Pete’s Pick of the Week: Three 36-Row Planters for Christmas

In time for the holidays, Machinery Pete goes big with used John Deere planters sold at auction in December 2013.

Let’s go big this week for Christmas, as in used-36-row-planter big.

What are they worth? Chew on three examples of John Deere DB90 models sold this month at auction.


12/5/13 farm auction: Southeast Minnesota
2010 John Deere DB90 36R-30, sold: $155,000


12/9/13 dealer auction: East-Central South Dakota
2011 John Deere DB90 36R-30, sold: $150,000


12/19/13 farm auction: Southwest Minnesota
2012 John Deere DB90 36R-30, sold: $167,000

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