If this is at one of their regular sites it might be a drive by format where everyone sits in bleachers and the equipment is driven by. I don't care
for this type of sale after being at one. The crowd is so big and so many bid takers that no one is sure where the bid is at. Saw some very unhappy
people who thought they had the bid or bought the item after they had quit bidding. I would only bid at one of these types as an internet bidder,
then you know if you have the bid and exactly what it is. I prefer the type where everyone walks to each piece as the crowd thins out some.
That said RB can have some real good prices on stuff now and then. To get an idea of retail values of construction type equipment you can
check out www.machinerytrader.com . Also if you know someone with a dealership license and are in the CO/WY area check out www.klode.com
they have stuff that might need some work as it comes from an insurance settlement. Mainly autos, but have seen some bobcats and such.

Brian

I own an Industrial air compressor and vacuum company. We work on the compressors RB uses here at the auction site in Washington. They do a lot of sandblasting and painting ( we call it the Sherwin Williams overhaul).
On that same note, about eight years ago I sold a used 150 h.p. Junk Compressor to Rinker materials for an asphalt plant for $1500.00. Two years ago they got tired of sinking money into it and they bought a new one from us with an energy grant. About six months later we got a call from a plant in Vancouver Washington with questions and parts needed for a compressor with our stickers on it. It was that same unit , they bought it for $6000.00 at RB auction. I am in the business of selling and servicing machinery, I make more on service than sales so I dont mind people buying crap. Watch out!!!!!!

I know machinery not equipment, so last year I decided on a backhoe instead of a bobcat (the skid steer I rented with a hoe attachment could'nt dig my stumps and wouldnt move my trees at all) I have relatives in the excavation business so I used an equipment dealer they use. It took him about six months to find me a good backhoe for under $20,000.00. I started out with the misconception that I could get a decent 4wd Cat,Deere or case hoe for less than $20,000.00(I had a ford previously and the parts prices were much higher). I finally settled on a 2wd case 580K with 3300 hrs for $15,000.00 after seeing the high prices for all the crap equipment.

The hoe works great (with chains on the tires) and it will be easy to sell after I am done with it. Even if I only get ten grand for it I will have saved a bunch of $$ over renting or paying someone to dig for me. Also I can spend all weekend on it and my wife never bothers me to mow grass,make dump runs, or any of the long list of honey Do's. To me that alone is worth way more than the six grand It may cost me.

I live in NW washington and the hoe came from a utility company in Northern California. They took great care of it and it was only $550.00 to pay the step deck hauler to truck it to me. Kent

For some reason, machinery of this sort tends to have a higher value. I ended up buying 2 new dump trucks and a new excavator because I looked and looked for something less $$, and only found junk needing work. There may be exceptions now if a company bought too much equip. and can't pay there bills...

I hear people say if you buy John Deere or Cat, you are just paying extra for the paint.
50 years of farm experience says.... BS. We run 90% John Deere because it IS built better. Case in point, JD loader, bought slightly used, engine rebuilt @ 8,000 hrs. trans. @ 14,000 hrs, other than that 00.0000001% down time or repairs.
JCB loader, bought new, it has less hours, and doesn't work as hard as above tractor, yet already has 2x $$ repair bills.
Seems small machines get thrashed. Rental units, too.
I hear about low hour nice machines imported from Japan, but so far only hearsay...