SHERIDAN, Ind. – On July 13, Harmeyer Auction and Appraisal Co. held an estate sale of the farm equipment and personal property of the late Butch Kirby and Kirby Farms. The simulcast (live and online) auction included tractors and farm machinery, trucks and other vehicles, trailers, and shop tools. Available online were 271 lots. Live bidders had much on which to bid.

The auction’s highest bid of $100,000 went for a John Deere S670 2-wheel drive combine. It had 1,920.7 hours on the engine and 1,385.1 hours on the separator. The rig was well outfitted, with features like a ProDrive transmission, Harvest Smart feed rate control, a 202kW CommandTouch multi-speed drive system, heavy-duty tilt cylinder, enhanced air suspension seat, and HID lighting package with header extremity lights.

Scoring second place, at $73,500, was another John Deere machine, a Model 4455 cab tractor. It had 3,076.5 hours and was equipped with a 155-hp diesel engine and 3-point hitch.

Deere equipment continued to sell well throughout the auction. Among the 20 Deere lots was a Model 640FD grain platform that reached $29,000. A Model 3020 2-wheel drive tractor with a 77-hp diesel engine, 3-point hitch, and Deere Model 148 bucket loader, sold for $14,000. Another tractor, a Model 1530 with a 3161DL-13 engine and just 370.4 hours, landed $7,750.

In addition to four Deere tractors, two from other manufacturers were available.  One was a Kubota L245 with a Kubota DH1101-A engine and just 2,484.9 hours that went for $2,600. The other was a 1950s-era Farmall Super H with a 4-cylinder 32 HP engine and outfitted with a bucket loader. It sold for around its original 1950s list price at $2,500.

Other agricultural equipment included a J&M 818 grain cart with a scale head and backup camera that rolled off for $17,000. Bidding went to $7,000 for a Sunflower 4511-13 disk chisel in good overall condition with a few new shovels. A Westfield MK100-61 swing-away auger realized $5,100. In contrast, another auger, a 10-inch, 61-foot Hutchinson, managed just $100.

Accessories for agricultural equipment were limited to a few items and generally picked up modest three-figure sums. Those included: a Land Pride 72-inch, 3-point box scraper, won for $350; a bale spear picked up for $300; and a pair of John Deere wheel weight plates for a Deere 3020 nabbed for $275.

Four trucks were offered, including a 1986 International F937 semi with a CAT engine. Despite having 751,850 miles, it sold for $17,000. Later, a 1991 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with 210,320 miles hit $8,800. The good-condition 4-wheel drive pickup featured a 454 engine and an 8-foot bed. It was also equipped with a gooseneck hitch, farm hitch, brake controller, and toolbox. Among the remaining trucks was a clean 1973 Chevrolet CE6 grain truck with just 42,319 miles. It went for $3,700.

To go with the trucks there were 11 trailers and towables. Tops in the category, going for $11,000, was a 2003 Drake Trailers grain semi-trailer with dual rear axle and Shur-Lok tarp. A bid of $6,400 won a 2023 Norstar Iron Bull Model TRA/REM flatbed. The 22-foot trailer featured a 2 5/16 coupler and hydraulic tilt bed. A 20-foot by 79 1/2-inch Rushville gooseneck livestock trailer, with a side door and center gate, was picked up for $3,400.

Among the towables were 10 gravity wagons. The highest bid for one of those was $800 proffered for a clean-condition Flow EZ. A nearly identical unit sold for $700. A bid of $400 took home an unidentified wagon with significant surface rust.

In addition to the vehicles and machinery, there were dozens of hand, power, and shop tools. Many were won with bids under $10. On the higher end, a Randor plasma cutter scored $900. A confident bidder offered $550 for an antique anvil on a wood stump base. Those were contrasted by items like a DeWalt chop saw on a stand that went for just $50, and a collection of assorted air tools that were snagged for the opening bid of $5.

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