Trailers, wagons and tankers: Key prices from first FTMTA auction

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.

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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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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 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.

: This 2010 Major Challenger (3,500-gallon) slurry tanker, equipped with a lift-axle and floatation tyres, sold for €7,500. Unusually, there was no VAT on this lot

: This 2017 (demo) Pottinger EUROPROFI 4510 COMBILINE forage wagon, sold for an amazingly low price of €42,200. This machine lists at €80,000 new. It had just 497 loads clocked up and was equipped with a steering axle. The wagon also came with some remaining warranty

: This Indespension 8X4ft, 2.6t, twin-axle plant trailer sold for €900

: This Cross Engineering 5,000L single-axle fuel bowser was sold to an online bidder for €1,300

: This 1997 Keenan 100FP (10-cubic-metre) diet feeder sold for €1,100

: This double-axle livestock trailer, equipped with gates and a ramp, sold for €850

: On the day, this 2010 Pottinger TORRO 5100 forage wagon sold for €17,000 to an online bidder

: This tired-looking Abbey Supermix 145 diet feeder sold for €1,200

: On the day, this Griffith twin-axle silage trailer sold for €1,500. Unusually there was no VAT on this lot

: This 2013 Kverneland Taarup 618 diet feeder came equipped with dual side-feeders. The hammer fell at €12,000. Unusually, there was no VAT on this lot