Seeing green at Ritchie Bros. auction Missouri Jun 2016

Jun 30, 2016

Auction was highlighted by John Deere equipment

Farms.com Auction Report
By Farms.com Media

A June 29 auction held by Ritchie Bros. in St. Louis, Missouri was dominated by John Deere machinery.

The sale topper was a 2015 John Deere S690 4x4 combine that sold for $310,000 USD ($405,418 CAD).

Specs: 457 hours, reverser, auto HHC, rock trap, Contour Master/Command Touch multi spd w/dual tilt fdr house, HID lighting, 650/85R38 F, 750/65R26 R, duals, 347 sep hrs showing, integrated chopper/chaff spreader w/PowerCast tailboard, side hill performance kit, pwr folding grain tank exts, AutoTrac ready, elec mirrors, leather trim pkg, GS3 2630 CommandCenter.

John Deere combine
2015 John Deere S690 4x4 combine

A 2013 John Deere 8335R MFWD tractor sold for $202,500 USD ($264,830 CAD).

Specs: 192 hours, ILS frt axle, IVT, diff lock, A/C cab, 4 hyd outlets, 1000 PTO, Q/C 3 pt hitch, ag hitch, HID lighting, frt weights, frt wheel weights, 420/85R34 F, 480/80R50 R, duals, frt duals, elec mirrors, AutoTrac ready, GS3 CommandCenter.

John Deere tractor
2013 John Deere 8335R MFWD tractor

A 2012 John Deere 4830 100-ft 4x4 sprayer sold for $107,500 USD ($140,589 CAD).

Specs: 1293 hours, 1000 gal stainless steel tank, foam markers, radar, 5 nozzle bodies, fence row nozzles, rinse tank, hyd axle adj, 380/90R46, 15 in. nozzle spacing, boom return to height, traction ctrl, GS3 2630 CommandCenter, AutoTrac ready, auto air spring leveling system, HID lighting.

John Deere sprayer
2012 John Deere 4830 100-ft 4x4 sprayer

A 2014 John Deere 1790 16/32 30/15-inch row crop planter sold for $80,000 USD ($104,624 CAD).

Specs: 2 pt hitch, CCS, vacuum delivery, hyd var rate drive, hyd markers, pneu down pressure, no-till coulters, seed firmers, ProShaft drive w/Row Command, row cleaners on 16 rows.

John Deere planter
2014 John Deere 1790 row crop planter

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