What clients say about Chalker's Auction in Southington (OH)
Acquired a 2000 Kubota B2710 with 1025hrs that had been owned by a commercial lawn care company. Needless to say, the employees had been pretty rough on the machine with the fender and running board mounts broken plus a bad HST. The dealer wanted $10,000 to repair the HST and most tractor salvage yards said I’d have to wait 2-6 months until a used HST would become available with the price being $3000-$3500. I got in touch with Devin Dressler at Chaulkers, he told me he had a HST immediately available and for just more than half of what others had quoted me. I also needed a few cosmetic parts which he put together in the package and quickly got out to me. During installation, a small snafu on the front charge pump line, mine being only 10mm whereas the used pump sent me was 12mm, was quickly remedied by Devin as he sent me a 12mm pipe for N/C, just shipping. Customer service doesn’t come any better than what I received from Devin and Chaulkers. I own a few Kubotas now and all my parts needed business will be going through Chaulkers in the future. Highly recommended!
Great auction place to buy and bid on a wide selection of different items from tools to farm equipment. Very friendly staff willing to help you out with any questions.
I have tried reaching out to them multiple times regarding their salvage yard/used parts division. Nobody ever answers the phone. I have left multiple voicemails and I have yet to get a callback. . . I am done trying.
Bought a tractor from Paul a few months ago Tractor showed up with a little bit of damage that neither of us were aware of. He stood behind everything made it right with me definitely would do business with him again 100% stand up business.
I bought a "Running" Caterpillar D8H in the summer. They said it was running but having a coolant issue. Before I purchased it I asked to see it running. They said they were too busy to do that, and then repeated that it was running. I then asked if I purchased it could they get it running long enough to load it up on and off a low boy, again they said yes. So I purchased it and set up a delivery driver. Once me and the truck driver were there to pick it up. I told them we were there to pick it up. They said they'd get someone to help us load it up. No one ever did! I had to send the truck driver home and pay $350 just for the trip. I then rescheduled the driver to come back. Finally when I got it home with it. I found the radiator was gushing coolant. No problem I fixed it. Then I tried to fire it up, and stopped dead in its track. I heard water pouring from somewhere inside. Found water in the crankcase. 19 gallons of it. I then took the head off thinking it was a head gasket, and found 2 cracks in the head and 1 chewed up piston. They obviously overheated the engine and caused catastrophic damage then decided to sell it. Now I have a useless 25 ton of scrap metal that I need to get rid of. I guess it all my fault, but I strongly suggest anyone purchase from here MAKE SURE IT RUNS. This is an auction house after all and all they want is to make money
I bought my first side by side utility vehicle from this place and the guy was so helpful and helped me load up my side by side in the bed of my truck and the side by side runs good and they got good looking equipment on their lot and I be back there again to buy some implements for the tractors and I be buying a tractor from these guys in the near future I love this place and I be buying more equipment from them! I be doing more business with these guys
I recommend this place!
A good place to find your farming machinery you may need or want. Decent equipment, one draw back to me is the 10 o/o sur charge for items under$1,000.00 but that seems to be the new trend in the auction business. Almost anything can be found there
Bought a Kubota tractor from Chalkers auctioned as “true hours” and the hour meter doesn’t work. When i picked up the tractor the Monday after auction the hood was open battery swapped and two control covers missing. Not what i would expect buying a 17thousand dollar machine. The guy working when i picked it up did try his best to make it right and gave me a battery. They still never responded about the hours being unknown.
