OLMSTED, Ill. – On July 17, Joe Ollis Auction Service hosted an online-only auction packed with “heavy duty deals,” featuring trucks, trailers, heavy equipment, auto shop tools and more. A total of 107 items hit the block on Bid.com.

The sale’s highest bid was $11,050, offered for a 2018 Chevrolet Z71 Silverado with 128,000 miles. This 4-door, half-ton short bed came equipped with a 5.3-liter V8, automatic transmission, and 4WD. While it wasn’t perfect, it was running and carried a Kentucky rebuilt title.

Close behind was a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, which drew for $11,000. This 4-door short bed with 180,000 miles also had 4WD and was powered by a Duramax engine and an Allison automatic transmission. It was equipped with a 5th-wheel hitch and Kendra Klever 33 x 12.50R20 LD tires. The pickup was in fair shape and had a clear title.

Two other trucks were also offered. A 1986 GMC 7000 dump truck with 69,647 miles hit $4,360. It featured a 366 V8 engine, a 5-plus-2 manual transmission, and good-condition 10.00-20 12-ply tires. Though it showed typical cosmetic wear for a used dump truck, it was running and operating well, and had a clear title. Meanwhile, a 2005 Chevrolet Z71 off-road 4-door short bed with 230,000 miles got a bid of $3,610. That one had a 5.3-liter V8, automatic transmission, 4WD, and a new set of Falken 35 x 12.50 R20 LT tires. It showed some rust and needed repairs, but it carried a clear title.

Three trailers were available for interested bidders. Leading the group at $7,475 was a 2021, 32-foot Elite gooseneck trailer. The titled rig had a wood deck, fold-down ramps, side rails, and newer 235/85R16 tires. Coming in much lower at $520 was a 6x10-foot utility trailer with a steel deck, 2-inch hitch, new taillights, but no title, and needing new tires. It took just $290 to take home another untitled piece, a 4x8-foot utility trailer with a metal mesh deck, 1 ⅞-inch hitch, fair tires, but needing new taillights and lacking a jack.

A few pieces of heavy equipment were also up for bid. A John Deere JD 480-B forklift with 6,990 hours and in operating condition fetched $5,600. Three other forklifts, included a running Yale gasoline model with 2,887 hours and a single-stage mast, won for $2,130; a Lull Telehandler, working before its one-cylinder engine was removed, that hit $1,510; and a gasoline-powered Clark forklift with a single-stage mast in running condition, that rolled off for $1,440.

Adding to the equipment lineup were two commercial mowers. A John Deere 1600 wide-area mower of unknown hours bid to $5,925. The running machine featured a 60-hp turbocharged, liquid-cooled diesel engine, hydrostatic transmission, an 11-foot 6-inch cut, and rear discharge. In contrast, a working Exmark 60-inch zero-turn mower powered by a Kohler Command Pro 25 engine and 3,325 hours managed just $950.

Completing the lineup of heavy equipment were over half a dozen lots of accessories and parts. Those were led by a 70-by-75-inch Dangler rotary brush cutter with standard flow and a skid steer connector that hit $1,990. Two Cat 73x29 skid steer buckets each sold for $354. Later, came two augers: a 10-inch-by4-foot model picked up for $76, and a 20-inch-by-8-foot version getting $46.

Switching focus to shop tools, 15 lots of auto shop machinery attracted solid interest. Taking the lead was a Tool Mart auto body paint booth that commanded $4,510. Measuring 32-by-14-by-12-feet, it offered dual entrances, an end draft filtration system, and an attached 6-by-8-foot mixing room. Bidding went to $1,860 for a working, 2001 World Rack frame machine, while an auto rotisserie was picked up for $232 and a Snap-On BC4200 fast charger for $206.

Classic shop tools included a working Knuth Basic-150 Super Lathe with moving dollies, which scored $2,530. A like-new 40-by-20-by-46-inch six-drawer Snap-On rolling tool chest, complete with keys made it to $895, while a bid of $565 won a Miller Econotig CC AC/DC tig welder.

The auction also contained plenty of hand and small power tools that attracted consistent bidding. Examples included a Porter-Cable cutoff saw that got $78, a box lot of a dozen ratchets and breaker bars bringing $49, and a Chicago Electric chop saw that went for $23.

Rounding out the event was a nice lineup of more than a dozen lots of auto parts. Highlights included eight tire sets, grabbing winning bids spanning $83 for a set of four good-condition 6-lug 15-inch Chevy wheels with Optimo H724 P235/75R15 tires, to $310 for four Carlisle AT-489 Polaris Ranger wheels with two 25x11-12 NHS and two 25x10.00-12 NHS tires. Other notable items included a 67-72 Chevy C-10 radiator and cooling fan that brought $200, a pair of GM 4L60 transmission cores that hit $108, and a new-in-box Rough Country Jeep JK 2.5-inch lift kit that fetched $49.

For information on upcoming Ollis auctions, visit: www.ollisauction.com.