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Cheffins auction classic and vintage tractors, spares, modern farm machinery and equipment in Ireland

June 29, 2008 – 10:25 amNo Comment

Cheffins’ fame for vintage sales spreads to Ireland with a major dispersal auction sale of classic and vintage tractors, spares, modern farm machinery and equipment on Saturday 19th July, at Castlewarden, Kill, Co. Kildare.

The sale comprises a collection of Fordson Major tractors, by direction of the executors of Alan Ross Deceased, and will be conducted in association with Murtagh Bros of Mullingar, who are organising the sale.

Bill King, director at Cheffins, said: “Cheffins are delighted to be involved with this unique auction sale and it offers an exciting opportunity to offer for sale tractors to the many Irish customers that support our regular vintage sales. We are also pleased to be working along site Dillon Murtagh of Murtagh Bros, who will be organising the sale”.

The sale includes 14 Fordson Super Major’s, of which two are 6cylinder conversions, 2 Fordson Diesel Major’s, an E27N Major and a Universal UTB tractor, 2 Allis Chalmers HD5 crawler/dozer complete the line up of classic tractors. In addition to this there is also a selection of modern farm machinery, which will include a 1998 Massey Ferguson 6190 4wd Dynashift with just 321 recorded hours. A 1996 John Deere 4500 4wd material handler with just 763 recorded hours, a Ford 8700 2wd Dual Power and a John Deere AMT 626 Gata.

There is also a significant number of Fordson Major spares, enough to built 8 Fordson Major tractors!

Catalogues will be available on-line from Cheffins on www.cheffins.co.uk and Irish enthusiasts can obtain catalogues directly from Murtagh Bros on 00353 44 9342512 or www.murtaghbros.ie.

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