A large crowd gathered at Cheriton Farm last Monay despite unfavourable weather conditions, to take part in the Farm Machinery sale ran by Messrs M W & J M R Dobin.

The sale included some exceptionally clean modern machinery which attracted purchasers from six countries with many of the main lots being the subject of competitive bidding.

Top price on the day was £22,000 which was reached by the 2009 case Maxxum Multi Controller 125 4WD Tractor with 6,117 hours on the clock.

Auctioneer Stafford Sampson proceeded to sell the smart M4 14 Tonne Silage Trailer for a hammer price of £9,000 with the West 2000 Dung Spreader which was similarly tidy achieving £8,000.

Other notable prices included the Kidd 450TC Bale Shredder selling fr £6,000, the smart M4 Bale Trailer achieving £4,700 and £2,500 for a Vicon Fanex 4 Star Tedder.

A number of outside entries were presented in the sale with the pick of the day being a set of Twose 6.4m ring rollers attracting a lot of interest and finally being sold for £4,300 exceeding the vendors expectations, and a IAE Cattle weigh crush which sold for £2,900.

A number of machinery and equipment dispersals have been booked for the spring and summer with the website being updated of sales and entries daily.

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