Peter Crichton

Peter Crichton

The Clockhouse
6 Northgate Avenue
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP32 6BB

Tel: 01284 701304
Fax: 01284 701165

peter@petercrichton.co.uk

SALE REPORT

BOB REYNOLDS AUCTION AT BARDWELL HALL, BARDWELL, BURY ST EDMUNDS
On 12th November 2011

Peter Crichton reports over 200 buyers attended a most unusual sale of farm machinery, plant and equipment including some collectors’ items which arose due to Enforcement proceedings by the Local Planning Authority.

Although many items of machinery were in their unrestored state and condition and the sale to some extent resembled the set of the Channel 4 programme “Scrap Yard Challenge”, plenty of high prices were achieved with strong interest from farmers and collectors with prices also underpinned by current high scrap metal values.

CRAWLER TRACTORS
The top price in this section was £10,750 paid for a 1942 Caterpillar D8 bulldozer which although running was in need of significant renovation work followed by £8,600 paid for a Terex 8250 bulldozer with associated spare parts making a further £900.

WHEELED TRACTORS
A Ferguson TED tractor originally supplied by Barclay Motors of Bury St Edmunds sold well at £2,800 with a further £440 being paid for a pair of grass tyres and wheels to fit. A 1949 International Farmall M sold at £2,500.

More recent tractors included the top price of the day of £11,400 paid for a W registration JCB 3185 Fastrac, £2,800 for a JCB 3CX digger, £1,150 for a Ford 665 Loader tractor, a Ford 3000 tractor with topper made £2,500 and two JCB 3CX diggers were bid up to £5,300 and £4,100.

VEHICLES
An ERF tipper lorry (no documents) made £1,350 and a Unipower 4WD crash truck £2,200.

ENGINES
Various engines sold to a top price of £950 for an AEC diesel 6 cylinder with others realising between £300 and £600 according to type and quality.

ARABLE MACHINERY
Although fairly old was also readily sold with a Howard 2 metre rotavator at £920, Fowler steam traction engine heavy cultivators sold between £450 and £520, Fowler and Ransomes wheeled medium cultivators from £160 to £350, pre-war tractor ploughs went to a top price of £480 for a 2 furrow Ransomes with RSLD bodies, and other early ploughs sold readily from £300 downwards.

TRAILERS
Trailers also met plenty of enquiry with low loaders to £1,500, Ifor Williams machinery carriers to £1,000, and livestock trailers to £1,200.

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