A very busy start to the year and at present all the signs for the trade are positive. From a slow start the yard ended up packed. A very varied entry with some choice late machines on offer which sold at a premium. Plenty of 2013-15 machines created interest. Star of the day without doubt was the 2015 Hitachi ZX130 sold at £58,500. A marvellous trade throughout with generators & compressors in particular in high demand. Shorter on medium to small plant than usual.

Principle transactions as follows:

EXCAVATORS:
Hitachi ZX130LCN £58,500 (2015), £43,000 (twice) (2013), ZX27/3 £13,250 (2014), £9,750 (2014), Cat 301.8 £6,400 (2010), volvo EC210 £18,000 (2007), Kubota KX61-3 £15,200 (2014), JCB JS130 £22,500 (2011), £16,000 (2008), JCB 8025 £14,250 (2015), JCB 2CX £9,000 (2008), JCB 801.8 £6,900 (2011), JCB 801.4 £7,250 (twice) (2013), JCB 801.6 £5,600 (2008), , JCB 8060ZTS £8,500 (2001), Takeuchi TB250 £15,750 (2011), TB145 £9,300 (2007), TB016 £3,600 (2013)

TELEHANDLERS/FORKLIFTS/ACCESS:
Merlo P35.13 £7,750 (2001), Still R70-25 £3,000, JCB TL30D £4,200, Toyota FD30 £2,700 ATTACHMENTS: Sandhurst SM90A selector grab £7,400 (2016), hydraulic grab £2,400, Geith grapple £1,300, hydraulic breakers to £1,600, block grabs to £650

DUMPERS:
Ausa D600 £17,250 (2015), Terex TA2 £12,500 (2014) P3000 £3,900 (2006), Thwaites 1 tonne £10,250 (2016), £7,000 (2011 swivel), £4,500, £4,200 (both 2007), £3,400 (2005 & 2004), Lifton 1001 £3,400 (2005), Volvo ED750 £2,600, £2,100, JCB HTD5 £2,200 (2010)

ROLLERS:
Bomag BW120AD5 £14,750 (2014), BW135 £3,200 (1999), JCB VMT260 £3,900 (2008), Terex MBR71 roller & trailer £4,300 (2015), £2,000 (2011), Terex TV1300 £4,200 (2007)

COMPRESSORS:
(all RMA) Ingersoll Rand 21/215 £23,500, 12/235 £9,000 (twice), 7/71 £4,200, 7/41 £1,550, 7/31 £2,700, 7/26 £3,300, P250 £3,400, P180 £1,900, P100 £500, Atlas Copco XAHS546 £13,500, £8,000, XAHS426 £8,000, XAMS 286 £8,000, £5,500 (4 times), £5,000, XAHS236 £5,750, £5,500, £5,400 (twice), XAS97 £2,400, XAS77 £2,400 (twice), XAS67 £3,600, XAS47 £1,350, XAS36 £1,000, £700, Domnick Hunter DTZ 65P drier £5,750

GENERATORS & WELDERS:
(all RMP) FG Wilson 350kva £12,250, £12,000, 250kva £5,600, 100kva £4,000, 80kva £3,800, 75kva £3,600, £3,400, 60kva £3,400, 45kva £3,300 (twice), 30kva £2,900, 10kva £1,500, Genset MG115SSP £4,700, MG70SSP £3,900 (twice), MG50SSP £3,900 (twice), £3,700, £3,400 (twice), MG35SSP £3,100 (twice), £3,000, £2,900, MG30SSP £2,900, £2,700. Cat 165kva £5,900, Mosa TS200 £825, Genset GW300D £800, petrol generators to £110

HYDRAULIC PACKS:
Fairport pack £280, JCB Beaver £340, anti vib hydraulic guns to £110

PLATE COMPACTORS & RAMMERS:
Wacker DPU100/70 £1,800, Belle RPC3040 £1,400, Ammann APF1240 £700, Wacker, Belle & Fairport plates to £290, rammers to £470

POKER DRIVES & POWER FLOATS:
Honda poker drive units to £100, poker flex to £30, ride on power float £720, power floats to £110 PUMPS: Hilta drysite pump £460, £400, £3340, Honda sludge pump £100, Selwood Simplite pump £90, petrol water pumps to £70

FLOOR SAWS & SAW BENCHES:
Wacker road saw £480, Clipper CS1 £455, saw benches to £110

SITE EQUIPMENT:
Traffic management items £850, Bumpa lift £780, £750, 25 road forms £500, 20 road forms £440, Genie Superlift £440, mezzanine floor parts £380, Alto tower £220, £250 (twice), petrol vibrating screed unit £200, 5 podium steps £170 (4 times), £150 (3 times), £140, pedestrian metal barrier £70 (3 times), £60 (6 times)

POWER & HAND TOOLS ETC:
Petrol concrete planer £500, masonry chain saw £270, Ridgid threader £260, Gardenmaster turf cutter £240, Lasermark rotary laser £180, qty portable transformers £170, lifting chains £160, Husqvarna cut off saw £150, £130, Stihl S410 cut quick £180 (3 times), £140 (twice), start charger £140, 9 lorry straps £110, £100 (twice), Hiretech floor sander £100, Hilti TE1000 AVR breaker £100, £70, diamond drill stand £80, Hilti TE80 hammer drill £70, damp proof injection machine £50, Clare test machine £50, many power tools from £70-£5

GARDEN & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT:
Ride on mowers – Countax C300H £320, Westwood T1800 £360,
Mowers – Mountfield SP £100, Mountfield push £90, flail mower £30, Hayter 56 £170, £140,
Chain saws – Stihl £160 (twice), Mountfield £65, £55,
Hedge cutters – Stihl HL95 £150,
Strimmers & Brush cutters – Stihl FS490 £220, Stihl FS480 £130, Stihl brush cutter £190 (twice) Stihl long reach £75,
Other Equipment – Ditch Witch 1330 trencher £3,000, Avon drag saw £550, petrol aerator £375, Camon C8 rotovator £320, Camon C10 rotovator £300

WORKSHOP:
Lincoln CV450T welder £270, Honda petrol washer £200, Hilta diesel washer £450, Karcher pressure washer £320, Numatic floor cleaner £85, Andrews space heater£180, Efco IP3000 steam cleaner £180

TRAILERS, BOWSERS, TOWER LIGHTS:
Indespension and Ifor Williams plant trailers to £1,300, Western 2000 litre Transcube & Abbi bowsers to £1,450, Western 3000 litre, 2000 litre, 1500 litre & 950 litre tanks to £900, Western pressure washer bowser £3,200, VT1 and Eco VT1 tower lights to £1,450, Amida lighting towers to £600

VEHICLES:
Scania 420L 6×2 with PM 34 crane £15,500, Iveco Eurocargo 75E18 (2008) £5,400, Kawasaki Mule £2,400, Ford Ranger £2,000 (2004)