ALBANY, Ind. – On July 13, Flesher Brothers Auctioneering and Real Estate concluded a nearly month-long online farm equipment auction on HiBid. While the auction was small in scope, with just 24 lots, the condition and quality of the offerings were impressive. Items came from four local consignors, who presented seven tractors, over a dozen pieces of agricultural equipment, a skid steer, a tanker truck, and a late-model motor home.

Certain lots were subject to a reserve and there was a 5 percent buyer’s premium (capped at $1,500). Previews were available by appointment and consignors agreed to help with pickup and delivery.

The auction’s highest bid, at $217,500 went for a 2018 New Holland T9.565 HD tractor with 1,348 hours. The unit featured 4WD, 500-horsepower, Auto Command/CVT transmission, cold weather start package, IF800/70R38 duals at 85 percent, two 1,000-pound rear weights, tow capable, radar, six remotes, 1,000-RPM PTO, Power Beyond, luxury cab and seat, performance row crop lighting, high-capacity drawbar, 372 receiver, navigation controller and PRO 700 interface.

The other tractors included a 1978 John Deere 4440P with 5,239 hours that pulled third place at $34,500. The clean unit was outfitted with air conditioning, Powershift, MFWD, 540/1000 PTO, two remotes, Top Link, 20.8R38 rear tires at 65 percent, 320/85R24 fronts at 80 percent, five suitcase weights, and rear wheel weights.

The remaining tractors were all vintage Farmalls, including a 1949 narrow-front Model H with newer battery and 13.6-38 Rears ($1,800); a 1948 Cub converted to 12 volts ($2,100); a 1942 narrow-front Model B with PTO restored in 2013 ($2,600); a Super C with newer 11.2-36 rears and battery ($3,400); and, a Farmall M with newer tires and PTO ($3,500).

The auction’s sole piece of heavy equipment picked up second place at $52,500. It was a 2019 New Holland E60C track skid steer with 102.8 hours. The one-owner, locally owned rig was outfitted with 15-inch tracks, a hydraulic thumb, 12-inch and 24-inch buckets, cab heat and air conditioning, radio, and wireless Bluetooth.

Over a dozen pieces of agricultural equipment were offered. Several bid into the four-figure range. Among them was a 21-foot RFF12 round bar rolling basket that reached $2,600. Bidding went to $1,450 for a Bush Hog 121-09 9-foot grader blade. A 1959 10-foot-wide McCormick Farmall seed Drill scored $1,200. The newly painted rig also had new tires, seed tubes, drive chains, jack, and running boards. It featured a hydraulic lift, liquid fertilizer nozzle rack, and a 12-volt pump.

Ten of the pieces of farm equipment sold for three-figure amounts. Among the budget-friendly buys was a Kewanee 20-foot disc scored for $950, a John Deere 21-foot field cultivator that hit $500, and an International 720 5 bottom plow that sold for just $200. Two similar, unbranded gravity wagons were available, one with bad tires. They sold for $250 and $200 respectively.

Two spotlighted vehicles were also on the block. One was a 2008 Damon 36-foot Class A motorhome with 70,000 miles, which reached $19,000. It featured a Ford V10, SAFT Plus steering control, two slide-outs, propane/electric hot water heater, and two Coleman rooftop A/C units with remotes, along with newer tires, shocks, brake lines, and windshield. It was also well-accessorized, with an automatic awning, leveling jacks with Bigfoot pads, Onan Marquis Gold generator with 264 Hours, rearview camera, surround sound, lighted storage bays, leather interior, CorianⓇ countertops, Bird Nest catalytic converter anti-theft device, two TVs, and a Blue Ox tow bar.

Later came a good-running 1999 International Model 2674 tanker truck, with 453,000 miles, a crack in the main frame, and some evident rust. It had an 8-speed Eaton Fuller transmission, air brake, lift axles, stainless fuel tank, 5,800-gallon Waler dual-walled stainless tank, John Blue Pump with a Honda gas engine, and a 3-inch hose. It rolled off for $5,300.

For information on Flesher Brothers’ upcoming auctions, visit:  www.flesherbrothers.com