Sta ordshire dispersal sale achieves a massive crowd and excellent trade

from Farmers Guide October 2022

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Sta ordshire dispersal sale achieves a massive crowd and excellent trade

A Sta ordshire dispersal sale, which included agricultural and forestry machinery used by contractor Steve Webb, was well attended, and resulted in some very impressive prices for the vendor.

An array of very impressive prices was achieved by Sta ordshire-based auctioneer Bagshaws at a machinery dispersal sale in mid-July. David Williams reports.

The onsite auction, at Croxall near Lich eld, was on behalf of Steve Webb, who was retiring from running his successful forestry and arboricultural contracting enterprise.

Outstanding sale

“It was an outstanding sale,” commented auctioneer Mark Elliott, who sold the items with his wife Meg Elliott, as well as Oliver Hiles and new Bagshaws recruit, Will Amos. “There was a real mix of machinery on o er; agricultural, forestry, arboricultural, and classic, as well as seasoned timber and logs, and it attracted bidders from all over the UK.

“Steve looked after all his machinery very well, and our team worked with him preparing and organising the lots for the sale. The star of the auction was without doubt a John Deere 6820 tractor, which must have been the smartest of its type sold in the Midlands so far this year. It attracted very competitive bidding and eventually sold for £45,400, which was exceptional.”

The undisputed star of the sale was this John Deere 6820. Owned by Steve Webb from new, it was on a 56-plate and had worked 4,442 hours. It had a 50kph transmission and was equipped with air brakes. It had TLS front axle suspension and an air suspended seat. It had three rear spools and a three-speed PTO. The tyres were 20.8R38 and 16.9R28. The loader was an MXT 12 with joystick control, and a third hydraulic service for attachments. In very tidy condition, it sold to a Yorkshire buyer for £45,400. Auctioneer Mark Elliott (centre) takes bids, assisted by Oliver Hiles (left), and Meg Elliott (right). This Japa 385 Expert linkage-mounted wood processor was a 2013 model, and in very good condition. It had a powered input belt, a chainsaw cutter, and an end hydraulic splitter. With internal hydraulics it was suitable for use with tractors with no spools. It sold for £5,750.

This John Deere 2130 2wd with a Duncan cab, registered on a P-plate, had power steering, a pick-up hitch, and a Grammar seat. It had 13.6R38 rear tyres and was in very tidy condition. Sold by Mark Elliott, it achieved a winning £7,550 bid from a local farmer.

Delighted for the vendor

Mark said that it was the rst time Bagshaws had worked for the vendor. “Steve asked us to organise his sale because of a successful auction we arranged a while ago for his late neighbour. We were very pleased by the attendance and results achieved and delighted for the vendor as he begins his retirement.” FG

A selection of modern and older hand tools was available for bids. A pair of longhandled post hole spades made £12.

This three-phase Edge Wildcat hot water pressure washer with up to 175bar of pressure available was in good order and sold for £820.

A Marshall QM 14t grain trailer with a hydraulic rear door, front viewing window, sprung drawbar, cover and bars and with twin front mounted toolboxes was on 385/60-22.5 tyres and it sold for £9,100. This very tidy Massey Ferguson 35X had a Multi-Power transmission and a 3-cyl diesel engine. It had a folding ROPS and with interest coming from buyers as far away as Norfolk, it sold very well at £8,500 to an enthusiast from Lancashire.

As always at farm machinery sales – the workshop sundries and tools proved very popular.

It was the ideal time of year to sell a seed drill, and this Vaderstad RDA400 S Rapid with a hydraulic-driven fan, electric controls and tramline kit was in good order. It was a 2004 model and had worked only 1,000ha. It sold for £25,000. A Schliesing 550ZX PTO-driven, linkagemounted chipper, with 1,000rpm input and an 11in throat intake plus a directional chute, auto-stop and sidemounted reverse and neutral buttons made £8,960.

This set of He-Va hydraulic folding 8.2m rolls was one of the ‘included’ lots. It was tted with Shatta-Boards and appeared in good condition. The winning bid was £12,100. This Jensen A530 Fast Tow diesel chipper with a 4-cyl Kubota engine had recorded only 1,095 working hours and it sold for £5,550.

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