John Deere machinery fetches more than �100,000 at retiring Fenland farmer’s auction
MORE than �100,000 worth of John Deere machinery was sold at an auction at a Fenland farm in the run-up to Christmas.
Despite freezing conditions, there was a good crowd of purchasers attending the sale of agricultural machinery and effects at Decoy Farm, Eastrea, following the retirement of Peter Band.
Included in the auction were four tractors, a combine harvester, a teleporter, six trailers and about 300 other lots of agricultural machinery and implements.
Claire Wright, of auctioneers Maxey Grounds & Co, said: “Interest in the sale came from far and wide, which resulted in brisk bidding for many of the lots.”
The principal sales were:
• 2007 John Deere 6430 Premium 4WD Tractor �26,000
• 2007 John Deere 6120 2WD Tractor �16,900
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• 2005 John Deere 6920S Tractor �24,000
• 2002 John Deere 6620 4WD Tractor �14,000
• Reekie Dominator 3000 Two-Row Potato Harvester �6,900
• John Deere 512 24m Mounted Sprayer �6,900
• Griffiths 10-Tonne Tandem Axle Trailer with Auto Tailgate �4,200
• JCB 53070 Telehandler �19,000
• 1997 John Deere 2266 Combine Harvester �34,000.
Claire said: “Other smaller items all sold at satisfactory prices.”
