AN on farm sale held at Dents Hall Farm, Ryton, Newcastle, on behalf of F Lowrison, saw well maintained and modern machinery reach a top of £64,000 for a six-year-old Massey Ferguson 7370 PL combine.

With 45 active buyers from across the UK present, next best was £28,800 paid for a 2006 Massey Ferguson 6480 Dyna 6 with 2840 hours on the clock, while a seven-year-old Manitou MLA630 forklift with 600 genuine hours made £26,000.

Other top prices included £18,900 for a 2003 Massey Ferguson 8250 with 4600 hours and £18,800 for a 1997 Massey Ferguson 6190 with MX100 Mailleux loader and 5630 hours.

LEADINGprices:

Simba 3.3m cultipress, £8800; active power diesel generator, £6900; Claas rowland 240 baler sold for, £4200;

Vaderstad rapid drill, £4000; self propelled Houseman sprayer, £3400; fire damaged MF 6190, £3150;

Warwick 12t grain trailer, £3150; Dowdswell 5f reversible plough, £2200; 12t grain trailer, £1550;

Slewtic muck grab, £1500; MF 135, £1300; diesel generator, £1250; Claas rowland 445 baler, £1200;

10t grain trailer, £1100; Cambridge rollers, £1050.

Auctioneers: Darlington Farmers Auction Mart