Good support at new sale site

7:19pm Sunday 4th May 2008

Comments (0)   Have your say »

THE first collective auction at the new saleground off Stanklyn Lane, Stone, near Kidderminster, proved a great success, with auctioneers, Halls, reporting a good entry of lots and support from local buyers.

Agricultural implements and tractors, general purpose trailers, vehicles, horticultural and garden machinery, builders' and workshop tools, supplies and sundries went under the hammer.

The popular monthly sale has relocated to a field known as The Gallops following development plans for buildings on the former saleground in Stone, which had been used for about 40 years.

Top selling lots were £5,000 for a Ford Transit pickup with tipping body, £4,400 for a JCB 520-4 Loadall, £1,350 for a Fordson Super Dexta tractor, £1,100 for an MF40 Loading Shovel, £950 for Ford 2000 Series 2wd tractor and prices betwen £800 and £1,000 for quad bikes.

An entry of about 150 lots of farm machinery and effects included a Griffiths eight-ton twin axle corn trailer at £2,000, a Krone Twin Rota Rake at £1,500, a Bomford two-wheel, three-ton tipping trailer, £700, a JF 900 Trailed Forage Harvester at £650 and a Flemming Flat Roll at £550.

Halls reported strong demand for farm gates, fencing wire and materials and livestock handling equipment.

A range of general purpose and builders' trailers sold well, with the top price of £1,950 for a tri-axle Ifor Williams flat bed trailer and £1,000 for an Ifor Williams 505 horsebox requiring work.

A range of twin-axle plant trailers sold for between £600 and £800.

Builders' plant and equipment included a trailed generator at £400 and a vibrating roller, £330. A number of vehicles were entered, including several four-wheel drives, which all sold in exces of their reserve prices.

Halls continues to have a section for bulding materials and timber, with a virtual clearance of all the 500 lots on offer at the sale.

Items in the garden machinery section included a large range of ride-on lawn mowers, which sold for between £300 and £800.

Garden sheds, trellis and slabs also met with strong demand.

The next collective sale at the new site will be on Friday, May 30, with the closing date for catalogue entries on Monday, May 19.

For further information, contact Halls' Kidderminster office on 01562 820990.