Participants included buyers from as far as Asia
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com
A Ritchie Bros. auction held in Forth Worth, Texas between May 4 and 5 resulted in more than $46 million worth of items being sold.
Here are some of the highlights:
A 2011 John Deere 8360R MFWD tractor sold for $142,500 USD ($178,823 CAD).
Specs: 2257 hours, diesel, IVT, diff lock, A/C cab, 4 hyd outlets, 1000 PTO, Q/C 3 pt hitch, ag hitch, HID lighting, frt weights, rear wheel weights, 420/85R34 F, 480/80R50 R, duals, frt duals, GS3 Command Center.
John Deere 8360R MFWD tractor
A 2014 John Deere S670 RWA combine sold for $175,000 USD ($219,608 CAD).
Specs: 766 hours, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, lateral tilt, rock trap, grain tank exts, chaff spreader, yield & moisture, Contour Master fdr house, HID lighting, 900/65R32 F, 28x26 R, 521 sep hrs showing, GS3 Command Center.
John Deere S670 RWA combine
A 2014 Haybuster CMF-430 vertical mixer bale processor sold for $23,500 USD ($29,490 CAD).
Specs: 540 PTO, 43 in. x 5 ft. conv, 436 cu. Ft mixing capacity, 88-inch diameter auger, 30 in. discharge height, adjustable vertical knives.
2014 Haybuster CMF-430 vertical mixer bale processor
More than 4,000 registered bidders participated in the auction, including people from Colombia, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.