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BEEKEEPERS RETIREMENT AUCTION SALE For VAN HAN APIARIES LTD. SATURDAY, MAY 24TH starting at 10AM FARMINGTON, B.C. (35kms North of Dawson Creek, on the Alaska highway) AUCTIONEER’S NOTES: Van Han Apiaries Ltd. Is a large-scale second generation beekeeping operation based in the Dawson Creek, BC area - after many years in the honey business, they now wish to offer up their beekeeping equipment by public auction. Plan to attend this good sale with something for everyone! Fraser Auction will offer pre-arranged cellular phone bidding on live hives and other major pieces. Neil 204-729-5705 / Scott 204-724-2131 SALE DIRECTIONS: (Watch For Auction Arrow Signs) 35kms North of Dawson Creek, B.C. on the Alaska highway (halfway between Dawson Creek and Ft. St. John, B.C.) ORDER OF SALE: 8AM to 10AM – Viewing 10AM - Sale begins with small items, shop tools, etc. followed by the Honey Supers, Extracting & honey handling equipment, trucks, and all remaining goods. HONEY SUPERS & BOXES: * Approx. 3800 honey supers (9-frame) - well made, dovetailed boxes, always kept up & repainted * Approx. 500 empty boxes * 90 dark comb supers * 100 + NUC boxes TRUCKS & TRAILERS: * 1998 Freightliner Classic semi w/475hp Cummins, 18spd, sleeper, air ride, 5th wheel, 24.5 rubber, locking diffs & axles, 227,364kms showing s/n 1FUPDDZB3XPA22067 (safety certified) * 1979 Trailmobile Super-B train flatdeck trailers: 32’ tri-axle lead, 28’ tandem axle pup - both with strap winches, spring suspensions, also have extension deck to make the lead 40’. Lead s/n 77911100085002, Pup s/n 77911010086002 (trailers safety certified) * 16' extra deck for semi (mounts over the 5th wheel hitch) * Bee nets (enough to cover both trailers - single & a triple) * 1991 IH single axle truck w/20’ flatdeck, Hiab hyd lift & fork attachment, Remote control unit for Hiab, IH DT-466 engine, 13spd., strap winches, diff locks, air brakes, 390,590kms * 1996 Dodge 1 ton flat deck w/Cummins dsl, 5spd trans, 221,644kms, s/n 1B6MF36C0TJ106387 * U-built forklift trailer w/2 - 7000lb axles, elect brakes, pintle hitch, flip ramps * Tire chains, ratchets, winches, straps etc. HOUSING TRAILER: * ATCO 10’ x 32’ trailer used for housing employees - self-contained, 1 bedroom, full shower & toilet, kitchen with stove, heat & AC, electricity, propane & diesel furnace FORKLIFTS, CARTS, ETC: * Toyota 3000lb propane forklift w/2 stage mast, air tires * Badger all-terrain forklift w/14’ mast, rear steer, tire chains, Honda 24hp gas engine * (2) 3pt hitch forklift masts for tractors * 3 super carts * Spring nose cart * 2 barrel carts (1 is a Kelly spring loaded) * Pallet jack HONEY HOUSE EQUIPMENT: * Kelly electric super lifter * Air powered 9-frame comb frame lifter * Cowan heated Uncapper w/hopper bottom drip rack & auger * Kelly 72-frame extractor w/1hp DC motor, variable speed * Cook & Beals 60-frame extractor w/1hp elect motor, variable speed * Hodgins 50-frame extractor w/1hp manual shift * Cook & Beals heat exchanger (rebuilt July 07 - new outside pipe) * Cook & Beals model 3320 Spin float * Moyno honey pump w/2hp Baldur elect motor * Kelly 2” honey pump w/1.5hp elect motor * SS small sump - double walled, jacketed * Another sump * 5 honey tanks w/4” honey valves, all jacketed (2 - 600gal, 2 - 500 gal, 1- 400 gal) * Floor scale * 2 platform scales * Accu-weigh 100lb bottling scale * Honey bottler (piston style) * Wax press - older * 200 gal SS milk tank * 2 dehumidifiers BEE YARD EQUIPMENT: * 500 + Queen excluders * Extra covers, bottom boards * hive body pallets * Pallets and Drip Pallets for honey removal * Bee blower & stands (Stihl & Echo gas powered) * Fencing equipment (approx. 60 battery operated fencers - Deter 200 DC, also posts, wire, etc) * (2) 300 gallon plastic tanks * 600 gallon plastic tank * (2) approx 400 gallon plastic tanks * Approx 800 plastic frame feeders * Approx 650 wooden frame feeders * Approx 400 - 1 1/2” wide wooden frame feeders * Bee blower w/Honda 4hp engine * Drip pallets SHOP ITEMS, TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS: * Chain binders, tow straps, chains, etc * Smokers, hive tools, etc * Box sander * Tarps * Frame Jigs, wire, etc * Leaf chipper - pulley driven (used for hard sugar) * Honda UM-17 gas mower * Variable speed fans w/controls * Allied 82,620 BTU nat gas heater * New frame parts, etc * Several air staple guns * ATV sprayer * Spare motors & pumps * (2) fuel tanks & stands * (2) propane tank heaters * Steam forced air heater * (6) Circulating fans w/variable speed * Automatic overwintering temp controls, fan controls, etc * Sump pump * Boiler with extra parts (nat gas w/circ pump) * Older Shaw boiler (nat gas w/circ pump) * 2 refractometers * Propane Branding Iron * Gang saw * End bar machine * Power planer * Strapping machine * (2) fuel tanks - saddle * Paint sprayer * Assorted nuts & bolts, pipe fittings, frame building jigs, wire, nails & much more * (19) boxes of new foundation * Good assortment of hand tools * Honey barrels For more info contact owners: Rick & Christy Thomson 250-789-3428 or Dale & Sue Hansen 250-789-9113 Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions or deletions. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: cash, certified cheque or cheque with bank letter of credit. Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 website: www.fraserauction.com
SALE DIRECTIONS: (Watch For Auction Arrow Signs) 35kms North of Dawson Creek, B.C. on the Alaska highway (halfway between Dawson Creek and Ft. St. John, B.C.)
AUCTIONEER’S NOTES: Van Han Apiaries Ltd. Is a large-scale second generation beekeeping operation based in the Dawson Creek, BC area - after many years in the honey business, they now wish to offer up their beekeeping equipment by public auction. Plan to attend this good sale with something for everyone!
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