WOOSTER, Ohio – A strong selection of grain handling and other farm equipment was offered at the Don and Pam Scheufler Farm Contents Auction on Sept. 8 by Kaufman Realty & Auctions. The sale was held onsite, with online bidding available on select items. The lineup included Brock and Butler grain bins, grain legs, a hay shed, and a Farm Fans grain dryer. Other equipment included a 34-foot Wilson hopper trailer, a Jasper 7,300-gallon stainless steel liquid manure spreader, New Holland lawn tractors, and a small collection of vintage Minneapolis-Moline tractors.

Of the 49 items offered through both live and online bidding, nine Brock grain bins took center stage. Two brought $14,500. One was a 48-by-32-foot model with 50,000-plus capacity, a 10-inch unload, false floor, 7-hp fan, power sweep auger, and electric spreader. The other was a Brock 30-by-22-foot bin with 13,000 plus capacity, a 7-hp fan, false floor, steel support, power sweep auger, 10-inch unload, and gravity spreader.

A Butler 36-by-26-foot grain bin came in at $3,000, equipped with an 8-inch unload, power sweep auger, and gravity spreader. A 30-by-22-foot Butler model was close behind at $2,750, with an 8-inch unload, power sweep auger, and gravity spreader.

Two 500-bushel seed bins, branded for Seed Consultants, Inc., and equipped with hopper bottoms, elevated support legs and ladders, sold for $2,100 apiece. Two more similarly configured 500-bushel seed bins, also branded for Seed Consultants, Inc., went for $2,000 each. The final grain bin, a Butler 30-by-22-foot model with an 8-inch unload, power sweep auger, and gravity spreader, ended at $500.

Attention then turned to related grain handling items. A bid of $17,500 went to a 40-by-80-foot Butler hay shed with a 10-foot overhang and 22 feet to the bottom of the eaves. Later, a 3,500-bushel aluminum hopper with steel supports went for $2,500.

Offers reached $3,750 on a Lambton 120-foot grain trunk leg with a 10-hp single-phase motor mounted on top, while a 60-foot stainless steel single trunk leg, rated at 4,000 bushels per hour and equipped with a 26-hp, three-phase motor, saw $2,000.

Then came a 410 Farm Fans CFSA dryer that reached $7,500. It was equipped with two 28-inch, 2-hp fans and set up for natural gas, with propane parts included. Meanwhile, a three-phase converter panel currently used for the grain bin setup rounded out the group at $1,750.

Outside the grain handling equipment, a Jasper 7,300-gallon triaxle stainless steel liquid manure spreader, rated at 1,000 rpm, took the auction’s top bid at $55,000. It was followed by a 34-foot Wilson hopper trailer with electric tarp and electric trap that came in at $8,000.

Several ag machines were also on the block, led by a New Holland TZ18DA lawn tractor that sold for $2,800. The 18-hp diesel featured a three-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine, hydrostatic transmission, 4WD, power steering, and independent PTO. A smaller New Holland GT22 garden tractor, powered by a 22-hp Kohler Command V-twin gasoline engine, hydrostatic transmission, and electric PTO, brought $1,100.

Three vintage Minneapolis-Moline tractors from the late 1930s through the early 1950s rounded out the offerings. They were led by a Minneapolis-Moline Model R, powered by a four-cylinder gasoline engine, that landed $1,900. Later, a Model UTU featuring the heavy-duty 283A4 four-cylinder engine, five-speed transmission, 3- to 4-plow power, a 4 1/4-inch bore and 5-inch stroke with 283 cubic inches of displacement, and distinctive Prairie Gold paint went for a modest $450. And a bid of just $300 won a Model ZAU parts tractor, with a 206-cubic-inch, four-cylinder gasoline engine.

The Scheufler auction proved to be a productive sale, with strong bidding across a wide range of farm equipment. Don and Pam Scheufler thanked everyone who attended, bid, purchased, or otherwise supported the sale, giving special appreciation to their neighbors, friends and community members who helped with preparation and setup. They said, “The time and willingness of others to lend a hand meant a great deal and helped make the sale a success.”

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