FARMERS from all over the UK attended a dispersal sale of combines, tractors and machinery at Creaking Tree Farm, Halnaby, Middleton Tyas, on Saturday, May 12.

A crowd gathered in the glorious Richmondshire sunshine for the complete unreserved dispersal, which was carried out by Darlington Farmers' Auction Mart, with many leaving empty-handed due to the extraordinary values of some extremely well-maintained vehicles and implements.

The top lot as expected was the 2010 registered Claas Tucano 320 self-levelling combine with an 18ft vari header which, with only 640 hours, sold for £64,000.

Other leading prices included: a Deutz Fahr Agrotron M640 Tractor, which sold for £43,000; a Valtra 8550 (03 reg), which sold for £27,000; a Manitou MT625 (12 reg), which sold for £25,800; a Valtra 8550 (T reg), which sold for £22,200; and a Ford 7000, which sold for £15,200.

Further items were: Opico 525XE Corn Dryer, £11,600; Cherry 14T Trailer, £8,000; Ford 7600, £7,700; Simba 4m X Press, £7,000; and Kvernland NGS 101 4m Power Harrow, £7,000.