North House Farm Catalogue

CROWDS GATHER FOR FULL DISPERSAL SALE AFTER LOCAL HAULIER CEASES TRADING

unit with a sleeper cab with 1,010,000 km on the clock, a further 1981 FM12 with 800,000 km on the clock and a 1982 ERF ECX with a sleeper cab and 1,100,000 km on the clock which sold for £6,950, £6,900 & £3,800 respectively. The three TASCC registered Crane Freuhauf, Wilcox & Montracon Bulkers sold for between £3,300 & £3,800 each. Brown&Co. auctioneer Simon Wearmouth of the firm’s Norwich office who was conducting the sale commented, “The sale attracted buyers from all over the UK with a number of lots making their way to new homes in Surrey & Nottinghamshire. I was very pleased with the turnout for the sale which was timed to give buyers the opportunity to purchase the tractor units and bulkers in advance of harvest. Unfortunately with the current market and pricing announced by British Sugar for next years crop has put smaller hauliers are under increasing financial pressure”.

Auctioneers Brown&Co. held a machinery sale on behalf of Scarfe Bros Ltd. at The Works Depot, Bodham on Thursday 16th July 2015. The opportunity to buy anything from vintage ERF spares to a tractor unit or the yard office, brought together a crowd of byers from across the UK. Of principal interest on the sale field were the three principal tractor units and their TASCC registered bulk trailers in addition to the CTM cleaner loader and the mint condition Manitou Loader. The total dispersal of the contents of the yard and workshops gave buyers the opportunity to pick up some specialist workshop equipment ranging from socket sets and jacks to the 30KVA generator which provided power to the yard. Further lots which proved to be of interest to the buyers were a 1999 Manitou MLT 633 LST with 6,500 hrs selling at £10,400 and its partner the CTM 920R cleaner loader at £5,750. The tractor units consisted of a 1981 Volvo FM12 Tractor