HARNED, Ky – On May 19, Butler Auctioneers held its May consignment auction with 570 lots available exclusively through online bidding. Equipment included farm machinery, tractors, construction attachments, trucks, tools, and more offering buyers a wide selection of quality, often new, items.

Topping the sale at $68,640 was a 2021 Grand Design Solitude ST380FL-R fifth-wheel RV. This 41-foot unit featured five slide-outs, multiple awnings, and sleeping space for six. Inside, it included two bathrooms, a residential-style stainless steel kitchen with a fridge, stove/oven, and a center island with a sink. Added features included a Cummins Onan QG 5500 LP generator, dual LP tanks, power jacks, and solar panels.

In second place, a 2005 Ford F350 4WD with 160,250 miles brought $12,650. It came equipped with a 6.0-liter engine, automatic transmission, and a Knapheide PHHF-90A 9-foot steel bed. The seller noted the mechanicals had been “bulletproofed,” with upgrades including a new turbo. Another pickup, a 2000 Dodge 3500 4WD quad cab with 235,283 miles, also hit a five-figure bid of $10,505. This truck was powered by a 24-valve 5.9-liter Cummins engine and paired with a 6-speed manual transmission.

Fourteen trailers crossed the block. Leading that category was a 1984 East 34-foot aluminum dump trailer, which sold for $8,855. This steel-framed model featured a liner, air gate, manual tarp, and 11R24.5 tires. A 2018 Load Trail 72-inch by 12-foot dump trailer brought $6,875. It was fitted with 5,200-pound axles (GVWR 9,900 pounds), 24-inch sides, a 2-5/16-inch ball, swing gate, rock gate, and a manual tarp. Another was a 1995 Corn Pro 18-foot by 82-inch trailer (measured between fenders), which sold for $3,025 and included 7,000-pound axles, 54-inch ramps, and a 2-5/16-inch ball hitch.

Heavy equipment made up a significant portion of the sale, much of it new. Among more than two dozen mini excavators, the highest bid of $10,780 went for a new 2025 AGT QNT30 diesel mini excavator, equipped with a Kubota 25-hp engine, swinging boom, 18-inch bucket, hydraulic thumb, enclosed cab, pilot controls, and auxiliary hydraulics. An unused 2025 AGT QNT50R mini excavator brought $9,570. It had a RATO 29-hp gas engine, off-road undercarriage expansion, and the same operator features. Another model, a 2025 AGT MH12RX - also unused - sold for $3,355. It came with a 13.5-hp gas engine, manual thumb, and auxiliary hydraulics.

Skid steers were also popular, with about four dozen units offered. A new 2025 LandHero LDH-S460 mini skid steer fetched $4,510. It included a 23-hp RATO 739cc engine, 840-pound lift capacity, and auxiliary hydraulics. Close behind, at $4,070, was a 2025 AGT MX-CRT23 with a gas engine, smooth bucket, manual coupler, and hand controls. The lowest bid of $3,575 went for another new 2025 AGT. The MX-MRT14 model offered a 15-hp engine, smooth bucket, manual coupler, and hand controls.

Other heavy equipment included a Kubota L3350DT 4WD tractor with 816 hours which sold for $8,250. It ran on a 40-hp 4-cylinder diesel engine with an 8-speed transmission and included a 72-inch bucket, left-hand shuttle shift, PTO, 9.5-16 front tires, and 14.9-24 rears. An unused 2025 AGT KRW23 4WD articulated wheel loader with a 23-hp gas engine went for $2,695. Two commercial mowers also performed well: a Ferris Evolution 48-inch zero-turn mower with only 13 hours hit $4,840, while a Hustler Raptor SD 54-inch mower with 379 hours and a 23-hp Kawasaki engine, brought $1,925.

A wide variety of heavy equipment accessories and attachments were available. The top bid in this category — $3,080 — was offered for a new Fleco 316F 18-inch x 56-inch hydraulic thumb. A new Tar River Implements YCT-074, 72-inch width/7-inch depth gear-driven tiller with a slip clutch, rated for 30-50-hp tractors, sold for $1,925. Five unused, similarly equipped Wolverine 72-inch skid steer brush cutters - each offering two cutting blades for up to 66-inch side/72-inch high/3-inch diameter cuts - sold from $1,540 to $1,650. 

Among five dozen other Wolverine attachments were four new 48-inch skid steer trenchers with 15-inch augers and 48-inch digging depth that sold from $1,155 to $1,375. An unused 2025 Wolverine 84-inch skid steer dozer blade (27.9-inch height, 84-inch width, 33.2-inch depth) fetched $1,155, and eight new Wolverine skid steer augers with 12- and 18-inch bits sold between $770 and $990.

Not all the equipment was new, and some of the used items proved to be great bargains. A New Idea 400 hay rake sold for just $407, a drag harrow went for $363, and a 7-foot disk was picked up for only $198.

Bidding wrapped up with smaller tools and shop items - again, much of it new. Among the items were an Irwin 4-inch vise that sold for $34.10, a pair of adjustable wheel chocks at $26.40, and a 31-piece impact drill/driver bit set that brought $15.40.

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