More than 700 lots of machinery were on offer at Thainstone Specialist Auctions’ first live online sale of plant, equipment, machinery, and commercial vehicles of the year at Thainstone Centre, where a 85% clearance rate was achieved.

Leading the trade at £22,500 was a 1995 CAT D6H bulldozer, followed by a 2000 Cat 953C Drott, which realised £16,500.

The small plant section saw a Toro EM4000D Bat Wing mower achieve £14,500 and a Marshall 12+ Monocoque trailer made £4600.

Within the light commercials and 4x4 section a 2009 Land Rover Defender 110 Country double cab reached £10,000.

LEADING prices

Tractors, telehandlers and plant equipment – £22,500 1995 CAT D6H bulldozer; £16,500 2000 CAT 953C drott; £14,000 2006 New Holland TL70 two wheel drive tractor; £13,500 2008 Manitou 627 MLT telescopic handler.

Small plant – £14,500 Toro EM4000D bat wing mower; £11,200 Takeuchi TB216 mini excavator; £7000 Kubota KX363 mini excavator; £7000 Hagglund Tracked RTV.

Implements and machinery – £4600 Marshall 12+ monocoque trailer; £3500 Kverneland EG 100 5F rev plough; £3000 Keenan 300 feed mixer wagon; £2900 Tuff single axle dump trailer.

Light commercials and 4x4s – £10,000 2009 Land Rover Defender 110 country double cab; £8000 2012 VW transporter T32 140TDi panel van; £6800 1999 Land Rover Defender 90 TD5; £6600 2012 Iveco Daily 35c13 LWB double cab dropside.

Heavy commercial – £3000 2013 Mercedes Benz econic refuse lorry; £2300 2010 Dennis Eagle refuse lorry; £1300 2003 Mercedes Benz 4x2 gritter.

Trailers and containers – £3500 IW horsebox; £3400 15-yard hook loader skip; £2900 Montracon tri axle curtainside trailer.