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# Asset hunt 2026-10-01T02:50 UTC

## What changed

- Quiet day: all 40 live finds re-checked, no price moves, nothing new worth a phone call.
- Ripper: Jarrett single-tyne pipe layer with shear-bolt, $600, Bywong NSW, 340km; thin listing, ring first.
- Chainsaw: Stihl MS 460 with 20in bar back on the list at $800, Melton, 40km; the $800 Husqvarna 390 XP is still pending.
- Lloyds Austral NSW expandables (2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom) now bid $7,900 and $6,300, close 7 Oct; 590km.
- Tractor: Deutz-Fahr Agrofarm 420, 232 hours, loader, $61,500 Forbes still the one to call; Pickles Kubota M108S sale opens 12 Oct.

## Summary

Noon pass, 1 Oct. A quiet twelve hours: all 40 live finds re-opened and every price is unchanged. Two listings come back onto the list, the Stihl MS 460 at Melton now the Husqvarna 390 XP is pending, and a Jarrett single-tyne pipe layer at Bywong for $600, which replaces the spec-less Grizzly page. Nothing new in range for the tractor, offsets, winch or Mac mini. The two Lloyds Austral container houses (590km) are at $7,900 and $6,300, closing 7 Oct.

## Changes

- new deep-ripper: Jarrett single-tyne ripper / pipe layer, 3PL - $600 (decent)
- new chainsaw: Stihl MS 460, 20in bar - $800 (decent)
- dropped Grizzly Deep Digger RL001 single-tine root ripper (new) (over 6-find cap for deep-ripper)
- dropped Husqvarna 572 XP new, 20in bar, $250 off RRP (over 6-find cap for chainsaw)

## Live list

### Tractor, 90-140hp, with front-end loader (6 live)
- [strong] 2011 Deutz-Fahr Agrofarm 420 with CRX360 Plus loader, 232 hours - $61,500 - Forbes, NSW - Trade Farm Machinery <https://www.tradefarmmachinery.com.au/detail/deutzfahr-agrofarm-420-1094254>
- [decent] 2021 Kubota M108S with LA1403 loader - price TBC - Mildura, VIC - Pickles <https://www.pickles.com.au/used/details/earthmoving-and-mobile-plant/2021-kubota-m108s/62340303>
- [stretch] Massey Ferguson 5440 Dyna-6 4WD - $37,750 - Orange, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1924205741886371/>
- [stretch] 2011 John Deere 6130 with JD 673 self-levelling loader - $59,000 - Beveridge, VIC - Machines4u <https://www.machines4u.com.au/view/advert/12637-2011-JD-6130-Tractor-with-FEL-REDUCED-Beveridge-VIC/1258818/>
- [stretch] New Lovol 110hp powershift cab tractor with 4-in-1 bucket - $61,809 - Bradfield, NSW - Machines4u <https://www.machines4u.com.au/view/advert/LOVOL-110HP-POWERSHIFT-4WD-A-C-CABIN-TRACTOR-WITH-4IN1-BUCKET-COMBO-DEAL-5-YEARS-WARRANTY/1022255/>
- [stretch] New Holland 8560 with loader - $65,000 - Wycheproof, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1068358925582567/>

### Portable home, container or similar, 2+ rooms with bathroom (6 live)
- [strong] Transportable cabin / granny flat, 8m x 3.2m - $7,000 - Deniliquin, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1339529314984445/>
- [strong] New expanding container cabin, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen - $22,990 - Cobram, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1729183591520678/>
- [strong] Relocatable home/cabin, 2 bedroom, 10m x 6m - $25,000 - Wedderburn Junction, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1775632163757336/>
- [decent] Expanding container cabin, 2 bedrooms and full bathroom, base unit (new) - $19,990 - Cobram, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1117657974131225/>
- [decent] Portable living quarters on skids, 3.6m x 9m - $20,000 - Rushworth, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3176771082681190/>
- [decent] Expandable container home, living, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom - $28,000 - Junortoun (Bendigo), VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1111581224659646/>

