Michael Doyle Auctions held its regular online machinery sale last Thursday, 27 January. Kicking off at 7pm on the MartEye platform, 160 lots were offered with a clearance rate of 85% being achieved on the night.

Over 420 people registered to bid online.

With over 1,000 viewers tuning in on the evening, some sample lots and prices included a John Deere Gator which sold for €7,600 (no VAT), a fresh 4m Kuhn one-pass sold for €10,000 (plus VAT), and a Keenan Orbital dung spreader, which sold for €6,000 (no VAT).

This Keenan Orbital dung spreader sold for €6,000 plus commission (no VAT).

Meanwhile, a 161 Mitsubishi Pajero with 184,000km sold for €19,500 (plus VAT), while a seven-furrow reversible Kuhn plough sold for €6,000 (plus VAT) and a tidy three-tonne Bogballe fertiliser spreader sold for €3,200 (plus VAT).

This 161 Mitsubishi Pajero with 184,000km on the clock sold for €19,500 plus commission and VAT.

A 1997 Valtra 8050 went unsold at €17,000 and a Fiatagri New Holland M135 went unsold at €18,000.

Commission was charged at 10% for items sold up to €1,000 and at a rate of 5% for items that were sold above €1,000. Doyles’ next auction is set to take place on 3 March.

Other lots

This 2006 JCB 412s with 10,000 hours on the clock was sold for €30,000 plus commission (no VAT).

This tidy John Deere Gator UTV sold for €7,600 plus commission (no VAT).

This tidy mounted three tonne Bogballe fertiliser spreader sold for €3,200 plus commission and VAT.

This seven-furrow reversible Kuhn plough sold for €6,000 plus commission and VAT.

This original Ford 6600 with a Tanco front-end loader sold for €8,500 plus commission (no VAT).

This Fiatagri New Holland M135 went unsold at €18,000.

This mounted Hardi sprayer sold for €2,000 plus commission (no VAT).

This 1997 Valtra 8050 went unsold at €17,000.

This front mounted 3m Taarup mower sold for €2,450 plus commission (no VAT).

This 2WD Ursus went a front-end loader sold for €10,000 plus commission (no VAT).