Mowers, rakes and tedders: Prices revealed from FTMTA auction

An unreserved 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.

Over 250 lots went under the hammer; everything was sold on the day. Some were bought by punters present in the event centre; others were bought by online or phone bidders.

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Farmers, contractors and machinery enthusiasts descended on the site, in the hope of securing a bargain.

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According to Paul Cooke Auctions, over 500 people registered to bid; another 100 registered to bid online – as well as those on the phones.

AgriLand was present, to sample the atmosphere, capture these pictures and to jot down the key prices and specifications.

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.

: This 2001 Kuhn FC243 rear-mounted mower, with a new conditioner fitted, sold for €1,000

: On the day, this 4m-wide Krone AMT 4000 CV fetched €1,400. There was no VAT on this lot

: This Pottinger NOVACAT 305 rear-mounted mower, with a detachable conditioner, sold for €1,800

: This Claas Disco 2650 C rear-mounted mower-conditioner went under the hammer for €1,500

: This front-mounted Kuhn FC313 F went under the hammer for €3,600

: This Kverneland Taarup 4228 LT ‘SuperFloat’ sold for €2,600

: This 2015, unused (6.1m-wide) Pottinger TOP 612 C twin-rotor rake, equipped with floatation tyres, fetched €10,750. It still has manufacturer’s warranty

: This 2006 Krone Swadro 900 twin-rotor rake made €2,900

: This Pottinger 310 TED, equipped with a grouper, sold for €3,000

: This 2015 (demo) Pottinger TOP 762 C twin-rotor rake, equipped with floatation tyres, fetched €11,500. It has a working width of 6.9-7.6m and an outside jockey wheel. It was sold with 12 months warranty

: This 2014, unused Pottinger NOVADISC 262 rear-mounted mower, with a working width of 2.62m, hydraulic lower linkage and 12 months warranty, sold for €5,750

: This 1990 Taarup 306 mower-conditioner went under the hammer for €850

: This 2009 Kuhn FC313 rear-mounted disc mower sold for €3,500

: This 2015, unused Pottinger NOVADISC 225 rear-mounted mower, equipped with additional wear skids and 12 months manufacturer’s warranty, sold for €4,500

: This 2015 Krone EasyCut F 320 CV front-mounted mower sold for €6,800

: This 2017 (demo) Pottinger TOP 842 C twin-rotor rake, equipped with a steering-axle, hydraulic working width adjustment (7.7-8.4m) and a swath curtain, sold for €12,500

: This Claas Liner 680 L twin-rotor rake sold for €3,200

: This Kverneland Taarup 9063 C twin-rotor rake fetched €2,200

: This John Deere mower-conditioner, equipped with a grouper, fetched €3,000

: This 2012 JF-Stoll Z 555 Hydro four-rotor tedder sold for €2,900

: This 2015, unused Pottinger NOVADISC 225 rear-mounted mower, with a working width of 2.25m and additional wear skids, sold for €4,750. It was sold with 12 months manufacturer’s warranty

: This 2015 (demo) Pottinger TOP 762 C twin-rotor rake, equipped with hydraulic working width adjustment and floatation tyres, sold for €10,500. It was sold with 12 months manufacturer’s warranty

: This 2015 (demo) Pottinger TOP 762 C twin-rotor rake, with a working width of up to 7.6m, sold for €11,250. It had floatation tyres and an outside jockey wheel

: This John Deere 1360 trailed mower-conditioner fetched €2,200

: This Claas Liner 2900 twin-rotor rake went under the hammer for €3,900

: This Claas Volto 740 six-rotor tedder sold for €1,500

: This 2010 Claas Disco 3100 TC centre-pivot trailed mower-conditioner went under the hammer at €3,400

: This 2013 Pottinger NOVACAT 307 TED, equipped with a grouper, sold for €8,000

: This 2016 (demo) Pottinger HIT 8.81 tedder, with a working width of 8.1m, sold for €10,000. It had hydraulic headland management control and 12 months manufacturer’s warranty