### Chainsaw, Stihl or Husqvarna, 30 inch bar capable (6 live)
- [strong] Stihl MS 462, 63 hours, ex-government - $1,250 - Balnarring, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3457382634440178/>
- [strong] Stihl MS 461 Magnum, just serviced - $1,275 - Melbourne, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1578754150721955/>
- [strong] Stihl MS 462 C-M with Tsumura bar - $1,500 - Melbourne, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2926526714371486/>
- [strong] Stihl MS 661C, serviced, 25in bar and chain - $1,500 - Melbourne, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1473300828187096/>
- [decent] Stihl MS 460, 20in bar - $800 - Melton, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1736426260785685/>
- [decent] Stihl MS 661C Magnum - $1,200 - Rye, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1828017725039231/>

### Offset discs, 24-32 plate, for a 90-130hp tractor (6 live)
- [strong] Shearer 300 24-plate trailing offset disc - $5,500 - Wharparilla, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/939357285873973/>
- [strong] Heavy duty Australian made 24-plate offset discs - $7,700 - Orange, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1054966007434070/>
- [decent] Shandong Liying 1BZ-3.0 trailed heavy offset disc, 28 discs, 3.0m (China) - $2,066 - Rizhao, China (ships to AU) - Made-in-China <https://shandongliying.en.made-in-china.com/product/nKumZIaGvORA/China-Hot-Sale-Agriculture-Machine-1bz-BX-3-0-90-120HP-Tractor-Trailed-3m-Width-28-Discs-Semi-Mounted-Offset-Hydraulic-Heavy-Duty-Disc-Harrow.html>
- [decent] Yucheng Dadi 1BZN trailed offset disc, 24 or 28 discs, 3.0-3.5m (China) - $5,700 - Yucheng, China (ships to AU) - Made-in-China <https://sdycdadi.en.made-in-china.com/product/inCrFEHlqxUz/China-Trailing-Offset-Disc-Harrow.html>
- [decent] Armstrong WCH 24-plate heavy offset disc - $7,250 - Nagambie, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1065954802504681/>
- [decent] Blue Line 28-plate offset disc - $7,500 - Griffith, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1096043223368086/>

### Tree root ripper, ideally a single deep tyne (6 live)
- [strong] Hayes Extra Heavy Duty single-tine ripper with pipelayer (new) - $1,290 - Pakenham, VIC (posted) - Hayes Products <https://hayesproducts.com.au/product/extra-heavy-duty-single-tine-tractor-ripper-pipelayer/>
- [decent] Heavy duty 3PL ripper - $250 - Dubbo, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1081563398060682/>
- [decent] Massey Ferguson single-tyne deep ripper, 3PL (two available, sold separately) - $350 - Crookwell, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1685370453177370/>
- [decent] Jarrett single-tyne ripper / pipe layer, 3PL - $600 - Bywong, NSW - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1376645941299287/>
- [decent] Farm-Aid FA106 heavy duty single tine ripper (new) - $1,145 - Coopers Plains, QLD (posted) - Trade Farm Machinery <https://www.tradefarmmachinery.com.au/detail/farmaid-single-tine-ripper-(heavy-duty)--suits-over-60hp--fa106-495937>
- [decent] Collier & Miller CMTR single-tyne tree-line deep ripper (new, trailing) - price TBC - Griffith, NSW - Collier & Miller <https://www.colliermiller.com.au/cmtr-c-m-single-tyne-deep-ripper-tree-line-trailing-ripper>

### Winch for the 2013 Ford Ranger dual cab with ARB bullbar (6 live)
- [strong] Warn Magnum 10k, complete setup, genuine remote - $700 - Melbourne, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1912803820124475/>
- [strong] Runva EWL9500 12V, synthetic rope, wired and wireless remotes (new) - $815 - Sunshine Coast, QLD (posted) - 4x4 Down Under <https://www.4x4downunder.com.au/products/runva-ewl9500-12v-winch-with-synthetic-rope>
- [strong] TJM TORQ 9,500lb winch, brand new in box - $1,000 - Burwood, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1408931847788039/>
- [strong] Runva EWB9500-Q Premium 12V, synthetic rope, wired and wireless remotes (new) - $1,065 - Sunshine Coast, QLD (posted) - 4x4 Down Under <https://www.4x4downunder.com.au/products/runva-ewb9500-q-premium-12-24v-winch-with-synthetic-rope>
- [strong] Carbon Scout Pro 10K V3, synthetic rope, wired and wireless remotes (new) - $1,099 - Online, posted - Carbon Offroad <https://www.carbonoffroad.com.au/collections/winches/products/carbon-scout-pro-10000lb-winch-v3>
- [decent] Warn Magnum 10k with remote - $380 - Melbourne, VIC - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1384656743754018/>

