BEHLER FARMS

LIVE ON-SITE PUBLIC FARM AUCTION

Thursday, April 6^th 2023 @ 10:00AM

LOCATION: On the farm 13530 Bailey Rd. Bailey, MI 49303 (Muskegon Co.)

DIRECTIONS: 5 miles West of Bailey on Bailey Rd. OR 5 miles North of Ravenna on Ravenna Rd, then East 2 miles on Bailey Rd. OR North of Grand Rapids 21 miles or South of Newaygo 9 miles on M-37 to Bailey Rd. and 5 miles west. 

Bob & Dan Behler after 30 years of farming together have decided on a change in farm operations and will selling the following:

NOTE: Bob worked as a mechanic at Swanson Pickle for over 34 years retiring in 2016. Besides farming he enjoyed hunting, fishing and the country lifestyle. Dan has worked at Gelock as a crane operator for 26 years, also farmed, hunted, fished and enjoyed the country.  A nice line of farming tools! All the tractors and most of the equipment where kept under cover and well maintained. Make plans to be just west of Bailey on Thursday April 6 at 10:AM for the start of this nice country farm auction.

For your convenience we will have some off street parking, lunch trailer and port-a-jons & wash-up station, also large pole barn in case of weather.

TERMS: Cash, good check OR Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. We subscribe to Pay-Tec, (A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY). All items sold in as-is condition. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only.

ONLINE BIDDING: Live/Online simulcast bidding available live during Auction for tractors and equipment. Registration begins 10:00AM Wednesday, April 5th. Lot numbers to be updated. Call Noah with questions 616-633-4264

ABSENTEE BIDDING: Can’t make to the Auction and don’t want to bid online? Absentee bids are also accepted from qualified bidders by contacting Noah 616-633 4254 artsmithauctioneers@gmail.com before Auction day.

LOADER TRACTOR: Loader will be available on Auction day for equipment.

INSPECTION: Wednesday, April 5^th 3:00PM-5:00PM

AUCTION ORDER: 

10:00AM: Shop tools & Primitives

11:00AM: Tractors & Equipment with Live/Online simulcast bidding 

TRACTORS: 

1998 John Deere Mod. 7710 diesel, rated 155HP, Power Quad, 3pt., 3 hyd. outlets, power steering, 4 season cab, heat, AC, radio,  540/1000 PTO, 6 front suitcase weights, loaded 18.4 R 42” rears w/axle duals,  8205hrs #RW7710H010655

 1975 John Deere Mod. 4630 diesel, rated 150HP, Power Quad, Sound Gard cab, 8430hrs, NEW AC pump w/R35 coolant, 3pt. dual hyd. outlets, 1000 PTO, power steering, loaded 18.4X38” tires w/snap on duals, 10 front suitcase weights #016386R

 1959 John Deere Mod. 530 gas, NF, power steering, clam fenders, meter reads 1600hrs, 13.9X38” tires #530264

 1977 IHC Mod. 674 Utility diesel, rated 61HP, WF, power steering, 3pt., remote hyd., 540 PTO, front weight, loaded 16.9X30” tires, wheel weights #122465BRY (family owned for 40 years) 

 Late 70’s or early 80’s Deutz Mod. D-100 06, air cooled diesel, rated 100HP, 4 wheel drive, 3pt., dual hyd. outlets, 540/1000 PTO, power steering, loaded 18.4X34” rear tires & snap on duals, 12.4X24” front tires, 7 front suitcase weights, 5293hrs #7928-1925 (family owned since nearly new)

 1971 IHC Mod. 1066 Turbo diesel, TA, rated 125HP, WF, 3pt., power steering, shelter cab, loaded 18.4X38” tires w/snap on duals, 8 front suitcase weighs, 540/1000 PTO, 5832hrs, dual hyd. outlets #2610159U011420 

 1959 Allis Chalmers Mod. D-14 gas, WF, 13.5X36” tires w/front loader #21798

SKID STEER: 

