £3,540 with a little used Fleming MS-1000 Barrel Spreader at £3,800.
In the tractor section;
- David Brown 885 (T Reg) at £1,680
- Massey Ferguson 390 c/w Chiltern Loader (F Plate) £12,500
- Same Explorer 2-90 4WD (02) went to a Staffordshire farmer at £14,200
As detailed above, the Valtra 101 4WD had undertaken just over 2,400 hours on a 11 plate and after spirited bidding travelled far away at £29,300.
The Manitou MLT 625-75 H Premium Telehandler was very well kept on a 65 Plate and sold at £26,400 with the short unit spread-a-bale mini model achieving an excellent £5,950.
There was a wide range of non-vat items including churns up to £80, Bamford Belt Drive Grinder at £210 and mini milk cans and mincers up to £105.

Further sales being booked for July and August with the Darley Moor Collective Sale catalogues just out.