On March 22, RES Auction Services concluded a Northeast Ohio equipment consignment auction. The 109-lot live and online sale featured a wide range of items, including semi-trailers, skid loaders, tillage equipment, tractors, a Polaris UTV and a Kawasaki motorcycle.

The highest bid of the auction was $115,000 for a 2011 John Deere 7430 Premium MFWD tractor with only 761 miles. The tractor was equipped with an Auto Quad Plus transmission, PTO, quick hitch, hammer strap, and three remotes.

Three other tractors were sold. A 1981 John Deere 2640 2WD diesel with 5,795 hours went for $3,750. It included a 540 PTO, 3-point hitch, and front weights. A vintage gas-powered Farmall 656 with 5,376 hours, a 540 PTO, and a 3-point hitch sold for $1,500. Finally, a 2WD Ford 600 with a 12-volt electrical system and a rebuilt front end fetched just $800.

The second-highest bid of the auction was $89,000 for a well-maintained 2014 John Deere S670 combine. With 2,660 hours on the engine and 1,764 hours on the separator, it included features like RWA, a Lankota unload clutch, a year-old Copperhead Ag Concave, 520/85R42 dual front tires, and 750/65R26 rear tires.

Three more combines sold much lower. A bid of $31,000 won a 1999 John Deere 9410 with 4,581 engine hours and 3,305 separator hours. It was recently serviced and featured 4WD, LED lights, a new unloading auger, a Cyclone spreader, and newer rasp bars. A Case IH 2388, with 4,044 engine hours and 3,328 separator hours, and a new unload auger and auger tube, made it to $19,000. Meanwhile, a John Deere 7720 turbo combine, with a hydrostatic transmission and 12-foot straight platform head went for just $2,300.

Other agricultural equipment included a 2021 John Deere 1590 15-foot grain drill with fewer than 1,000 acres bid to $30,000. A 2009 Chandler 24-foot dual-drive spreader with 30-inch paddles and a plastic chain liner landed $22,500, while a Krause Landstar TL 6400-18 field cultivator sold for $19,000. Lower-priced items included a Blue Jet sub-tiller/ripper at $2,000, a John Deere 8300 21-hole grain drill with press wheels and new tires at $1,000, and a New Holland 3110 side-slinger manure spreader at just $381.

In the heavy equipment category, a 2006 Moxy MT41 40-ton dump wagon left for $32,000. It was equipped with a removable tailgate, 29.5-25 tires, hydraulic jack with tractor remotes, and a swivel hitch. Skid steers also sold well, with a New Holland C345 (850 hours) scoring $45,000. It came with tracks, high-flow hydraulics, 2-speed, H/A, quick release, EROPS, heated seat, and a radio. A Bobcat T595 with 2,702 hours went for $25,000, featuring a material bucket, auxiliary hydraulics, joystick controls, 2-speed, quick release, and OROPS. A Gehl 5640 Turbo with 7,067 hours, a Deutz oil-cooled engine, 78-inch bucket, auxiliary hydraulics, CH attachment, and quick attach, received a bid of $12,750. Further down in bids, a Galion Motor Grader International, with a gas/diesel engine but needing hydraulic repairs, went for just $2,750.

A small selection of vehicles was also available. A 1996 Volvo semi-truck with 45,369 miles rolled off for just $2,500. It was equipped with a Cummins 9411 370E engine, Fuller RTX transmission, and wet lines. A 2007 Ford F-250 regular cab long-bed pickup, with 139,050 miles and a 5.4-liter engine, was grabbed for $1,800, while a 1977 GMC CE6 lime spreader truck, in need of repairs, went for only $750.

To go with those vehicles were a dozen trailers, including a refurbished XL specialized LX70HDG 45-foot non-ground bearing lowboy trailer with a 24-foot well that sold for $20,000.

A bid of $9,500 picked up a 2000 Featherlite 24-foot gooseneck trailer with 13k GVWR and a 7-foot ceiling. A Thermo King 48-foot reefer trailer only pulled $3,000.

For those looking for off-the-job excitement, a Polaris 800 H.O. EFI UTV with a snow blade and only 319 miles went out the door at $5,000, while a Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle, with just 11,299 miles, roared off for $1,750.