FARMLAND, Ind. – Wagner Auctioneering and Real Estate held its spring farm and large equipment auction. The event ran April 1-6, with 190 lots of construction machinery, tractors, agricultural equipment, and passenger vehicles. It was held both live and simulcast on HiBid, with zero buyer’s premium offered for onsite bidders.

Four lots of construction equipment were auctioned, including a New Holland L318 skid-steer that received the event’s top bid of $26,500. The good-running 2-speed foot pedal machine had just 495 engine hours. It was outfitted with a quick-attach bucket, an 83-inch material bucket, manual couplers, and standard-flow auxiliary hydraulics.

The other three pieces of heavy equipment were: a Case W14C articulated loader, in good running and operating condition that sold for $10,000; a running-condition Case 1838 skid steer, with 2,183 hours, auxiliary hydraulics, but a cracked bucket, that reached $7,800; and, an Ants ME10 mini excavator, with a brand new 13.5hp Briggs engine, rubber tracks, and a small backfilling blade that hit $4,750.

Two dozen passenger vehicles attracted good attention. Scoring the auction’s second-highest sum of $14,000 was a 2017 Buick Envision. The loaded crossover SUV, with just 77,000 miles, had options like leather seats, backup camera, and sunroof.

Bidding went to $10,000 for a drivable 1952 Chevrolet coupe with a 454 big block Chevy engine and automatic transmission. It featured a relatively rust-free original body and a redone interior. Later, a 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD pickup truck with 171,803 miles rolled off for $8,000. The solid-condition 4-door crew cab had a 6.2-liter V8 engine and Denali trim package with leather and woodgrain accents. The exterior showed signs of hail damage.

Seven off-road/utility vehicles were also in the lineup. Among them, getting $5,800, was a two-person 4WD Polaris RZR 800 with just 3,341 miles and 263.3 engine hours. A John Deere 2WD Gator, with a gas engine and dump bed, hit $3,600. It had 996.1 engine hours, showed only minor wear, and was accessorized with a rear hitch, plastic bed liner, and rubber floor mat. Coming close, at $3,500 was a 2015 Kubota RTV 500, with just 729 hours.

Eight trailers were available, including a 2008 Doolittle 27-foot gooseneck flatbed trailer that went for $8,750. The 102-inch-wide trailer offered 20,000-pound GVW, 12,000-pound Badland winch, torque tube frame, good floor, chains, and boomer, along with new tires, brakes, and battery. Another gooseneck, a clean tandem axle by an unknown manufacturer, sold for $6,000. The repainted unit was 24 feet long with a 64-inch dovetail, had good flooring, and triple 57x24-inch ramps. Bidding hit $3,500 for a Titan tri-axle steel horse trailer. It was in solid condition with some visible rust. It had a good floor, rubber floor mats, 4-foot tack, 24-foot stock area, and fair-to-good tires.

Farm bidders had six tractors to grab their attention. The top bid in the category, at $7,000, won a working-condition 1974 Allis Chalmers 175 with an Allis loader. It had approximately 2,980 engine hours, was well maintained, and had been repainted approximately 12 years ago. It was outfitted with a 3-point hitch, PTO, and 18.4-28 rear tires.

A $4,000 bid picked up a clean vintage 1962 Ford 961 tractor. The gas engine, wide-front model was outfitted with a 540 PTO, 3-point hitch, full rear wheel weights, lights, and a Kingkutter trailer hitch. It also bore new gauges and a new seat. Coming in at $3,600 was a good-running open-station Massey Ferguson 165 diesel.

Other agricultural machinery included a John Deere 515 grain drill on a Unverferth Culticart, won for $3,400. The 15-foot unit with 7.5-inch row spacings had always been stored inside and was in excellent condition. A John Deere 500 grain cart with 540 PTO, hydraulic folding auger, and hex-type tires was picked up for $2,100. It was in overall good condition with some surface rust. The hammer struck at a modest $1,000 for an older New Holland 475 Haybine, with an 8.5-foot cutting width, 540 PTO, hydraulic cylinder, and good cutting bar and reel. Some rubber detaching from the rollers was noted.

Numerous pieces of farm gear were also available. Among them was a Farm Fans 5-hp bin fan and shroud. It was grabbed for $525. A bulk feed bin, in imperfect but solid/usable condition, with two rings, auger, and electric motor was grabbed for just $175.

Farm and ranch offerings continued with pieces like an AP double-sided stainless steel hog feeder and Kane plastic creep, in like-new condition, snagged for just $150. Several cattle waterers were offered, including a four-hole unit, sans its heater, that sold for $75. Several two-hole units, also lacking their heaters, went for $40-$50. And, 13 lots of 20-foot decorative metal gates, some with various decorative designs, others unornamented, sold from $225 to $325.