SALE OF VINTAGE TRACTORS MACHINERY & LITERATURE AT FORFAR 3RD OCTOBER 2009

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Lawrie and Symington are conducting a sale on the behalf of the late John Melloy from Perthshire.

03-Oct-2009

SALE of VINTAGE TRACTORS & MACHINERY (Including the Collection of Tractors, Spares, Literature & Models belonging to the late MR JOHN MELLOY, MURTHLY. FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED SALE TO BE HELD WITHIN FORFAR MARKET AT 10.30 A.M. 

The date is a bad one for me since I should really have to come into work for reviewing and approving tax bookings but I must try and avoid that and go to the sale and go to work after the sale if necessary or even on Sunday.

John was a very strong enthusiast in the Scottish tractor world and a very knowledgeable man who will be sadly missed. Such a shame someone like him died so young in his early 60's with a massive stroke. John was one of the organisers of the January 2000 Millennium Power Exhibition held indoors at Ingliston Edinburgh ( highland Show Site ) and he was the one who invited me to attend with my 1941 International Farmall A.

This is a sale I am really looking forward to.

http://www.lawrie-and-symington.com/html/home/index.php

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I remember seeing some of his work and he was very tasty - didn't he have a Mark I Nuffield 4/65 also?

I believe he had a dead original Fordson Diesel Major too.

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Yes I think he may well have Colm. He has a big MM and massey Harris too if I recall correctly. no doubt there will be a sale listing on the website or a certain member on here who is the auctioneer may well be able to tell us

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I see some of John models for sale and also tractors got a write up in two of the model  / tractor magazines at the weekend.

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The sale listing is now on their website. An interesting looking sale by all accounts me thinks

http://www.lawrie-and-symington.com/html/sales/forfar.php

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I called the auctioneer Graham who is a member on here and he was saying that they were laying out the goods until 10pm last night. He was saying some of the literature and the brochures etc were mint since John had been collecting before most people though of collecting such such. With 800 odd lots plus inputs this is going to be some sale and I do hope Graham and his team of auctioneers managed to get finished before tea time.

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It's been a busy week workwise and I'm feeling shattered. Me think's I have a lie down on the sofa and watch TV before I fall asleep.I need to be up sharp and early and down to the sale at Forfar tomorrow ;)

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What a great sale. I was there from 7 am and the sale lasted from 10am to approx 6,15 pm .Well done to the chief auctioneer Graham a member on here he did a great job at getting trough the 900 odd lots plus the 300 inputs. I came away happy with a Nuffield poster ;)

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Around 70 to 80 photos being currently loaded to PB so will post up tomorrow or Mondaydepending on time availability tomorrow ;)

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10 am prompt and Graham Burke aka Pentland500 welcomed the large crowd to the sale of the late John Melloy and without further ado cracked on selling the 900 odd lots. Bidding was brisk and selling was fast and I'll bet Graham was exhausted by the end of the day but he appeared to to enjoying every minute of this great sale.

Manuals etc were selling well

A Nuffield Universal like mine made £ 40

£ 400 was paid for a folder with Nuffield brochures

MF sold well with two flags in metal boxes making £ 75 and £ 160 with a Manmag one only selling at £4

Border fine Arts plates sold as follows

Fergie £12

Turning with Care £ 25

Won't start £25

New Technology £18

At the vintage £30

Frosty morning £ 30

A MF sign for Marky's office / warehouse made £ 200

Models sold well with an Ertl unboxed MF590 & discs making £120

And a BD 990 implematic Ertl boxed 1/32 making a good £ 50

I will do a model price list later

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I was determined to but something of John's and for me it was lot 41 a Nuffield poster and a slate painting of a horse and plough for £ 30. Better photos to follow when daylight comes in

The two rows in the shed of John's other bits and pieces of smaller stuff

A period battery which I didn't see sold

Now to the ouside stuff and here is the Marts 02 john deere

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Its now 3.35 pm and lot 864 John's MF Precision ssed drill which sold for £ 70

MM hammermill made £ 200

MF hay mower at £ 30

Mil loader ex rams made £ 60

IH B323 mower made £ 210

Tractor front wheels and tyres made £ 8

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A Ferguson link box made £ 100

Ferguson tractor and implement wheels made £ 15

Box cart on rubbers and drawbar made £ 25

Leyland front weights made £ 150

Ferguson tiller made £ 130

An a trailer in need of attention made £ 28

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A Kubota B4200 with 4565 hrs made £ 1,050

Ferg TED20 with rear wheel weights and Ferg cover made £ 700

A couple of folk asked what the next one would make and my quess was between £ 1k and £1.5k

The H reg Nuffield 4/25 with 3145 hours sold at £ 1,500

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A rather straight looking Nuffield M4 made only £ 1,400

A K reg Leyland 344 made £ 100 more at £ 1,500

A rather nice TED20 with a host of extra ie lights hour counter additional brake and also the lift thingy made £ 1,900 and is coming back to Aberdeen area

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This rather nice Nuffield 3/45 with 8624 hours sold at £ 3,700

Now Johns pride and joy his 1940 Minneapolis Moline "UTS" was conditionally sold for £ 4,200.

Peter Small parks it up for the sale

Well the sale was confirmed and Bill Orr of Finavon is the proud new owner and was a very pleased man when I asked him if we could get Lyall Strachans Fergie aboard his trailer for loading onto a Scania lorrywhich was coming back to Aberdeen empty from Stirling

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Well the time is now 3.51 and Graham and his other auctioneer chapped through 884 lots in less than 6 hours

That's 147 lots and hour Graham pity you could not have rounded it up as an auctioneers says to 150 per hour ;D

Just when you thought it was all over...er well its not there are still 300 odd lots of inputs to do so back inside to the big shed again

Some of the rows.. I see I posted this row earlier as John's sorry it wasnt it was inputs...I go back and remove photo later

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More of the inputs

A Howard Gem dint catch price of this one...I have an older one

A couple of Oliver horse ploughs which made £ 400 each

Boxed Mammod made £60 for roller £ 50 for the traction engine and £ 60 for the car. I have agood bocked engine one in my loft from my childhood days

This model failed to sell at £ 1,500

A kist

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Back outside to more inputs. I will add the prices I got later since I'm running out of time and need to get ready for going to Graham Hill's working day of Leyland's and Nuffield's at Newtown of Airlie between Alyth and Kirriemuir.

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More inputs

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The input tractors descriptions and prices bid to or sold will be added later so come back if you are interested ???

Farmall M sold at £ 1,800

IH 574 sold at £ 1,900

David Brown last bid £ 1,000 and unsold I think

International 414 last bid £ 900 amd not sure if it was sold

Ford 3000 not sold at £ 800

International not sold at £ 1,000

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Farmall H unsold at £ 600

A David Brow last bid £ 1,700 not sure if sold

A Leyland last bid of £ 2,000 and not sold I think

A major bid £ 1,000 not sure if sold or not

MF 188 not sold at £ 4,000

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County bid to $ 4,800 and unsold

david Brown bid to £ 3,800 and a CONDITIONAL sale. A rather fine price I thought

deutz sold at £ 1,400

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Well that's it from me for just now come back later if you want to see prices for inputs and a listing of model prices ;)

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Lot 41 my purchase form the late John Melloy memorable sale.