NORTH BRANCH, Mich. – On March 31, Miedema Auctioneering held a retirement liquidation auction for agricultural equipment dealer Dick Coulter Inc. Founded in 1969 and owned since 1978 by Roger Blumerich and Thomas Bates, the dealership has served area farmers for more than 50 years. A total of 441 items were offered online through the Orbitbid platform, including tractors, combines, planting and harvesting equipment, and parts and accessories.

A dozen modern-era tractors, most equipped with loaders, were offered at the auction. Leading the lineup was a 2021 Massey Ferguson 941X 4WD loader tractor in good operating condition with 957 hours that brought $60,750. It featured an 82-inch bucket, manual quick attach, 540 PTO, 2-point lift arms, two hydraulic remotes, joystick loader controls, dual side cab doors, heat, A/C, AM/FM stereo, buddy seat, 340/85R24 front tires, and 420/85R34 rears.

Next in line was a 2019 New Holland Work Master 105 4WD, with 763.7 hours. It was outfitted with a 632TL loader, 80-inch bucket, manual quick attach, 540 PTO, 2-point lift, three hydraulic remotes, joystick loader controls, dual side cab doors, buddy seat, heat, A/C, stereo, 3.6-24 front tires, and 16.9-34 rears with four 110-pound rear wheel weights. It hammered at $46,000.

Among the other tractors was a 2023 Massey Ferguson GC1723 4WD in good operating condition, showing only 9.4 hours on its digital meter, grabbed for $13,400. It was equipped with a 48-inch bucket, 3-point hitch, ROPS, hydrostatic transmission, and 5-foot mowing deck. Another loader, an operating 2003 John Deere 5420 4WD with undisclosed hours due to a broken display, changed hands for $16,800. It had a 73-inch bucket, 540 PTO, self-leveling, joystick controls, and two hydraulic remotes. Later, a diesel Ford 6640 Power Star SLE 4WD with 4,222 hours on the mechanical meter and 332 on a digital meter went for $9,150. While requiring some work – including needing a new door and hydraulics refurbishment – it was nicely outfitted with items like a Quicke Q40 bucket attachment, pusher bar, 3-point hitch, hydraulic controls, hydrostatic transmission, front wiper, manual opening rear window, and AM/FM stereo in the cab.

A selection of antique and vintage tractors, all for parts or restoration, drew their share of attention. They were led by a late 1950s-early 60s Allis-Chalmers D14 2WD that reached $1,025. It had a 4-cylinder gas engine, 540 PTO, one hydraulic remote, 2-point lift arms, and 13.6-26 rear tires. Another Allis-Chalmers – an antique crank-start 4-cylinder gas tractor with 42-inch solid rear wheels with rubber pads and 30-inch steel front wheels – bid to $850. It offered a 540 PTO and rear hitch. A bid of $505 scored a 1920s-30s-era crank-start Fordson 4-cylinder gas antique tractor with 42-inch steel rear wheels and 30-inch steel front wheels.

Seven combines were available. Leading the category was a good-running 2009 Allis-Chalmers AGCO Gleaner A-76 4WD with 1,790 engine hours and 1,245 separator hours, and a dual chaff spreader, which landed $40,750. An Allis-Chalmers Gleaner M3 4WD rig with 5,474 engine hours and undisclosed separator hours hit $5,250. It was equipped with a straw chopper, cab heat/AC, 30.5L-32 front tires, and 14.9-24 rears. Two salvage units rounded out the category: an Allis-Chalmers/Gleaner corn-soybean special combine with 18.4-30 front tires and damaged 11L-16 rear tires, and an AGCO/Gleaner R-52, sold for $470 and $225, respectively.

There were dozens of lots with assorted agricultural machinery and attachments. Among them were more than a dozen balers. They ranged from parts machines like a Vicon RP1210 round baler with a 56-inch pickup head that went for $115, to a 2015 New Holland Roll Belt 450 silage special round baler with net and twine wrap, a 76-inch pickup head, and monitor, that rose to $22,400.

Other machinery included a like-new Landoll/Brillion XL28-XL series cultipacker that realized $25,700. It was outfitted with 28-foot optional width rollers, 13-foot main pulverizer, crank-style landing gear, hydraulic operation, pin-style hitch, 11L-15SL tires, and 20-inch notched wheels with scrapers. Coming close at $22,300 was a 2022 New Holland 210 pull-type Discbine with 10-foot wide cut and rubber roller hay conditioners. Bids hit $18,300 on a 2014 Gleaner 9250 35-foot grain head with shaft drive and an Advanced AWS-2000 wind reel. It was in working order but had some broken teeth and did not include the header cart.

At the other end of the bidding spectrum were items like a good-condition Gleaner 8000 25-foot grain head, which went for $1,550, a new Land Pride 4-foot, 4-tine box scraper with 3-point hitch for $710, and a parts/repair Allis-Chalmers 315 14-foot grain head with steel and plastic teeth (some broken) for $150.

There were also hundreds of lots containing various parts and accessories. Tire offerings were numerous, with plenty selling in the $5-$10 range, including a pair of used Firestone 18.4-34 clamp-on duals, weather-checked, one showing a sidewall slice, but both mounted on solid rims. Taking the higher end was a set of Firestone 520/85R42 combine front duals with 10-bolt rims that sold for an impressive $6,150.

Other parts and accessories included a new-old-stock 18-inch auger with a 2-inch hex-head adapter, which left for $825. A new but opened 9-by-17-foot gravity wagon tarp, fitting Killbros 1065, Unverferth 630, and Parker 605 wagons, went for $420, and a set of used 17.5-by-82-inch skid steer tracks brought a modest $5.

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