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Bourgault air drill sells for top dollar at Ritchie Bros. auction

Bourgault air drill sells for top dollar at Ritchie Bros. auction

A buyer paid more than $470,000 for the piece of equipment

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A four-year-old air seeder sold for the highest price during a recent equipment auction.

A 2017 Bourgault 3320PHD air drill sold for $475,000 (US$390,688) during a June 14 Ritchie Bros. auction in Stewart Valley, Sask.

Specs: 12 in. spacing, sgl shoot, mid-row banding, 4.5 in. pneu packers, 7950 5 comp't tow-behind tank, s/n 42655AS-04, dbl fan, 14 in. load conv, Auto Section Control, Bulk Boom, saddle tank, TopCon X30 Apollo monitor, Digi-Star scale, 800/65R32 F, 850/80R38, duals, cameras, 20 in. discs.

Bourgault air drill

A 2013 RoGator RG1300 high clearance sprayer sold for $287,500 (US$236,469).

Specs: 830 hours, 1300 gal stainless steel tank, chem mix tank, 5 nozzle bodies, rinse tank, Raven display, Aquiline autosteer, hyd axle adj, 650/65R42, Raven rate ctrl, remote spray test.

2013 RoGator sprayer

A 2015 Case IH Puma 185 MFWD tractor sold for $148,000 (US$121,730).

Specs: 173 hours, Quickie Q78 Q/C ldr w/bkt, frt 3 D/A outlets, 19 spd shuttle shift LH rev, diff lock, AFS Pro 700 display, 372 receiver, 4 hyd outlets, 3 aux hyd, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, rear wheel weights, 420/85R30 F, 520/85R42 R, duals.

2015 Case IH Puma tractor

A 2014 Challenger MT575D MFWD tractor sold for $137,000 (US$112,683).

Specs: 1,536 hours, ML78 ldr w/bkt, frt 2 D/A outlets, CVT LH rev, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, rear wheel weights, 600/65R28 F, 620/70R42 R, duals.

2014 Challenger tractor

A 2015 Mack CHU613 grain truck sold for $127,000 (US$104,458).

Specs: 22,322 km (13,870 miles), MP8-415C 12.8 L, 415 hp, A/T, A/R susp, 13200 lb frt, 40000 lb rears, 235 in. WB, PTO, alum wheels, NeuStar 20 ft steel box, hoist, plumbed for pup, Michel's elec roll tarp, elec opener, rear pintle hitch

2015 Mack CHU613


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