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last checked: 2026-11-08T13:40 (UTC)

Quiet day. One new cheap 26-plate offset disc near Benalla; nothing new for tractors, homes, rippers or diesel storage. The two AuctionsPlus loader tractors near Holbrook still close 12 Nov.

jump to: Tractor 90-140hp w/ loader | Portable home, 2 rooms + bathroom | Offset discs 24-32 plate | Tree root ripper, single tyne | Diesel storage 200-1,000L

Tractor, 90-140hp, with front-end loader

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$15,000 to $80,000 · within 400km of Darlington Point, NSW

must have: front-end loader (FEL) included; 90 to 140 hp; under 4,500 hours; known manufacturer: John Deere, Case, Kubota, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, McCormick, Kioti, Lovol or better

nice to have: non-AdBlue variant (not a deal breaker); cab over ROPS; service history

Build quality matters more than hours alone. A tidy 3,000-hour Deere beats a rough 1,500-hour no-name. Sweep the dealer used pages below as well as the auction and classifieds sites. farmmachinerysales.com.au blocks WebFetch and curl (403): open it in Chrome like Facebook, or skip it on a cloud run and say so in notes.

recently gone: 2010 McCormick T-Max 100 92hp 4WD with loader and 4-in-1 bucket, 1,375 hours at $72,600 (private listing; GST not mentioned) (sold)

Portable home, container or similar, 2+ rooms with bathroom

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$5,000 to $30,000 · within 400km of Darlington Point, NSW

must have: bathroom; at least 2 rooms

nice to have: kitchen or kitchenette; container-based or relocatable build; ready to transport

Price band tracks quality: 5k for a rough site hut, 30k for a finished container home. Transport cost is worth noting separately.

Offset discs, 24-32 plate, for a 90-130hp tractor

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open on price · within 400km of Darlington Point, NSW

must have: 24 to 32 plates; maximum 3.0 to 3.5 m working width; matched to 90-130 hp

nice to have: bearings in good order; plates with life left, not dished out; local within 400km, or an overseas maker that ships to Australia

Width is the hard constraint: anything over 3.5 m is too much for the tractor and too wide to cart. Overseas makers (e.g. made in China, Italy, Turkey, Brazil) count if they ship to Australia: quote price plus freight and import costs.

Tree root ripper, ideally a single deep tyne

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open on price · within 400km of Darlington Point, NSW

must have: built for ripping tree roots: heavy shank, deep rip, not a general tillage or chisel ripper; matched to 90-130 hp

nice to have: single tyne; 3-point linkage; shear-bolt or spring release protection; replaceable points and shin; local within 400km, or an overseas maker that ships to Australia

One deep, heavy tyne pulls deepest for the horsepower and is what root ripping needs; multi-tyne tillage rippers are out. Overseas makers (China, Italy, Turkey, NZ etc.) count if they ship to Australia: quote price plus freight and import costs, and mark distance as overseas.

Diesel storage, 200 to 1,000 L: fuel cart, drum, or tank and stand

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open on price · within 400km of Darlington Point, NSW

must have: built for diesel storage: fuel cart or trailer, fuel drum, or fuel tank with stand; 200 to 1,000 L capacity

nice to have: pump, hose and nozzle included (12V or hand pump); stand high enough to gravity-feed a tractor; steel or diesel-rated poly, self-bunded or double-skinned; lockable cap, fuel filter, meter; local within 400km

Any of the three formats counts: a towable fuel cart, a drum with a pump, or a tank on a stand. Second-hand tanks should be clean and leak-free; say if the seller doesn't confirm that. No price band set, so new benchmarks are useful alongside used finds.

recently gone: Tow-behind fuel tank, 1000 L, Honda motor pump at price TBC (clearing sale closed 5 Nov 2026) (gone)

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Prices are what the seller or auction house is asking, before premium, transport or GST unless noted. Verify everything before you commit money.


Nothing here is financial advice. Holdings and opinions are my own; the "agent" sections are written by an automated research skill and may be wrong. Built 2026-11-08 13:38 UTC.