Auction report: Trailers, tankers and more change hands in Castlerea

A clearance auction – involving a significant fleet of contracting machinery – took place on Saturday (February 2).

The sale was held close to Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. The entries came chiefly from one contracting fleet – namely that of David Connolly.

The auctioneer was Micheal Doyle.

Also Read: Auction report: Foragers and mowers go under the hammer in Castlerea

We’ve already brought you reports detailing what the tractors, foragers and trailed mower-conditioners fetched. Now, in this article, we focus on the other machinery.

Some of the lots were subject to VAT; i.e. VAT must be added to the hammer price. It’s specified in each caption (below) whether or not VAT applied.

Buyer’s commission was 5% (plus VAT) on lots with a hammer price of up to €10,000. It was 3% (plus VAT) on lots with a hammer price over €10,000.

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.

: This 2000 Chieftain low-loader (16t) sold for €5,800 (no VAT; plus 5% commission)

: This 2001 Chieftain dump trailer (14t) sold for €3,900 (no VAT; plus 5% commission)

: The two Kane trailers on the left (both 18ft/14t models) each sold for €7,900 (no VAT; plus 5% commission). The 2009 Kane ‘Halfpipe’ (20ft/16t) on the right sold for €11,700 (plus VAT; plus 3% commission)