Auction Tractor Find Has Only 3.6 Hours

Auction Tractor Find Has Only 3 6 Hours MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Brendan Kramer Territory Manager for Ritchie Bros managed one of the most interesting auctions he’s ever been a part of when he sold a 1992 Deere 4760 with only 3 6 hrs on it The tractor was part of a Ritchie Bros online auction for the estate of Danny Spence a Saskatchewan farmer It was held the end of October last year The $80 000 when new tractor sold for a record $260 000 all prices Canadian “You don’t see a tractor of this vintage with hours this low ” says Kramer “Knowing the original owner I could understand how a tractor like this could get tucked away in the shed and never be used but I was still shocked that it only had 3 6 hrs on it “When I climbed up and opened the cab it smelled like a brand-new tractor sitting in the showroom ” adds Kramer “The original shipping tags were still on the tires the original dealer stock tag still on the cab step I thought to myself this is going to be fun to sell!” Kramer didn’t log how many calls or emails the auction company received However it attracted more than 5 500 bidders from Canada the U S the U K Australia and New Zealand “The number of people who came to look at it was staggering ” he says “I would love to know how many would have attended a live auction ” The “new” old tractor wasn’t the only thing that captured interest in the auction It included more than 1 500 lots and bidding ran for 5 days The tractor wasn’t the only low-hour nearly new item “There was a 1996 Polaris snowmobile with only 0 9 kilometers on it that sold for $9 750 ” says Kramer “A 2016 Polaris 4-wheeler with 2 6 hours and 41 kilometers on it sold for $9 500 ” There were other tractors with low hours as well as a 1994 Kenworth semi that had been purchased new and seen very little use It had 53 500 kilometers on it and sold for $78 000 “A 1992 Ford F XLT dually had only 3 400 kilometers on it and brought 20 grand ” says Kramer “Like the tractor it still smelled like new ” Kramer says he has worked one other large auction with low hour equipment Like Mr Spence the owners were bachelor farmers Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brendan Kramer P O Box 1807 North Battleford Sask Canada S9A 3W8 ph 639 397-0013 or 306 441-6519; bkramer@ritchiebros com; www rbauction com

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