A 3 day public auction of sawmill, reman equipment & rolling stock, gathered over 375 bidders locally, 70 from around the country and 40 from Canada. Bidders kept their paddles high for the 1996 NICHOLSON A5A debarker until it sold for $195,000. Another popular piece was the COASTAL planer which sold for $240,000. Rolling stock kept bidders going as the bidding capped at $200,000 for the VOLVO L330C log loader. Forklifts were popular as well. A 21,000lb HYSTER sold for $34,000 and a 15,500lb HYSTER brought $30,000. That same week, on a fourth day of bidding at WELCO LUMBER, yet another COASTAL planer went in the books at $290,000! It was an exciting week for the forest products industry.