Farm Power: Deere tractor takes centre stage in Ritchie Bros. auction

May 24, 2017

Auction was held May 18

Farms.com Auction Report
By Farms.com Media

An auction hosted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Lethbridge, Alberta on May 18 was highlighted by a John Deere tractor selling for more than $165,000.

A 2011 John Deere 7215R MFWD tractor sold for $170,000.

Specs: 2,450 hours, H480 ldr w/bkt, grapple, frt axle susp, IVT LH rev, diff lock, cab susp, 4 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 540/65R30 F, 650/65R42 R, frt weight bracket.

2011 John Deere 7215R MFWD tractor

A 2006 Case IH STX330 4WD tractor sold for $79,000.

Specs: 3,700 hours, 16 spd powershift LH rev, diff lock, Outback S3 display, autosteer, 4 hyd outlets, aux hyd, 520/85R42, duals.

2006 Case IH STX330 4WD tractor

A 2008 John Deere 7130 MFWD tractor sold for $74,000.

Specs: 5,689 hours, 741 ldr w/bkt, grapple, frt axle susp, 16 spd power quad LH rev, diff lock, A/C cab, cab susp, 3 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 420/85R28 F, 520/85R38 R, premium cab, Greenstar ready.

2008 John Deere 7130 MFWD tractor

A 2013 CLAAS Quadrant 3300R big square baler sold for $65,000.

Specs: 1000 PTO, hyd P/U, monitor, ramp ejector, auto lube, hydraulic jack and ramp, voyager three camera and monitor system watching pick up, knotters and back bale ramp, steering axle's, CLAAS communicator II panel, 2340 bales.

2013 CLAAS Quadrant 3300R big square baler

A 2010 Massey Ferguson 2710 big square baler sold for $39,000.

Specs: Big 1000 PTO, accum, monitor, ramp ejector, Hay Boss.

2010 Massey Ferguson 2710 big square baler

A 2012 Case IH 2152 40ft flex draper header sold for $33,000.

Specs: G156915 adapter, s/n YCZN50905, split P/U reel, hyd F&A, factory transport.

2012 Case IH 2152 40ft flex draper header

Video: Cleaning Sheep Barns & Setting Up Chutes

Indoor sheep farming in winter at pre-lambing time requires that, at Ewetopia Farms, we need to clean out the barns and manure in order to keep the sheep pens clean, dry and fresh for the pregnant ewes to stay healthy while indoors in confinement. In today’s vlog, we put fresh bedding into all of the barns and we remove manure from the first groups of ewes due to lamb so that they are all ready for lambs being born in the next few days. Also, in preparation for lambing, we moved one of the sorting chutes to the Coveralls with the replacement ewe lambs. This allows us to do sorting and vaccines more easily with them while the barnyard is snow covered and hard to move sheep safely around in. Additionally, it frees up space for the second groups of pregnant ewes where the chute was initially.