by Kyle Molyneux | Tue 15 Mar 2022
Euro Auctions sale for GA Smith Plant Hire
Euro Auctions recently hosted an 'off-site' sale on behalf of GA Smith Plant Hire at the company’s Cramlington yard just north of Newcastle. GA Smith made the decision to withdraw from the plant hire arena, selling its inventory to focus its attention on the bulk handling, bulk haulage, and the earthworks elements of its business. As a result, over 250 pieces of good, well-maintained machinery, including excavators, dozers, articulated dump trucks, crushers, tractors, and other assorted ex-rental machinery came onto the market and were disposed of in a one-day, unreserved sale.
With a hammer total for the sale of just under £7m, the average price per lot was close to £26,000 showing the general size and value of many items in the sale. With a good compliment of big-ticket items, including: 20t, 10t and 6t excavators, dozers, articulated dump trucks and backhoes, there was much interest from an international audience. Predictably the most successful buying nations were the UK and the Republic of Ireland, however successful bids were also received from Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Turkey.
Notable lots, with specification and price, included:
Excavators 20t
2021 Komatsu PC210LC-11 700mm Pads – £100,000
2019 Hitachi ZX210LC-6 700mm Pads – £82,500
2016 Hitachi ZX490LCH-6 600mm Pads – £137,500
2016 Hitachi ZX470LCH-5B 750mm Pads – £92,500
2014 Hitachi ZX470LCH-5B 900mm Pads – £92,500
Dozers
2016 CAT D6T LGP Straight Blade & Tilt, Multi Shank Ripper – £126,000
2012 Komatsu D155AX-6 Straight Blade & Tilt, Ripper – £120,000
2017 Liebherr PR736 LGP Straight Blade & Tilt, Reverse Camera – £98,000
2017 CAT D6N LGP 6 Way Pat Blade, Reverse Camera – £160,000
Articulated Dump Trucks
2015 Bell B40D 6x6 A, Tail Gate, Reverse Camera, A/C – £107,000
2015 Volvo A30G 6x6 Articulated Dump truck, Reverse Camera, A/C – 127,500
2014 Volvo A30G 6x6 Articulated Dump truck, Reverse Camera, A/C – £123,000
2018 Bell B30E 6x6 Articulated Dump truck, Tail Gate, Reverse Camera, A/C – £130,000
Crushers
Tesab 700i Tracked Jaw Crusher, Side Discharge Belt, Mag Belt – £180,000
Rollers
2017 Bomag BW213DH-5 Single Drum Vibrating Roller – £49,500
2016 Hamm H13i Single Drum Vibrating Padfoot Rolle – £45,000
2013 Hamm 3412HT Single Drum Vibrating Roller – £38,000
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