SeedMaster air drill takes spotlight at Ritchie Bros. auction

Nov 17, 2016

Auction was held November 3

Farms.com Auction Report
By Farms.com Media

An auction held by Ritchie Bros. on November 3 in Regina, Saskatchewan was highlighted by an air drill selling for more than $300,000.

A 2014 SeedMaster TXB 100-ft air drill sold for $305,000.

Specs: 15 in. spacing, dbl shoot, 5 in. rubber packers, SXX340 On-Board tank, sgl fan, Pattison liquid fert kit, blockage monitors, SeedMaster NovaXP 3 comp't 820 +/- bu tank s/n SNX141143, dbl fan, 36 in. tracks, 40 +/- bu canola tank, 16 in. loading conveyor, Auto Zone Command, Raven Viper Pro monitor, Raven receiver, Dakota quad cam, SlingShot field hub, meter rollers, rear hitch, 800/65R38.

2014 SeedMaster TXB 100-ft air drill

A 2012 John Deere 9560R 4WD tractor sold for $295,000.

Specs: 927 hours, 560 hp, 18 spd powershift, diff lock, GS3 CommandCenter display, hi flow hyd, 5 hyd outlets, aux hyd, HID lighting, frt wheel weights, rear wheel weights, 520/85R46, trips, 78 GPM.

2012 John Deere 9560R 4WD tractor

A 2013 Massey Ferguson 9540 combine sold for $242,500.

Specs: 4200 13 ft hdr, 639 engine hours, Swathmaster P/U, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, rock trap, lateral tilt, pwr fold grain tank exts, long auger, chaff spreader, fine cut chopper, yield & moisture, AGCO C3000 display, AGCO Auto-Guide 3000 receiver, AGCO Auto-Guide 3000 autosteer, 520/85R42 F, 750/65R26 R, duals, 460 sep hrs showing.

2013 Massey Ferguson 9540 combine

A 2013 Apache AS1220 Plus II 100-ft high clearance sprayer sold for $182,500.

Specs: 991 hours, 1200 gal stainless steel tank, 5 nozzle bodies, fence row nozzles, rinse tank, Raven Envizio Pro display, Raven Pheonix receiver, Raven SmarTrax autosteer, 380/80R38 F, 380/90R46 R, Raven UltraGlide AutoBoom, AccuBoom.

2013 Apache AS1220 Plus II 100-ft high clearance sprayer

A 2014 John Deere 6125R MFWD tractor sold for $104,000.

Specs: 870 hours, 125 hp, IVT LH rev, diff lock, GS3 CommandCenter display, joystick, 3 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 420/70R24 F, 480/70R38 R.

2014 John Deere 6125R MFWD tractor

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