Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers the world's largest auctioneer of farm, construction and other equipment, will conduct an unreserved public auction at its Tipton, CA auction site on February 17, 2012. The auction will take place the day after World Ag Expo, the world's largest annual agricultural exposition, which is being held five-miles north of the Tipton site in Tulare County from February 14 - 16. More than 1,200 items from more than 250 consignors are already featured in the Tipton auction, including more than 245 agricultural tractors. Bidders can participate in the Tipton auction in-person, online in real time at www.rbauction.com or by proxy.

"We always try to arrange our first Tipton auction of the year around World Ag Expo because it provides convenience for our customers—they can participate and network at the convention and then purchase the equipment they need for the coming season all in one trip," said Jeremy Martella, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. "The auction already features a great selection of equipment, including more than 245 agricultural tractors from Case, John Deere and a variety of other manufacturers. We'll continue to have new equipment items added daily right up to auction day. So we encourage people to come for the show and stay for the auction."

Specific equipment highlights of Tipton, CA:

27 McCormick F Series T3 MFWD agricultural tractors (many unused)
two 2009 John Deere 8430 MFWD agricultural tractors
two 2008 John Deere 9430T belted tractors
a 2008 & a 2007 Challenger MT865B belted tractor
a 2008 & a 2007 John Deere 9530T belted tractor
a 2009 Challenger MT855C agricultural tractor
a 2011 John Deere 524K high lift wheel loader

Every item in the auction will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day—regardless of price—with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Other agricultural equipment highlights include swathers, seeders, spreaders, row crop equipment and more. The auction will also feature construction and transportation equipment, including wheel loaders, loader backhoes, motor graders, motor scrapers, crawler tractors, truck tractors and water, van, utility, dump, flatbed and mechanics trucks.

Consignments are still being accepted for the February 17th Tipton auction—interested sellers can contact the auction site at +1.559.752.3343.