18 March 2009 |
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TRACTOR WORLD BREAKS MORE RECORDS |
More lots, more people, more money, more records. Tractor World continues to grow from strength to strength and the marquee not being blown away this year helped it even more!
With just over 1500 lots there was plenty of variety for buyers from all over the UK to bid on from untouched genuine tractors to old spares and from literature to cast iron seats. To ensure that buyers were not loading in the dark, there were three auctioneers selling at the same time. This unfortunately did not ensure the tractors were sold on time, as the crowds were too large to go too quickly.
The most outstanding price of the day was for an immaculate IH B275 original tractor with only 122 hours on the clock. This far exceeded the estimate of £7,000 as the hammer finally went down at £11,600. There was a Howard Rotovator attached to it which was sold separately for £900.
Top price of the day was for a 1936 Ferguson Brown Type A restored tractor that sold for £12,800. Other tractor prices included 1966 Case International 4230 4wd tractor £7000, SFV model 302 tractor £5200, 1940 David Brown £5000, Fordson Roadless Major £4800, 1978 Ford 6700 £4400, David Brown 880 Selectamatic tractor £4300, Fordson Super Major £4000 + VAT, Massey Ferguson 35 £3600, Massey Ferguson 65 £3200, 1944 Aveling Barford wartime utility 4 ton roller £2400, 1957 Ferguson FE35 grey/gold tractor £2000, Massey Ferguson 65 £1950, David Brown 770 £1900, Fordson Major E27N £1900, Fordson Major E27N £1250.
The implements and spares section also had very commanding prices including Tangye 20hp opened crank engine £2250, Kverneland ME 25 2 furrow semi digger match plough £1700, Brian James trailer £850, Kverneland 4 furrow plough £780, Ransomes no3 Motrac trailer plough £460, Ford/Ransome TS1014 plough £420, Wessex Q4/40” rotovator £380, Votex topper £320, Ferguson saw bench £320, Ferguson post hole borer £300, Ferguson 3 furrow plough £240, DB ridger £210, Ferguson potato spinner £180, Massey Ferguson scraper blade £170, Ferguson single furrow plough £150.
Tractor spares were also in demand with David Brown 990 fenders £460, Fordson Major fenders £450, Fordson Major raised pto £440, Massey Ferguson panels £390, Fordson Major bonnet £270, 8 MF front weights £240, Power steering kit for Massey Ferguson 65 £190, Pair of mudguards to fit Fordson Super Major £150, Fordson Dexta drawbar £150, Fordson Super Major bonnet £130, Ferguson pick up hitch £125, MF 135 weight frame £115, Fordson Major wheel with 11 x 36 tyre £90.
Inside the marquee, trade was just as strong as outside with the bygones including cast iron seats obtaining the following prices Blackstone Oil Engines enamel sign £750, Enamel sign £500, Massey Harris clock £250, Enamel sign David Brown tractors £220, Butter church end over end £170, Cast Iron seat Howard Z8 £155, 17 gallon milk church £150, Cast Iron seat Powell & Whittaker Wrexham No 340 £115, Stuffed and cased fighting cock or hen £100, 1894 coloured engraving of trains of Liverpool and Manchester £90, MF Harris seat £80, “Signals Ahead” cast road sign £75, Banded Oak butter making tub £55.
Best prices for the Literature included Big Bull parts price list £300, Austin Gypsy workshop manual £250, Nuffield workshop & parts list £190, Whiting Bull tractor instruction book £180, Massey Harris general catalogue £140, Nuffield 10/42 workshop manual £130, County Crawler tractor spare parts book £100, Fordson Irish N 1982 manual £80, Roadless DG trench layer for Fordson major brochure £62, 6 Ferguson instruction books £50, MF 148 parts book £42.
Model tractors didn’t break the mould with the best prices being Boxed Marshall model MP6 diesel tractor £300, Marshall model diesel tractor £220, Brian Norman farm miniature Fordson Super Dexta £170, Martyns Farm model Massey Ferguson £155, Brian Norman farm miniature Ferguson TE20 £130, Brian Norman farm miniature Massey Ferguson 35 £130, Fergus The Tractor by Steve Burnside £70, Special cast Massey Ferguson twin power pacemaker £48.
Small tractor spares finished off the marquee with some very respectable prices. Including Fordson Major E1A raised pto unit £400, Pair headlights for P6 E27N tractor £380, Fordson E1A major parts £105, Fordson N or E27N manifold £95, Ford tractor seat £90, MF 135 tractor clock £85, Starter for E27N £85, Massey Ferguson 135 bonnet £80, Large Fordson tool box £80, Small fly press £70,2 Ferguson pto clocks £60.
The auction was a great success and an enjoyable day for all involved and we are very pleased to be associated with Tractor and Machinery Magazine who organise the event. If you are a Vintage Society and organise a show have you thought about holding an auction contact Howard Pugh for the best professional service. Seemingly if you have a collection you wish to sell please feel free to contact the number one firm in the West.
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