Farm auction

Today I went to a farm auction a few miles down the road.  Not common these days as there are less farms around.  And in December of all times.

They had irrigation pipes at the auction and I hoped to buy some more to have another backup line.  They had 500 irrigation pipes.  Handline irrigation pipes.  People these days use wheel lines or pivot lines for irrigation if they can. Handlines are work and not as poplar. Who wants handline pipes these days?   So I thought I would be able to get some of the pipes.  Especially with that many as they sold in around 12 lots from 33 to 100 pipes in each lot.   But a number of people showed up.  And they wanted irrigation pipes.  I was outbid time after time.  I can get some pipes from my irrigation guy for $45 a pipe.  Many of the pipes sold for around $50 or more.  And the valves and fittings sold for a lot.  Everyone I talked to were surprised the pipes sold for so much for used pipes.  $10 more than they expected for each pipe.

They also had some farm equipment for auction.  Nothing I needed or wanted, but it was interesting to see for what tractors and other farm equipment sold for.   Again, for lots.

Pretty much all the other ranchers and irrigation people I know in the valley were there and I caught up with what was going on with them.

I drove my Ford two-wheel drive pickup.  We have had only 6 or so inches of snow so far and some melted. So not much snow. We had to park in a field.   And my pickup had a little trouble in spots.  I didn't have a shovel along with me and at one point when I couldn't move forward or backwards I was fortunate to have two men push as I tried to go backwards, and after a few attempts I was able to go.

A nice day even if I didn't get any items at the auction.

Some of the irrigation pipes.