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Auctioneers Brown & Co. held a machinery
sale on behalf of Pete Medlam following
his retirement. The sale was held on
Thursday the 8th October 2015 at North
House Farm, Carlton in Lindrick, Worksop
where the Medlam Family have farmed for
over 60 years.
The opportunity to purchase extremely well
looked after machinery and implements
brought in a large crowd of buyers from
across the UK. There was a large variety in
the sale; giving buyers the opportunity to
purchase specialist workshop equipment to
quality second hand tractors and combine
harvester.
Lots which proved to be of interest to the
buyers were a 1996 John Deere 2056
Combine with just under 3000 hours on
the clock which was sold to a UK bidder for
£18,600. The tractors on offer on the day
were both in immaculate condition and it
reflected in their sale prices. The first a
2011 John Deere 7730 with 1,913 hours
attracted a lot of competitive bidding and
eventually sold to a UK bidder for
£39,200. Its partner a 2000 John Deere
7710 despite having 8,253 hours on the
clock was in popular demand selling for
£20,300.
Further lots which were of interest
throughout the day included a 1995 Merlo
P27.7-Evn Tele-handler which was sold to
a bidder from the Isle of Wight for
£12,100. The John Deere 732 trailed
sprayer also sold for £10,400.
Brown & Co. auctioneer James Walton of
the firms Brigg office who was conducting
the sale commented “The sale was a great
success running smoothly from start to
finish with some fantastic prices being
obtained for the well looked after
machinery. The sale attracted a great
crowd of buyers from all over the UK with
lots traveling back to their new homes as
far afield as the Isle of Wight. It was a
pleasure to organise such a successful sale
which has signalled the end of an era for
the Medlam Family.”
Immaculate condition results in a successful sale
After local farming family retire