A MAJOR machinery auction takes place at Ripon this month.

East Anglian-based auctioneer, Cheffins, will host the auction on behalf of Ripon Farm Services, one of the largest agricultural machinery and ground care dealerships in the UK, on Thursday, March 30.

Totalling more than 300 lots, the sale will include an enormous 55 tractors, ten combine harvesters, 14 telescopic loaders, ten UTVs, five forage harvesters and an extensive range of grassland machinery, cultivation equipment and trailers.

Ripon Farm Services, which was established in 1982, supplies agricultural machinery, equipment and support throughout Yorkshire, Teesside, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Oliver Godfrey, Director and Head of the Machinery and Auction Division at Cheffins said: “Ripon Farm Services has grown rapidly over the past four years and the growth in the services and products it provides to its customers is expected to continue. This is set to be a major sale, with some high prices expected throughout all of the sections.”

Highlights include late registered John Deere tractors, combines, forage harvesters and a comprehensive range of cultivation and grassland machinery.

Richard Gravill, Group Used Equipment Manager at Ripon Farm Services, said: “Our business has had three very successful years and has sold a large amount of equipment across the group, on average we trade in two machines to one sale.

"There will be over 400 lots of a vast variety and age, and hopefully there will be a piece of equipment on offer that suits most client’s needs.”

The sale will take place on Thursday, March 30, at Ripon Racecourse (HG4 1UG).