HEAVY RAIN did not dampen the spirits of buyers at the North-east of Scotland’s largest plant, machinery and equipment sale, which attracted more than 2000 bidders to Thainstone last weekend, to view an entry of 3360 lots. The team of 10 auctioneers achieving a clearance rate of 83%, with the top price of the day £80,000, paid for a 2016 Caterpillar 320EL tracked digger