MEEKINS HOLDS RETIREMENT AUCTION FOR CURRIN BROTHERS

After 49 years in business, Currin Brothers has decided to retire, and hired Meekins Auction Company, in conjunction with Sound Heavy Machinery Inc., to sell the equipment at absolute public auction.

Since April 1, 1972, Currin Brothers Inc. has been providing the Raleigh, Durham, Triangle area with excavating, site prep, utilities and building construction services for the commercial and residential markets. From earth moving equipment, heavy duty trucks, trailers, or to support equipment, this auction featured some quality equipment and trucks up for sale.  CEG

Kyle (L) and Hogue Cavenaugh, both of Cavenaugh Grading in Durham, N.C., were looking over the various attachments and transmissions.

The dozers ranged from a Cat D4H to a D9G. (L-R): Rick Cox, Mickey Meekins and Adrian Meeks keep the auction moving. Justin (L) and Smitty West, both of Marion West & Son in Raleigh, N.C., came to do some shopping.

The well-attended auction attracted bidders from throughout the southeast and nine foreign countries via the Internet. Dantzlere and Glenn Currin are looking forward to spending more time in the mountains in their retirement.

The auction included Cat and John Deere excavators.

Yoder & Frey was back at its Kissimmee, Fla., auction site on May 19. A great turnout of “regular” Yoder & Frey attendees and Southeast contractors and dealers came out on a beautiful central Florida day to bid on a terrific line up of machines, support equipment and miscellaneous lots.  CEG

Inspecting one of several Yanmar mini-excavators in the sale is Ed Joyce, I Equip, Trucking & Warehousing, Philadelphia, Pa. Yoder & Frey’s Josh Schott calls the auction and keeps it rolling at a rapid pace.

Interested in a nice long-reach Doosan DX 225LC are Jordan Heidrick (in cab) and Charlie Heidrick, both of Heidrick Earthmoving Inc., Danville, Ill.

An auction goer gives a “once over” on a unique piece in the sale lineup — a John Deere 764 Quad Track dozer.

If you were looking for both full-sized or miniexcavators, this sale was the place to be. Upper Midwesterners in town for some “Yoder bargains” on machines, including a nice selection of material handlers, are Josiah (L) and Ryan Bruggink of Bruggink’s Inc., Sheboygan, Wis.

A crowd waits patiently as the auction truck rounds the corner to get started on auctioning of the paving products in the sale lineup.