East Anglian-based auctioneer, Cheffins, will host an on-site sale of over 40 classic and vintage Massey Ferguson tractors and implements on Saturday 7th May in Skipton, Yorkshire.

The tractors will be sold on behalf of well-known collector, Alan Bancroft.

Highlights of the sale include a 1982 Massey Ferguson 1250, estimate ÂŁ40,000; a 1975 Massey Ferguson 148, estimate ÂŁ8,000 and a 1995 Massey Ferguson 390T with an estimate of ÂŁ18,000.

Oliver Godfrey, Head of Machinery Sales at Cheffins commened: “Alan Bancroft is a well-regarded collector of Massey Ferguson classic and vintage tractors, with an eye for real quality.

“He is a long-term client of Cheffins and has bought many of these tractors at our sales over the years.

“This collection could easily achieve over ÂŁ500,000 in total, as Bancroft was known for only buying the very best in class of tractors.

“There is a great selection of 100, 300, 500 and 600 series Massey Fergusons as well as some superb Ferguson and Massey Ferguson implements on offer at what is set to be the biggest Massey Ferguson sale in decades.”

Cheffins hosts the world’s largest monthly machinery and plant sale from its purpose built saleground at Sutton, near Ely in Cambridgeshire.

The monthly sale typically attracts approximately 3000 lots including tractors, construction equipment and farm and horticultural machinery