Challenging weather didn’t unduly hamper the trade at Hennessy Auctioneers’ machinery sale last month (Saturday, October 21) at Portlaoise Mart; buyers and sellers came from as far away as west Cork, Connemara and even Donegal.
John Hennessy noted that there was a “great attendance” – with over 250 registered bidders.
Below is a sample of the results from the sale.
There is no VAT on these sale prices, unless otherwise stated.
All (hammer) prices are subject to a ‘buyer’s premium’ of 5%, up to a maximum fee of €500.
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 sale price.
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- Leaping Deere: This 2006 John Deere 6620SE (8,000 hours on the clock) with a 661 front loader sold for €24,500
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- Tow it home: This Peterson 8X5 builder’s trailer went under the hammer. It sold for €2,150
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- Tried and tested tiller: This 3m-wide Kuhn HR3002 power harrow fetched €4,200
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- Familiar Ford: This 1987 Ford 7610 (4WD; Super Q cab), showing some rust, sold for €6,900
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- Handy item: This Cross Agricultural Engineering (8t/hour) grain roller sold for €4,300
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- Polish appeal: This 2004 Ursus 490 (4WD; 4,000 hours on the clock) sold for €10,500
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- Northern know-how: This 16t Chieftan low-loader achieved a sale price of €3,750
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- Unadulterated fun or turf-related hardship: This nostalgia-inducing Massey Ferguson 135 (with no cab) sold for a very healthy €4,250
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- A clean sweep: This tidy NC road brush was sold on the day. It fetched €2,200
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- Old-school stockman’s steed: This 1991 Case IH 885 (4WD) sold for a ’round’ €6,000
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- Keep on rolling: This Bomag BW 120 AD-2 – an admittedly specialist item – fetched €2,400
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- No-nonsense Norwegian: This Kverneland four-furrow, reversible plough sold for €3,800
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- Fill it high: This Kverneland Taarup 612 diet feeder (which feeds to either side) sold for €3,500
Stay tuned to AgriLand for details of upcoming auctions – and reports from these sales.