PRAIRIE EDGE FARMS POTATO EQUIPMENT AUCTION IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MICHIGAN

22230 Mintdale Rd, Sturgis, MI 49094 - St. Joseph County, MI

Owner: Prairie Edge Farms, LLC Tyler - 269.503.3702 & Dustin - 269.506.5929 Thu, May 30, 2024 EASTERN

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• Tractors • Excavator • JD Planter • Harriston Potato Planter • Stone Picker • Potato Trucks • Potato Harvesters • Windrowers • Potato Sorting Line • JD 8000 Tires • Rims

PLEASE BE ON TIME - NO SMALL ITEMS. WE WILL BE STARTING PROMPTLY AT 9:30AM!

Due to the passing of Ed Schlabach after his battle with cancer, the Schlabach and Sturgis families have decided to discontinue the potato production portion of their farming operation. They wish to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers during this time and thank everyone for your interest in their auction.


OPEN HOUSE/INSPECTION DATES

Monday, May 13th from 10am-12pm
Wednesday, May 29th from 3-5pm

PROPERTY LOCATION

22230 Mintdale Rd, Sturgis, MI 49094
4.5 miles west of Sturgis, MI on US 12 to Shimmel Rd, then north 3 miles to Mintdale Rd, west .75 mile to auction site.

AUCTION LOCATION

22230 Mintdale Rd, Sturgis, MI 49094
4.5 miles west of Sturgis, MI on US 12 to Shimmel Rd, then north 3 miles to Mintdale Rd, west .75 mile to auction site.

EQUIPMENT & PERSONAL PROPERTY

TRACTORS - EXCAVATOR

  • 2003 John Deere 8120 MFWD, Green Star ready, 4 remotes, QH, 380/85R-34 front and 380/90R-50 rears, 7,085 hours
  • John Deere 4555 MFWD, 3 remotes, quick hitch, 14.9-46 duals, 380/85R 30 tires, 13,132 hours
  • Hitachi EX200 excavator mech thumb, bucket, 60in root bucket, 11,648 hours

    JD PLANTER - STONE PICKER - FARM EQUIPMENT
  • John Deere 1790, 16/31 TC air clutch, air bag down pressure, no till coulters seed firmers, markers
  • Potato equipment, Corp. 60 inch rock picker 3pt vine cutter
  • IH 5500, 13 shank 3PT chisel plow

    POTATO TRUCKS - SEMI TRACTOR
  • IH S 2500 DT466 eng, 10 spd SSLL trans, DLL smooth belt with electric over hydraulic drive bed
  • 1995 Freightliner FLD, M 11 Cummins, Eaton Fuller 10 speed needs trans work, wet kit has not been used in a few years, all alum rims, 285/70-24.5 tires
  • 1985 White Cummins formula engine, Eaton, fuller 15 speed,trans, air tag axle, 315/80 R 22.5 and 315/80R24.5 tires, Spudnik potato bed electric over hydraulic bed drive
  • 1987 Ford L 9000 Cummins, 7 speed trans, Thomas potato box smooth belt with electric over hydraulic drive

    POTATO HARVESTERS - WINDROWERS
  • 1996 Lenco 4 row harvester, Cummins N14 engine less than 50 hours on NEW Crate engine from Cummins replaced in Aug 2023 and new hydraulic pump, stone box, 60in air box, 48x25-20 front and 66x43-25 rear tires very good tires
  • Lenco 4 row harvester Cummins, 6,036 hours, 48in air head, 16.9-24 and 28L-26 rear tires very good rubber
  • Dahlman 2200 2 row pull type harvester, pto pump with electric over hydraulic
  • Lockwood 2000 2 row windrower, pto drive, switchable RH dump
  • Harriston 6 row potato planter, pick style, John, blue liquid, fertilizer, pump, cab cameras, for each row and back up camera
  • Spudnik 5140 4 row windrower, pto drive, steerable, Reversible RH discharge, vine cutter
  • Spudnik conveyor 10in x 24ft 2 hp electric motor Rock separator

    POTATO SORTING LINE - CONVEYORS
  • Ikes Welding 30in chain 12ft 4in length 48in raise
  • Potato sorting tables, (2) 23in x 14ft conveyor belts with 48inx48in sizer
  • Potato washer 58in x 14ft - 28 58in brushes and sponges with secondary 11ft 6in sorting table with rollers, 2 10in trash/waste discharge conveyors
  • Potato Sorting Table Loader/Piler 18in x 36ft smooth conveyor with 24in rubber feeder chain (movable)
  • Red small Conveyor 12in x 20ft conveyor 12in x 25ft rubber belt conveyor

    JD 8000 TIRES - RIMS - HUB EXTENSIONS
  • (4) 380/85R30 on rims
  • (2) 320/85R34 on rims
  • (4) Firestone 420/80R46 tires on inside rims (have very good tread)
  • (4) Good Year 420/80R46 tires on inside rims
  • (2) Good Year 420/80R46 tires on 10 bolt rims


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