### Mac mini M5 Pro or M6, 32GB or more RAM, 1TB or more SSD (4 live)
- [decent] Mac mini M6, 32GB, 1TB (new, Apple) - $2,799 - Online - Apple AU <https://www.apple.com/au/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/m6-chip-12-core-cpu-12-core-gpu-32gb-memory-1tb-storage>
- [decent] Mac mini M5 Pro, 48GB, 1TB (new, Apple build-to-order) - $4,049 - Online - Apple AU <https://www.apple.com/au/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/m5-pro-chip-15-core-cpu-16-core-gpu-48gb-memory-1tb-storage>
- [decent] Mac mini M5 Pro, 64GB, 1TB, sealed with Apple receipt - $4,849 - Rose Bay, NSW (Sydney pickup or meetup only) - Facebook Marketplace <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1405455047790830/>
- [decent] Mac mini M5 Pro, 64GB, 1TB (new, Apple) - $4,949 - Online - Apple AU <https://www.apple.com/au/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/m5-pro-chip-18-core-cpu-20-core-gpu-64gb-memory-1tb-storage>

## Notes

Run 2026-10-01 02:50 UTC (12:50 AEST), scheduled noon pass. Facebook reachable for all three sweeps. Gumtree, eBay, farmmachinerysales, machines4u search, Pickles/Slattery/Grays/Lloyds search pages blocked or JS-only.

Facebook tractor/portable home (12:30 AEST 1 Oct): reachable, all 8 existing finds live at the same prices, nothing new since 00:30. Tractor rejected: NH T5.115 $72,600 Trafalgar (Gippsland, loader not stated); NH T4030N $31,900 Stanley (narrow, under 90hp); NH T6060 $120,000; Lugong and YTO imports; small Kubotas. Portable home rejected: Melbourne 6x3.3m container studio $22,500 (one room); Drouin $30,000 (Gippsland); Lake Charm caravan $12,000 and Nowra/Broadmeadows 6x3m shells (no bathroom); Sydney container homes; Corinella $40,000.

Tractor/portable web (12:30 AEST 1 Oct): all 4 tractor web finds unchanged (Deutz-Fahr $61,500 in stock, JD 6130 $59,000 ex, Lovol $61,809 ex, Pickles M108S sale ends 13 Oct 18:30 AEDT). Lloyds Austral NSW lots (590km, close 7 Oct 14:00 AEST): lot 295 bid $7,900 unchanged, lot 300 bid $6,300 up from $5,700. Tractor hunt: tradefarmmachinery NSW+VIC used with FEL (62 results), machines4u newest, Lloyds, Slattery, Grays, Pickles, onlyag: nothing new in band within 400km. Noted: 2010 MF 7495 Dyna-VT $45,000 at Lake Wyangan NSW (70km, Auctions Now, machines4u-1258687) but hp well over band and loader/hours not stated; Branson 9550C 95hp 949 hrs FEL $25,000 Tooradin (Gippsland, faulty reverse clutch pack); Daedong DK90C $33,000 Hamilton (500km); Kubota M8540 85hp Morwell. Lloyds 74245 (7 Oct) has only a NH T7235 (over hp). Portable home: machines4u shows only known EXEQ-style dealer stock; no new Lloyds VIC/NSW container-house sale besides Austral; Pickles Sydney unused expandable $17,463 is Sydney. Nothing beats the $19,990-$28,000 decent tier. Lloyds search, Pickles, Slattery and Grays search pages are JS-only.

