Cheffins Auction
An auction sale of agricultural tractors, loading shovels, vehicles, implements and spares will take place later this month.
Cheffins is holding the multi-item sale – which has some 250 lots catalogued – at Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, in the UK at 10:30 am Thursday, June 30th, 2022.
Vehicles include:
- 1990 Volvo BM L70 loading shovel;
- 1977 Ford 7700 +L;
- Ferguson TE-20 (5);
- Ford Ferguson 9NAN;
- 2007 Iveco Eurocargo horsebox;
- 1993 Land Rover Discovery V8.
Implements:
- Vaderstad Roller rolls 18ft;
- Dowdeswell DP7 4-furrow plough;
- Wessex horsebox;
- Ifor Williams TA5G livestock trailer;
- Ferguson Earth Scoop;
- Ferguson cultivator;
- Ransomes C90 3-leg subsoiler;
- Twose yard scraper;
- Bomford SuperFlow cultivator;
- Amazone ZA-M Compact fertiliser spreader;
- Cherry products: bag lifter, bale handlers and buckets;
- Implement spares;
- Workshop equipment;
- Wheels;
- Tyres.
Post-auction report:
Buyers paid “high prices” of up to £53,600 at Cheffins’ most recent on-site sale of over 60 classic tractors and selected vehicles.
The East Anglian-based auctioneer held the sale on May 28th, 2022, in Winkleigh, Devon, on behalf of well-known enthusiast and machinery dealer, Rodney Cowle.
Cheffins sold the first part of the Rodney Cowle collection in May 2019, and 40 tractors, including Ford and Ford-based derivatives, came under the hammer.
Some sample machinery prices from the 2022 sale, which attracted over 60 classic tractors:
- 1989 Ford 7810 Silver Jubilee; £53,600;
- County 1184: £50,384;
- 1985 Massey Ferguson 4880: £43,952;
- 1978 John Deere 4850: £31,088;
- Ford 8730: £30,016.
Speaking following the machinery auction, Oliver Godfrey, head of the machinery department at Cheffins, said:
“Rodney is known for having a fantastic eye for original classic tractors and has been able to source some rare, quality examples from worldwide.”
“The sale saw a buoyant trade with a great attendance and tons of bidders signed up online. The second part of the Rodney Cowle collection saw much pre-sale interest.”
“The market for these classic tractors continues to gather pace. We regularly see record prices paid for various marques and models at various sales across the country.”
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