A huge auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) – took place on Saturday, September 30, at Punchestown Event Centre near Naas, Co. Kildare.
Machinery enthusiasts, farmers and contractors attended the sale, in the hope of securing a bargain.
Also Read: Tractor pics and prices: Results from huge Punchestown auctionOver 250 lots went under the hammer. Some were bought by punters present in the event centre; others were bought by online or phone bidders.
Also Read: Combine and forager prices: Results from unreserved FTMTA auctionAccording to Paul Cooke Auctions, over 500 people registered to bid; another 100 registered to bid online – as well as those on the phones.
Image source: FTMTA / John W Anderson (Wanderson.ie)
AgriLand was present, to sample the atmosphere, capture these pictures and to record key prices and specifications of the machinery on offer.
All (hammer/sale) prices accompanying the pictures (below) are subject to a ‘buyer’s premium’:
- Assets sold up to €2,000 – 10% commission
- Assets sold from €2,001 to €10,000 – 7.5% commission
- Assets sold from €10,001 to €50,000 – 5% commission
- Assets sold over €50,001 – 2.5% commission
All prices are subject to VAT at 23%, unless otherwise stated.
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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- This 1997 JF FCT 900 trailed forage harvester, with a control box, sold for €1,400
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- This 2012 Fleming HDBBT single-bale handler sold for €200
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- This 2014, unused Case IH RB 544 round baler, equipped with a 2.1m pick-up reel and chopper, sold for €12,200
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- This heavy-duty, hydraulic bale handler, equipped with brackets to suit a Volvo, JCB or Komatsu, sold for €700
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- This Strimech grass/dung fork went under the hammer for €1,200
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- This double-bale hydraulic handler, equipped with paddles, sold for €725
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- This 2006 New Holland BR 560A went under the hammer for €4,500
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- This Spearhead hedgecutter, with a reach of 5.6m, joystick controls, power slew and a reverse motor, sold for €7,250
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- This Deutz-Fahr FM 235 round baler sold for €3,000
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- This Deutz-Fahr MP 130 round baler fetched €3,000
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- This hedgecutter went under the hammer for €750
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- This unused 10ft silage fork (rake), equipped to fit a Volvo, JCB or a Komatsu, sold for €1,600
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- This unused Quicke Silocut 120 shear-grab sold for €1,300
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- This Rossmore shear-grab fetched €500
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- This 2007 Wylie Engineering shear-grab fetched €350
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- This 2004 Emily feeder bucket made €1,550. Unusually, there was no VAT on this lot
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- This 1997 Claas RU450 six-row maize head sold for €500
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- On the day, this shear-grab fetched €300
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- This 1997 McHale 991 BE wrapper went under the hammer for €1,800
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- This 2011 Lely wrapper, sold as part of a pair, fetched €3,200
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- This 2011 Lely wrapper, sold as part of a pair, made €3,200
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- On the day, this Welger RP 220 round baler sold for €2,500
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- This 1995 Redrock slurry agitator went under the hammer for €450
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- This 1997 Welger RP 200 round baler sold for €800
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- On the day, this ancient slurry agitator sold for €100
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- This 2006 Major AG 7500 slurry agitator fetched €700
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- This 2004 McHale 991 BJS wrapper sold for €3,200
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- This 2011 McHale Fusion 2 attracted a lot of interest. It had 60,000 bales on the counter. It sold for €16,200
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- This 2005 Major SL 601 rear-mounted grass topper sold for €800
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- This single-chop harvester, equipped with hydraulic controls, sold for €1,100
Also, don’t forget to stay tuned to AgriLand – for full reports on how other types of equipment fared at the auction.