Gust Construction

LIVE ON-SITE PUBLIC AUCTION

Thursday, October 17^th 2024 @ 10:00AM 

LOCATION: 145 West Cherry St., Cedar Springs, MI 49319 (Kent Co.)

DIRECTIONS: Take US-131 North of Grand Rapids 17 miles or South of Big Rapids 35 miles to the Cedar Springs Exit # 104, (17 Mile Road) East 1 mile to 5^th St., North 4 blocks to West Cherry St., East ½ block.

After 75 years and 4 generations in the construction business, we have decided to close shop, have sold the real estate, and commissioned Art Smith Auctioneers to conduct a Live Public Auction to sell the following listed items. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our many customers, employees and the Cedar Springs community for their support over the past 75 years.  We invite you to our Auction and thank you for your time & consideration. 

Very best regards, The Gust Family

NOTE: The Pettibone, hi-lo and pickup are all in good operating condition. Lots of shop & power tools of every description plus everything from the offices must and will be sold. There is also a fine selection of high-end rifles & shotguns and some beautiful, framed wildlife prints. Make plans to be in Cedar Springs on Thursday Oct. 17 @ 10AM for the start of this public auction. (PLEASE NOTE 10:00AM STARTING TIME)

 For your convenience we will be able to load most items, but there are some pieces that you will have to load yourselves, lunch trailer, wash-up station & port-a-jons.

 ABSENTEE BIDDING: Can’t make it to the Auction? Absentee bids are also accepted from qualified bidders by contacting Noah 616-633-4254 artsmithauctioneers@gmail.com before Auction day.

 INSPECTION: Wednesday, October 16^th 5:00PM-6:00PM

TERMS: Cash or good check day of auction. Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. Everything sells as-is. We subscribe to Pay-Tec, A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY.

GUN TERMS: This is a non-FFL transfer therefore all buyers will need a CPL or a separate License to Purchase for each long or handgun.

AUCTION ORDER:

10:00AM: 2 Auctioneers selling Shop Tools & Office Items

11:00AM: Guns & Equipment

GUNS & AMMO:

Browning A-Bolt .338 Win Mag bolt muzzle break Leupold Vari-X scope #63543NM7C7

Browning A-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag bolt Leupold Vari-X scope #7569NY7C7

Remington Mod. 700 .416 bolt muzzle break Leupold Vari-X scope #E6202390

Remington Mod. 740 Woodsmaster 30-06 autoload Weaver scope #87976

Marlin Mod. 60SP .22 autoload Redfield scope #08290492

Remington Mod. 48 Sportsman 12ga autoload polly choke #3112425

Remington Mod. 31 20ga pump #57498

Harrington Arms Mod. 1915 28ga single (stock repaired) #A184542

.416 (54rds)

.338 Win Mag (49rds)

7mm Rem Mag (71rds)

30-06 (36rds)

ROLLING STOCK: 

2007 Ford F-250 XL Super Duty, 5.4L  V-8, automatic, reg. cab, 8’ box w/metal cab high rack, leather, 105k miles, VIN #1FTNF20507EA31063 (1 owner)

 1998 Pettibone Mod. B-66 Telehandler, diesel, 4-wheel drive & steering w/bucket & man cage, nearly NEW tires, #7-640 (1 owner) 

 Hyster Mod. 50/XL 2, LP warehouse hi-lo w/side shift w/extra LP tank, meter reads 4639hrs (brake needs attention)

 Self-dumping hi-lo hoppers

Simplicity Mod. Broadmoor 18 w/ 38” deck & rear grass catcher, 512hrs (1 owner)  

CONSTRUCTION & SHOP ITEMS ETC.  

Lincoln Ranger 250GXT, AC-DC portable welder w/Kohler CH23S gas engine (1 owner)

Lincoln Idealarc R-35 wire feed welder

Lincoln portable arc welder

Miller wire feed welder

Linde Mig-35 welder

Lodge & Shipler metal lathe w/8’ bed

Ridged power pipe threader/cutter on cart

Knaack job site toolbox 4’ X 3’ 

Acetylene torch cart

Masonry paddle mixer w/gas engine

Atlas Copco Industrial, towable air compressor w/Deutz 3 cyl. diesel engine & pintle hitch

Industrial milling machine

(2) Rockwell 6” jointers

Rockwell 14” floor model bandsaw

Bar clamps

Floor model 6” belt sander

Delta floor model shaper

Hand sanders

Bil-Jax scaffolding 

Scaffolding platforms

Baker scaffolding

3’ 8” X 6’ 8” heavy welding table w/3/8” top

Honda 6500-watt, elect. start generator

Honda 3000-watt generator

Morison 27’ power concrete screed  w/gas engine

Charger kerosene power washer

2-man, vintage Wacker power ground pounder

1-man, vintage power ground pounder

(3) Power trowels 

Lg. concrete saw

Honda concrete saw

Sanborn Pro-Force 6 ½ HP upright air compressor

Craftsman floor model drill press

Stihl Mod. T.S 400 concrete saw

Stihl Mod. 170 chain saw

Dayton 6-12 volt battery charger/engine starter

Chain binders

Welding rod

Magnet drill

Welders vise grips

Lg. acetylene torch set, complete on cart

Kalamazoo Industrial horizontal band saw

Roller conveyor

NEW acetylene torch regulators, tips etc. 

