Used Machinery
Used combine values continue to remain in Machinery Pete’s “red hot” category this summer.
The sheer volume of high-to-record auction prices for used equipment in good condition has been nothing short of amazing.
I’ve seen the same trend for the past 10 months with used mid- to high-horsepower tractors, combines and planters. Now, the trend is in self-propelled sprayers.
In the past year, 85 grain trailers have sold for more than $40,000 at auction. In 2018, only six sold that high. Why would buyers pay such high prices? They want machinery — now.
When the harvest hustle comes to an end, take some time to prep your combine for storage. While you can park it and forget it, these tips will help ensure your combine is tucked away until harvest rolls around again.
While remanufacturing is not a new concept, the ever-expanding reman product portfolio provides an alternative when deciding how to get your equipment up and running.
While gasohol isn’t catastrophically destructive to small engines, it has properties that can create problems.
A pile of parts and a lot of spare time could produce interesting results.
Grease-able bearings come in two designs. One design has no seal on one side. The other design has seals on both sides of the bearing.
Battery disconnect switches, aka “kill switches,” discourage machinery theft and reduce problems with batteries being drawn down during storage.
Milwaukee’s portable air compressor kit sells for around $180 and includes the hose, chuck, battery and carrying case. Not cheap, but worth the money when there’s a flat tire in the far corner of the machine shed.
Here are the answers to common questions about bearings in ag equipment.
It’s almost a rite of passage for a combine operator to snag an unloading auger on a tree or power pole sometime during their career.
There is a misunderstanding about automated systems on harvest equipment, especially grain loss monitors (GLMs).
The May event features a range of equipment—but the headliners are many items with low hours or low use histories. Greg Peterson says this is exactly the type of used equipment farmers are seeking.
This year’s drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt set the table for combine and equipment fires. Here are some things I’ve learned too late about machinery fires.
Battery-powered cordless tools have replaced pneumatic impact wrenches and drills in many farm shops, but air-powered die grinders, air hammers and other tools that use compressed air are still common.
Of the eight grain carts built by Jon Kinzenbaw in 1971, two have been found still working on U.S. farms.
Modern planters now offer multiple devices and options to close and firm the seed furrow. Here are some thoughts.
Dollars are definitely flowing to pre-emission-era machines. No, I’m not just talking tractors. The past six months I’ve seen a surge in buyer interest and rising prices paid for older, pre-emission semis.
Women have purses in which to carry all their junk; farmers have their pickup trucks. Each pickup is as individual as the farmer who drives it.
68 items span a John Deere 4640 “one of the nicest I’ve seen,” tractors for every need, utility vehicles ready to run, and an announcement that “could very well change the farm equipment online auction market.”
When Ryan Robb passed without warning, his trucking brothers measured, cut, welded, and mounted a stout rack on a rig—a casket carriage for a beloved 6’4”, 400 lb., big-boned country boy on his last ride.
Is “bigger” always “better” when it comes to selecting battery-powered tools for farm use? Yes. No. Not necessarily.
“We have some extremely interesting equipment for sale,” says Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete. “Get ready to hit the bid button”
The July Machinery Pete Online Auction has 88 items up for sale—and ranging from incredibly unique tractors to in-demand sets of tires—here’s a highlight of what’s up for bid.
Items from Willy Bunke’s estate sale are a highlight on the April Machinery Pete Online Auction---no buyers’ fees and everything sells absolute.
Prices for used equipment, namely tillage, in good condition have been fairly steady.
Looking back at the planting category in the first half of 2014, there are divergent trends emerging based on equipment type, size and age.
What gives? As I mentioned in my January Farm Journal column, the last couple months of 2016 I saw very strong auction prices on most all used farm equipment in good condition. How’s that possible, you ask?