Harvesting Equipment
Machinery Pete tracks record auction prices for Case IH and John Deere equipment, while a 1957 Caterpillar D9 dozer finds new life after sitting abandoned for 24 years.
Strategic purchasing and smart financing can help farmers navigate today’s equipment landscape while protecting their long-term cash flow, says one industry expert.
How sharpening the point is allowing farmers to do more and use less
Find out which used farm equipment sales made headlines as Pete’s Pick of the Week and get the latest auction market insights straight from from Machinery Pete, plus an upcoming auction with a big lot of used skid steers.
Find out why farmer-buyers and equipment dealers are well positioned heading into the New Year and why hay tool equipment is setting records and driving buying behavior.
Whether you’re putting away the combine until next fall or getting the tractor ready to plow snow, there are several preventative maintenance practices farm machinery experts recommend to get through the long winter.
The coming months of November and December will be marked by an uptick in the number of used farm equipment auctions across the country. It seems counter-intuitive, but it could be the last chance to get a good deal on a gently used tractor or combine.
The new technology is being evaluated in Farm Journal Test Plots this fall and catching a lot of farmer interest in the process. Check out our brief video showing the system at work in a central Illinois cornfield.
Farmers are still put off by the high price of new, and the used equipment auction world is where they are heading in droves, whether its to find 10-plus-year-old bargains, good-condition, late-model machines or even rare, classic gems.
If your farm machinery auto steer or GPS guidance system is tied into a local RTK or Real Time Network corrections signal, there are critical updates to make before spring planting. Find out what experts say you should do soon.
Find out how the busy farm equipment auction season is shaping up so far and why you can expect an uptick in multi-dealer and farm retirement auctions before 2025 comes to a close.
If heavy residue isn’t managed at harvest, it sets off a chain reaction that can result in uneven plant development and ultimately lost yield potential in 2026.
There are more good conditioned, late-model machines on dealer lots and in the auction circuit right now than at any other time in recent memory. Find out which machines you should target this winter with your year-end spend.
Hear what’s working for four farmer-buyers with experience finding used machinery in good condition for their operations.
All it takes to spark a flame sometimes is a single high-temperature source in the engine area or an overheated bearing that ignites some dry plant material. Take control of the situation in advance by having a brief plan ready to implement. Communicate it to your family and employees.
Casey Seymour and Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson dig deep into what it takes to move equipment in today’s volatile market, plus a candid look at economic headwinds — Fed policy, interest rates, tariffs, and commodities — and how they’re steering buyer decisions and seller strategies.
In a statement issued to Farm Journal, John Deere says fewer machinery orders from farmers are coming in, so more layoffs are slated to hit factory workers in Des Moines and Waterloo.
The challenge of harvesting high moisture and high disease pressure corn is not one that all farmers have faced in their lifetimes. Here’s some quick pointers to keep in mind as you tackle a tough crop to harvest and store.
One of the online auction market’s pioneering trailblazers shares some pointers for both buyers and sellers.
Follow these time-tested, expert recommendations this fall and winter to ensure you don’t overpay or get stuck with a machine with low resale value.
This week’s Machinery Pete “Pete’s Pick of the Week” is a nearly 40-year-old John Deere tractor beloved by farmers for decades now, and Pete gets you ready for an active week on the used farm equipment auction circuit.
High disease pressure and moisture variability could make for a tricky fall harvest season in the Midwest. Lean on these crucial combine settings adjustments to help you hang onto as many kernels as possible.
An upward price correction could be coming soon and learn which farm equipment specs and features help maintain used machinery resale values.
Hear from farm equipment manufacturing leaders and find out how companies are managing the additional costs and keeping products flowing to farmer-customers.
Find out about two used machines that caught Pete’s eye on the auction circuit recently and learn why right now is historically the best time to be a buyer.
A yearlong anniversary celebration comes to life just before fall harvest season gets underway with a special, one-of-its-kind piece of classic iron and a quick combine innovation history lesson.
With interest rates and expenses high and commodity prices still low, marketing and social media promotion is necessary to pull every last dollar of revenue out of good conditioned, used machines on the auction circuit.