Don Smock Hosts Largest Auction of 2023 in Pendleton, Indiana

Tue September 26, 2023 - Midwest Edition #20
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Don Smock Auction Company hosted its largest auction so far this year on Sept. 15. The 31st annual fall truck and equipment auction was held at Don Smock's Pendleton, Ind., location. A large array of equipment was up for auction.

The auction attracted more than 1,300 registered bidders, in person and online including some international participants. With more than 1,400 pieces of construction equipment, including excavators, skid steers, bulldozers, trucks, trailers, generators and more than 300 attachments, the auction was a huge success.

For more information, visit dsaauctions.com. CEG

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Ed Bryden (L) of Construction Equipment Guide talks with Nic Smock of Don Smock Auctions. “It’s been great working with Ed, and I wish him the best in his retirement,” said Smock.
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James Smith of Superior Construction in Indy tries out a Caterpillar 314C excavator, one of the many excavators at the auction.
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Mike Rohleder, a member of the Seabees and of Moonlight Excavating in Ferdinand, Ind., gives the Case 450 dozer a test run.
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Wess Payne, owner of Payne Excavating and Transport, came to the auction looking for a JCB backhoe to add to his fleet. He was interested in this JCB 3CXECO super loader backhoe.
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Jason Schmidt of Schmidt Farms works in Hudson, Ind., and attended the auction in search of a dump truck.
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Steve Mosier of Cory Mosier Enterprises found a perch on a Bobcat skid steer to check out the auction catalog.
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Don Shupe (retired of Gradex), a regular at Don Smock Auctions, was reliving memories of his 32 years working in the construction industry and is pictured on a Caterpillar 140H motor grader with GPS.
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