Machinery
{farm sale} Something for everyone at Essex farm machinery dispersal sale An Essex farm machinery dispersal sale in late September, organised by Cheffins on behalf of JA Brown & Sons, attracted a large number of bidders and resulted in some excellent prices for the lots on offer. David Williams reports. The sale was at Latton Priory Farm, near Harlow and resulted from a change in farming policy by the Brown family. Lots included modern and older tractors, implements and other machinery, much of it in very tidy condition and there were also additional lots included from other local farms. Cheffins auctioneer, Oliver Godfrey, said the auction was very successful: “The sale originated from a core of very well-maintained machinery and, coupled with our excellent client database for the area, resulted in an impressive line-up
with some quality included lots. The weather was fairly unsettled during the days before and, although it remained wet underfoot on the sale day, it was dry overhead! This greatly helped the attendance, and there was a full car park come 10.30am when the sale bell rang.” FG
This Massey Ferguson 135 with an expired 1965 C-plate was in very good original condition, and the tyres had plenty of tread. It carried original Eastern Tractors dealer stickers and had recorded 3,915 hours. As always when a good, original 135 comes up for sale there was a lot of interest, with a winning bid of £4,500.
Early autumn isn’t the best time for selling an Acrobat hay turner, and this aged model made £20.
Having worked only 1,495 hours, this 2015 Massey Ferguson 7618 Dyna-6 tractor was on good Michelin 20.8R38 rear, and 420/85R28 front tyres and carried its Mark Weatherhead dealer sticker. It was fitted with front linkage and came with a front linkage-mounted 850kg weight block. It was equipped wuth auto-steer, controlled through a Case IH FM750 display. It still carried its manufacturer warranty until June 2020. It sold for £48,400.
Dowdeswell ploughs are always in demand at farm sales, and this 2004-manufactured DP7E 5-f reversible fitted with UCN bodies was ready to work. It was a good buy at £1,300.
A larger Kuhn 4m HR4003D power-harrow, which was new in 2002, was fitted with leading tines to eradicate tractor wheel marks and a rear packer roller. It made £3,400.
A 2015 Massey Ferguson 5612 tractor with a 956 front loader appeared in very good condition and had recorded 4,493 hours. It was on good BKT tyres and achieved a winning bid of £29,500.
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