ST. CHARLES, Mich. – On Sept. 23, Wegner Auctioneers wrapped up an online-only equipment sale for Rivercrest Farms. The 83-lot lineup included tractors, harvest and tillage equipment, trucks, trailers and excavation gear. A 5 percent buyer’s premium applied to all sales. In-person inspections were available two days prior and on auction day.

Leading the auction at $43,500 was a Case-IH 9370 Quadtrac with 6,885 hours. The second-owner machine was equipped with an N14 Cummins engine, autosteer, 36-inch belts, three-point hitch with Quick-Hitch, four remotes, and a CIH FM-750 display with roof puck.

Close behind at $40,000 was a Case-IH 245 Magnum MFWD tractor with 7,226 hours. It featured a 19-speed powershift transmission, Quick-Hitch, four remotes, 380/80/R50 rear duals, front suitcase weights, inner-wheel weights, a Trimble Nav II controller and RTK antenna. The Trimble FM-1000 display was auctioned separately for $850.

Bidding went to $33,300 on a Krause TL-6200 Landsman 36-foot double-fold mulch finisher, used on just 4,000 acres and always housed when not in use. It was outfitted with a three-bar spike, basket levelers, and rear hitch. The hammer then struck $26,500 on a Case-IH 2388 Axial Flow combine with 3,676 hours (2,660 on the separator). The second-owner machine had a Cummins engine, PRWD, bin extension, auto-steer ready, 30.5X32 drive tires, and an Ag Leader yield monitor. Selling for about half that, at $13,750, was an excellent-condition 2012 Kuhn Krause Dominator 4850-15 disk ripper with about 2,000 acres of total use. Always stored inside, it featured excellent iron, original blades set at 24 inches, round pipe baskets, and a cushion hitch.

Around a dozen pieces of agricultural equipment also bid into the four-figure range. Those included a Unverferth Zone Builder that brought $9,250. The low-use rig featured a three-point hitch and an eight-shank inline ripper with coulters. The same sum scored a good-condition 2019 20-foot Loftness stalk shredder/flail mower with a drawbar and light kit. A bit lower, hammering at $6,250 was an inside-stored Amity 2500 six-row sugar beet harvester. Currently set to 28 inches, it featured cushion lifters, a rock paddle, and a heavy apron chain.

The sale also included a handful of vintage machines. A circa 1913/14 Buckeye 1081 traction ditcher turned heads, bringing in $10,500. The 12-by-12-inch model ran on a single-cylinder hit-and-miss gas engine and featured 11-inch-wide wheels, 5.5-foot digging depth, and hi/low with reverse. The self-contained unit was in running and driving condition and came with extra parts, a parts catalog, and additional literature. On the more modest end, an IH Farmall “H” narrow-front tractor with electric start, PTO, drawbar, and 13.6-38 tires, sold for just $1,000, while a pre-WWII Caterpillar pull-type grader, equipped with an 8-foot blade, steel wheels, and manual adjustment, changed hands for $900.

Trucks and trailers brought strong numbers. A 1998 Alfab 35-foot, six-axle aluminum dump trailer with a clean title went for $30,500. It was outfitted with 2-2-2 lift axles, 80-inch sides, grain and air gates, tarp, and several new tires. A 2008 International Prostar Premium 6x4 semi tractor, with 597,000 miles, also with a clean title, followed at $25,500. It featured an ISX 485 Cummins engine, 10-speed Eaton Fuller transmission, air-ride cab and suspension, air-slide fifth wheel, wet kit, 3-stage engine brake, and was wired for air axles and gate. Not far behind, a clean-titled, recently-serviced 1983 East 32-foot quad-axle aluminum dump trailer featuring 96-inch width, 76-inch sides, fetched $23,250. It was equipped with one lift, three down axles, a newer Sioux electric tarp, air gate, grain gate, and excellent tires.

Heavy equipment also received a good amount of attention. A John Deere 750C bulldozer with a 10-foot, 6-way blade, 22-inch tracks, and a full weight package bid to $13,000. Listed in excellent condition, it had 7,113 hours on the meter and new batteries. It was preceded in the lineup by a Kobelco K-905LC excavator with just $3,575 hours that went for $11,250. The good-condition machine, also sporting new batteries, came equipped with triple-grouser tracks, an AIM manual thumb, and three buckets (36 inches, 40 inches and 60 inches). It took just $1,700 to secure a Caterpillar D4 FLF crawler dozer with an 8-foot blade, ROPS, and a drawbar that was in running condition when stored seven years earlier.

Even light bidding brought home good utility, like an M&W 30-foot hydraulic-fold rotary hoe – sold for parts or repair at just $210. Though missing a jack stand and resting on its side, it came with several solid wheels. A Pincor trailer-type 16kW PTO generator and a Yamaha sprayer each brought $120, while an FMC Wedge Wick 28-foot front-mount weed wick with a hydraulic lift changed hands for only $85. From basic implements to high-value machinery, the auction met the practical needs of working farmers across a range of budgets.