Emglo portable air compressor

Industrial carpet puller/remover w/accessories 

(2) Hilti powder actuated fastening tools

100’s of hand tools & wrenches

Toolboxes

(3) Shop vacs

Mortis door lock kit

Router

Bosch 24-volt cordless drill

Bosch handheld concrete saw

Makita deck screwdriver set w/accessories 

Makita 16” power saw

NORGE power floorboard cutter

Several coils of aluminum flashing

Tile cutter

Extra lg. dill bits, some concrete

Sidewalk form stakes

(2) Window glass suction cups

Paslode gas powered nailer

Paslode air nailer

Air chisel 

Porter Cable hinge kit

150k BTU LP bullet heater

Rockwell power hand planer

Rockwell Verse-Plane power planer

GENIE 24’ crank-up lift

N.C.G. Cut-O-Matic steel propylene plasma straight edge cutter, 9’ X 2’ 10” 

Industrial Skil saw

DeWalt tack pointing cutter

20’ concrete chute 

Large quantities of hardware of every description 

Post driver

Transit 

Air nailers

Socket sets

Lift straps 

Ground pounder w/Honda engine

Pancake air compressors

Saw blades

Zip-Wall

Diesel & gas cans

Pallet jack

Several work benches

Bench grinders

(2) Yale 3-ton chain falls

Creeper

Parts washer

Drywall cart

Sawyer Energair air compressor

Tennent floor grinder w/Wisconsen engine

32’ fiberglass extension ladder

30’ fiberglass extension ladder

24’ fiberglass extension ladder

15’ single fiberglass ladder

Port-a-band saw on stand

Bench model drill press

Brick carrier

Several 6” bench vises

3’ X 4’ welding table

Mud pit shovel

(4) Hand trucks

Husqvarna gas leaf blower

Husqvarna gas line trimmer

Air hoses

Hand dirt tamper

3-ton hyd. floor jack

Heavy duty grinder on stand

24-drawer tool chest

Sawhorses

Elect. trash pump

(2) Gas powered trash pumps

(12+) outlet hoses

Several intake hoses

½ ton Loadstar elect. hoist

Hilti 4-drawer tool cabinet

(2) Self-retracting safety lifelines w/harness

Tow straps

Sawzall

72-unit bolt bin full of new bolts & nuts etc.

Mintie Blaster 1000 power air filter w/extra filters (1 owner)

(3) Table saws

(7) Air jack hammers

Approx. (25) jack hammer bits

Air pup tank

43” bolt cutter

Shingle lifter/stripper

58” crowbar

Other lg. crowbars

Log chains

Milwaukee disc grinder

6’ X 12’ steel rack

Approx. (6) concrete insulation blankets

Target masonry block saw

(4) Construction wheelbarrows

(2) Trash carts

(2) Commercial sand blasters

High pressure air hose

Bull floats w/handles 

Miscellaneous construction equipment

(6) Grip Lifts

HUGE vintage industrial drill press, 9’10” tall (buyer responsible for loading)

HUGE vintage industrial pipe angle cutter, 6’ tall (buyer responsible for loading)

Lg. industrial kerosene heater

Industrial chop saw w/table

(2) Industrial table saws

4’ X 8’ table saw table

Carpentry shop tools

Heavy duty Hi-Lo fork jib

(2) Radial arm saws

210k ready heater

1-ton ratchet chain fall

Banding wheel & crimper 

MISCELLANEOUS: 

Approx. (280) NEW Split-Face 12” X 15” concrete blocks

Approx. (45) NEW 8” line blocks

Approx. (90) NEW 7 ½” X 7 ½” concrete blocks

Misc. NEW bricks

Misc. NEW blocks

Well pump w/tank

(2) 6’ 8”  X 14’ 8” 1100 gal. steel liquid retainment units

(4) Pintle hitches

Trash containers

Wheelbarrow tires

Furniture pads

Boxes of NEW coil nails

3’ X 5’ rubber tire wagon

Snow fence

(3) Boxes of NEW ridge caps

Approx. (10) road barricades

Detour signs

(3) STOP signs

One Way sign

(3) Factory carts

(2) Samsonite 8’ folding tables

LP turkey cooker w/pot

Lawn chairs

Exercise bike

(4) 30lb LP tanks

Clevises 

Pitcher pump

Halogen lights on stands

Tarps

36” paper roll dispenser

Stereos

Rakes, hoes, shovels etc. etc. 

OFFICE ITEMS: 

OAK 8’ conference table

(6) OAK upholstered conference chairs

OAK 6-drawer storage cabinet

Office wall décor

Several blueprint cabinets

Drafting tables

Metal cabinet

Paper shredder

Office tables

Blueprint tables

Wooden desks

Misc. office cabinets

32” flat screen TV monitor

Office chairs

Stereos

Printers

Adding machines

Other office equipment

Mini frig 

Microwave

(2) 3-drawer file cabinets

(6) 2-drawer file cabinets

Sev. 2 & 3-drawer lateral file cabinets

Sev.  4-drawer file cabinets

WILDLIFE PRINTS: 

(11) framed wildlife prints: moose, deer, wolf & pheasant etc

Back Country Fly In 4 print set by Michael Sieve

Night Harvest print by Terry Redlin