Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in Ireland; they are a more regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability of a bigger pool of equipment.
One such on-site auction was held at Great Billington, Bedfordshire (England) on Tuesday (May 22).
The sale was conducted by well-known auctioneer Cheffins on behalf of W Adams & Sons – a farming business.
This report focuses solely on the implements and machinery present. Look out for our other articles from this sale, detailing the prices fetched by tractors.
Also Read: 1987 Case IH 1455XL goes to auction…and makes £27,000Tim Scrivener was at the sale for AgriLand; he sampled the atmosphere, captured these pictures and jotted down the key prices.
Please note that all of the prices referenced in the captions below are in pounds sterling.
A buyer’s premium of 2% (of the hammer price) is applicable to all lots. This premium is subject to VAT at 20%.
VAT (on the sale/hammer price) must also be added to all lots pictured below.
Click on a thumbnail in the gallery (below) to open up a full-size image; once opened you can scroll sideways to see the next picture. Refer to each caption to see details of each lot, including the hammer price.
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- This 2012 Amazone ZA-M Profis 1501 (fertiliser spreader; twin-disc; S500 hopper extensions; Amatron controller) sold for £5,000
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- This flat roller (trailed; filled with concrete; 10ft) sold for £700
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- This Kverneland Model L (reversible plough; 4-furrow) sold for £1,050
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- This Massey Ferguson (MF) 500 (disc drill; end-tow kit; bout markers) sold for £1,500
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- This Howard Selectatilth (rotavator) sold for £950
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- This Dal-Bo Compact (set of rolls; trailed; horizontal folding; 7m) sold for £2,500
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- This Lely Terra 400-45 (power harrow; packer roller; 4m) sold for £1,050
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- This 1995 Simba Cambridge Roller (trailed; horizontal folding; breaker rings; 6.6m) sold for £2,700
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- This Dowdeswell DP7F (reversible plough; 7-furrow) sold for £2,250
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- This 2001 Simba CultiPress (trailed; double leading tines; double-row DD press rings; 4.6m) sold for £7,100
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- This Sumo Trio (min-till cultivator; 3m; mounted; six subsoiler legs; Opico Variocast 8 OSR seeder unit) sold for £6,200
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- This Dowdeswell DH77 (disc harrow; hydraulic folding; 15ft) sold for £1,150
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- This 1987 AS Marston FF12L (tandem-axle; manual tailgate; 385/65 R22.5 wheels/tyres) sold for £5,000
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- This 2000 Simba 23C (discs; trailed; hydraulic folding; 3.2m) sold for £3,750
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- This Parmiter set of discs (trailed; hydraulic folding; 16ft) sold for £500