 Case Mod. 410 diesel skid steer w/bucket, 841hrs, NEW glow plugs #NSM404855

GRAIN TRUCK & TRAILERS: 

 1977 Ford F-750, V-8 gas, 5sp. w/2sp rear end, new clutch in 2020 and 4 NEW 11R22.5 rear tires in 2021 w/Midwest 14’ dump grain body w/steel bed, odometer reads 25,800 miles

 6’x10’ tandem axle dump trailer, scissor hyd. over elect dump box, 24” sides & tail gate & 2 5/16” ball

 7’X16’ tandem axle trailer w/side boards, ramps & 2” ball

  FARM EQUIPMENT: 

 John Deere Mod. 7000 6rw corn planter w/monitor, set for 30” rows

John Deere 18-hole grain drill w/seeder

John Deere 12’ hydro-swing haybine, 540 PTO w/hyd. pump

John Deere Mod. 660 5-bar hay rake w/front wheel

Miller Pro-1100 11’ power rake, 540 PTO

Brillion 12’ cultipacker

New Holland Mod. 268 hay baler w/rebuilt knotters 

New Idea PTO single axle manure spreader

Sitrex Mod. 2GL-302 PTO 2-basket hay tedder, 1 owner

Krause 14’ soil finisher, front disc, walking tandem tires w/hyd. cylinder & rear hyd. outlet

Unverferth 15’ rolling harrow w/hyd. cylinder & dual wheel lift

3pt. John Deere 9’ heavy duty back blade w/6-way hyd. blade

3pt. King Kutter 7’ back blade

3pt. 6’ flail mower

3pt. quick hitch

3pt. hyd. tractor powered log splitter

3pt. Euroc PTO spreader

3pt. Bush Hog posthole digger

3pt. posthole digger

3pt. counterweight

3pt. bale lift

3pt. 6rw cultivator

9’ offset brush hog w/hyd. cylinder

Dunham 7-shank chisel plow 8’ w/hyd. cylinder

White Mod. 252 14’ wheel disc w/dual tires & hyd. cylinder 

IHC 15’ wheel disc w/dual tires & hyd. cylinder

(2) John Deere 4bt 16” semi mounted plows w/coulters and cover boards

(4) Hay wagons

New Idea 30’ double chain transport conveyor

Kil Bros. Mod. 350 gravity box on 8-ton gears & flotation tires

Small gravity box

Shop built skid steer snow plow

8’ 4” skid steer snow pusher

Skid steer manure bucket

23’ bale mover w/elect. motor

16’ single chain grain conveyor

Tractor snow blade

Allis Chalmers quick hitch 6’ back blade

Allis Chalmers quick hitch 2bt. plow

Allis Chalmers 2rw cultivators

Oliver 12’ drag w/hyd. cylinder

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FROM AROUND THE FARM: 

 John Deere front tractor weight bracket

Large hyd. cylinder

Front tractor fuel tank

Mounted truck tires

Hyd. hoses

Scrap iron & wire

Log chains

Top links

Handy man jack

Hyd. cylinders

PTO adapters

Drum pumps

2.5HP portable air compressor 

Grease guns

Wrenches

Sockets

Pipe wrenches

Tools box

Draw pins

Hand maul

Misc. motor oil

Garden hose

Hand posthole digger

Fence stretchers 

Semi-trailer front jack

Several 8”X14’ channel iron

Square metal tubing

Tractor brush guard

Angle iron

Buz saw blade

John Deere hyd. cylinder

Roll of drain tile

Tractor tire chains

Planter plates

3pt. draw bar

Pair of Mich. 1976 license plates

Milk bucket (rusty)

Chisel plow points 

Cross cut saw

(2) Concrete wheel weights

120V fuel pump

Horse evener

Hyd. fittings

I beam driveway drag

(10) Bar joist 14” X 28’

Polly water tank

(2) Round hay feeders