At the WH Bond sale, staged by Euro Auctions, a selection of cherished and much-loved tractors and construction machines went under the hammer at this hotly awaited sale.

With nearly 1600 lots up for grabs, the vintage tractors and the D7 crawler delighted the crowds, with the top price of £36,000 achieved for an 1948 Caterpillar D7 3T model four-cylinder diesel crawler.

Having undergone a total ‘nut and bolt’ restoration this D7 came with a copy of the buyers’ original hand-written purchase invoice from 1948, in addition to hand written service records from 1957 - 1991 showing it has clocked up over 42,000 hours.

Second top price of £23,500 this time for a 1989 Ford 7810 Series II having done 1700 hours. This six-cylinder diesel tractor, is in its ‘original condition’, and is standing on its original goodyear radial tyres.

Another six-cylinder diesel engine, Ford TW25 4wd, with dual power, rear linkage, Super Q cab, front under slung weights, and showing 6797 hours made £13,500.

A five-figure sum was also achieved for the 1978 Ford 8700 - 4W which realised £12,500. The tractor is in original condition, fitted with dual power, rear linkage, drawbar, PAVT rear rims, Q cab and ZF front axle and showing just 5058 hours.

Next up was the 1978 Ford 8100 - 4WD which produced a top bid of £10,500. Another six-cylinder diesel tractor, with multiple features showed just 4451 hours on the clock – fitted with rear linkage, PUH, dual power, load monitor and schindler front axle and V5 available.

On the same money was a Ford 5000 – a four-wheel-drive, under slung exhaust, tow bar, PTO, and rear linkage this was one not to be missed.

Just missing out on the five figures at £9000 was a Porsche AP22 Vineyard tractor – circa 1955. This two-cylinder Porsche diesel air cooled engine is a two wheel-drive.

An Oliver 1850 tractor puller realised £5500 which is powered by Detroit 4 – 71. It is a four-cylinder diesel, turbo and supercharged engine kicking out approximately 200 HP, tow bar and rear PTO, and showing 3557 hours.

Not far behind on £4500 was an Allgaier AP17 tractor that is a two-cylinder Porsche diesel air cooled engine.