Published: 06/11/2025 By Paul Heard
Occasionally, something sells at auction which exceeds all expectations. On Tuesday evening, Lot 6 in Symonds & Sampson’s online auction, a very genuine 1995 MF399 with just over 5000 hours on the clock, sold for almost double expectations.Attracting many bidders, the virtual hammer eventually came down at an unprecedented £30,500 - an outstanding result that has since caught the eye of trade journalists, so you can expect to read more in due course.
The history of this particular tractor can be traced and runs full circle. The tractor was purchased new in 1995 by farmers in the Taunton area. They sold it to an East Devon farm in 2002, where it was the pride and joy of the farm’s tractor driver for many years, who later acquired it from his employers. He has now sold it through Symonds & Sampson Online Auction to the original owner, and it travels back to its original family farm near Taunton.
Symonds & Sampson can’t always promise such a yarn, but we can promise that machinery, equipment, fodder or whatever is entered in their online auctions will be marketed widely by our dedicated team of experts, and they’ll do all they can to sell as quickly, efficiently and successfully as they can on your behalf.
For further information on buying and selling through our onsite and online auctions, please get in touch with Paul, James, Greg and all the team in Tiverton 01884 218911 or Yeovil 01935 382909.