Facebook offsets/ripper (12:30 AEST 1 Oct): reachable, all 6 existing finds live at the same prices. Offsets: nothing new that fits; rejected Millbrook International 20-plate $3,500, Maryborough 3PL harrow $1,000, Longwarry Connor Shea 12-disc, Melbourne dealer disc harrow $13,650, Timboon Grizzly 24 $16,500 (600km), Grizzly Vini-disc 16, Goolma $33,000 and Bonel 32ft (too wide). Ripper: new Jarrett single-tyne pipe layer $600 Bywong (added). Rejected: Bendigo Berends $400 (garden-tractor size), Dunolly $400 light frame, Mildura spoon-point tillage ripper $350, Kyneton and Myrtleford 5-tyne, Hamilton and Timboon pipe layers over 400km, Renmark hoop rippers, Trundle Yeomans 6.2m. Cowra listing now bundled with a post hole digger at $1,000.

Offsets/ripper web (12:30 AEST 1 Oct): all 6 unchanged (Liying US$1,450 FOB, Dadi US$1,000-4,000, Hayes $1,290 in stock, Farm-Aid $1,145, C&M and Grizzly POA). Nothing new in spec and radius: Gregoire Besson GB320 28-disc 3.2m $31,460 Truganina (440km, dear); Serafin and ILGI QLD; Murray 20-disc too small; Bookham POA rack already noted. Made-in-china: Yourchance and Hengshing 28-disc clones US$1,630-2,550 FOB, dearer than Liying for lighter frames; no CIF-to-Australia figure anywhere. Ripper: Challenge Implements Orange R 2/3 is 600mm depth, no price; Gessner are multi-shank toolbars. Farmmachinerysales, machines4u, farmclearingsales, tractorhouse, gumtree, Lloyds search, gessner.com.au all blocked or JS-only.

Facebook chainsaw/winch/Mac mini (12:30 AEST 1 Oct): reachable, all 9 existing finds live at the same prices; Husqvarna 390 XP still Pending. Re-added Stihl MS 460 Melton $800 (was removed on 30 Sep as outranked by the 390 XP). Seen, not added: brand-new never-run Stihl MS 500i $2,000 firm, Phillip Island (fb-1401649695414696, 140km, new seller profile, would fall off the cap); Mac mini M6 32GB/512GB new $2,350 Melbourne (fb-1074623922100388, fails the 1TB must). Chainsaw rejected: MS 462 C Wagga $1,400, MS 462 Broulee $1,500, MS 461 Young $1,400, 572 XP Goulburn $1,150, 592 XP Moama $2,200, MS 460 Yarrawonga $1,250 (all 260km+ or over band); Sydney saws; 066 Daylesford; clone MS 660. Winch: nothing beats the list; rejected Warn VR EVO 12 steel $750, Bushranger Revo 12 $550, TJM Torq 12k $600 Coronet Bay, Ironman and Bushranger units with no rating stated, Kings 12k, Warn Zeon 9 Sydney. Mac mini rejected: M6 16/256 and 24/512 units, all M4/M4 Pro.

Retail web (12:30 AEST 1 Oct): all 7 unchanged. 572 XP 20in $1,949 / 24in $2,239 / 28in $2,249 in stock; Runva EWL9500 $815 and EWB9500-Q $1,065 in stock; Carbon Scout Pro $1,099; Apple $2,799 / $4,049 / $4,949; Apple refurb AU still only M4 Pro minis. Nothing beats the list: Essendon Mowers 572 XP $2,139-$2,179 and 592 XP $2,539+; Premier Outdoor MS 462 C-M now $2,099; Grays has no pro petrol saws; Cash Converters only small Stihls. Winch: nothing under the $815 EWL9500 at 4x4 Down Under (Dobinsons $1,059, VRS up to $1,100); Mean Mother Tough Mumma 9,600 lb synthetic wireless $999 complete but dearer. No Warn VR EVO 10-S under $1,243. Mac mini: Macfixit only 16/256 and 24/512; JB Hi-Fi and Officeworks bot-walled; no AU retailer under Apple on a 32GB+/1TB+ config.

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 2026-10-18 22:56 UTC.